It's like it's been left too long to mature in the barrel shifting the whole balance of flavour to a disappointing level. The alcohol is naturally aged in small, white oak premium bourbon barrels sealed with Nicaraguan plantain leaves,” Solórzano says. “Our rums mature without artificial ingredients, accelerants, and with zero sugar content.” It’s a promise rarely made by large-scale rum distilleries. A Bartender’s Best Friend Flor de Caña 18 boasts an unctuous yet refined nose. While its bouquet isn’t exactly intense and rather mild, it’s rich in flavour. It reveals complex aromas that are somewhat diverse and vivid in the nostrils.

In 1959 it was first exported to Venezuela, Costa Rica and other Central American countries. [6] [5] Between 1963 and 1965 the distillery in Chichigalpa underwent modernization updates. Eight years later a second distillery was constructed in Honduras. [7] During the 1980s, Flor de Caña was stored in large quantities due to the Nicaraguan Revolution. By 1990, Flor de Caña had the largest reserve of aged rum in the world. [2] Few drops of water into it and the longer you leave the more of the flavours come out. Vanilla, hint of honey and toffee, along with oak. Smooth as you like. Firstly, Flor de Caña’s palate follows closely from its aromatic bouquet. An overall mild rum with intricate complexity, it reveals a juxtaposition of sweet and salty flavours. The subtle mix of vanilla and caramel were the first scents that come across, with hints of toffee and butter. To the taste, definite vanilla, oak and toffee flavors linger on the tongue with an easy after taste and finish.This brand makes some great entry-level mixing rums. But the aged ones are worthy of slow sipping, like this gem showing equal parts molasses and coffee. Portale di informazione su distillati e vini liquorosi, si offre di fornire a tutti gli strumenti indispensabili per gustare il proprio distillato preferito, approfondendo la conoscenza di questo variegato e affascinante mondo. Recensioni dettagliate in italiano a cura dell'autore Giuseppe Napolitano. As for cigars, it feels only appropriate to suggest a few Nicaraguan blends. Overall, a balanced medium-bodied cigar would fair best with this rum and Nicaragua offers tobacco with uniquely mineral flavours that would accord well with its notes. A negociant-style rum of sorts, this dark spirit blends spirits from all over the Americas, and rather brilliantly. The result is a big-bodied rum influenced by sherry cask finishing. Toffee, Caramel, Dark Chocolate, hazlenuts and a little touch of tobacco give a sweet but not overly cloying nose.

Flor de Caña ran a sustainable business long before the term was trending. For more than a decade, the distillery has operated fully on renewable energy. The company school has provided free education to the children of employees since 1913, and a company hospital has offered free medical services to employees and their families since 1958. Update one month later: I have tried like hell to like this as a sipping rum, but even letting it breathe in the snifter or the bottle does little to improve the flavors other than to remove the alcohol burn. Save your money and get the best from the Central American Caribbean with Flor De Cana 7. The distillery in Chichigalpa was completely modernized in 1996. The company now sponsors the Flor de Caña Open, an event on the PGA Tour Latinoamérica, [8] in addition to international bar-mixing competitions. [9] It also sponsors international fishing tournaments of the International Game Fish Association. [10] Production [ edit ]

A rum with real finesse, this classy Cuban option deserves your best Cognac glass. Take in its many parts, from a floral nose to the potpourri of citrus, caramel, baking spices, and coffee cake notes you get on the palate. Oggi desidero parlarvi del Flor de Caña Centenario 18, la seconda espressione più matura della gamma dopo il 25. This cookie is set by Rubicon Project to control synchronization of user identification and exchange of user data between various ad services.

Flor De Cana Named number 1 Rum Producer in the World". BeverageTradeNetwork via Medium. 29 November 2017 . Retrieved 12 February 2018. Comme tous les rhums, il est fabriqué avec du sucre comme matière première. L’utilisation de la mélasse ou du sucre brut n’est pas révélée et le point de départ exact n’est pas exactement spécifique…Carruthers, Nicola (3 May 2018). "Flor de Caña gains Fairtrade certification". The Spirits Business . Retrieved 4 July 2018. Diario, El Nuevo. "Nicaragua Sugar y Flor de Caña celebran 125 años". Archived from the original on 2019-10-07 . Retrieved 2017-02-28. As for the occasion, this is a unique and exciting rum that can be enjoyed for any occasion. You can certainly drink it at home with your favourite cigar. Alternatively, its traditionally-shaped bottle and presentation would be fitting for more formal occasions. It’s a happy set of circumstances and it creates rich, complex rum. Flor de Caña rums are aged from four up to 25 years, and are dark amber, bold-bodied, and impossibly smoother. A Pioneer of Sustainable Spirit-Making If you’re looking for a rum with real length, this is your bottle. Made in Nicaragua, this 18-year-old beauty shows all the right amounts of sweet, spicy, nutty, and fruity.