Review: Botran Reserva Rum (2014)
Here’s a fresh look at Guatemala’s Botran rum and its Reserva bottling, which we last considered in 2010.
This solera-aged rum goes through a range of barrel types — American whiskey, sherry, and Port — and is composed of rums aged 5 to 14 years old. That makes for lots of complexity, with the nose exuding coffee, dark chocolate, and vanilla notes. The body offers coconut, rich coffee, tobacco leaf, and a charred, almost burnt sugar finish. There’s lots of depth here, and the full package is quite rich and brooding. Good stuff.
80 proof.
A- / $24 [BUY IT NOW FROM TOTAL WINE]
Botran Reserva Rum (2014)
$24
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