Ron Cartavio is a Peruvian rum model that dates again to the late Twenties. Their portfolio is impressively massive with at least seven age-stated choices, together with a number of bottlings extra geared towards mixing. Our first take a look at the lineup begins on the very tip prime with their oldest XO providing, a mix of 10- to 30-year-old rums with a weighted common of 18 wholesome years. This rum was distilled from molasses and aged utilizing a solera technique in a mixture of French Limousine, American, and, unusually, Slovenian oak casks. Let’s dig in.
That is decadent stuff from the get-go. The aroma is darkish and syrupy with sticky candy brown sugar, toffee pudding, and banana bread with sugary walnuts. The palate is considerably brighter and lighter on its ft with a little bit of spicy, drying oak that offsets extra lush notes of plump fig, dried purple fruits, candied ginger, and darkish vanilla bean. A light, hugging heat builds reasonably into the end the place a thick slug of torched sugar returns together with lingering notes of cocoa powder and leather-based. Spectacular stuff and a stable purchase at round $70.
80 proof.
A- / $70 / roncartavio.com [BUY IT NOW FROM DRIZLY]
Rum Cartavio XO
$70
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