PLANETRUM

Ron ZACAPA Centenario XO

Gran Reserva Especial

There are a few things that make this rum unique. First, Ron Zacapa rums are produced using sugarcane honey (fresh sugarcane juice is condensed and filtered) instead of the traditional molasses. Second, the rums are distilled at sea-level but they are aged in the town of Quetzaltenango at an elevation of 7544 feet. Thirdly, this rum is aged in a solera system using a variety of barrels ranging in age from 6-23 years utilizing ex-bourbon, ex-oloroso sherry, and ex-Pedro Ximenez sherry casks. The rum is then finished in ex-cognac barrels for an additional year. Note, the term "XO" is meaningless in the rum world, but is a hint/reminder that cognac barrels were used.

This is a quiet one in the glass. It takes a minute for the rum to open up after pouring. Given a bit of time, you'll get marshmallows, baking spices, and a light woody smoke. The rum is not rich and creamy, but more like the body of a cola. There's a taste of one too; a flat, generic one. There's a little savory and sweet smoke that's pleasant, but the joy from drinking this is not as grand as the fancy bottle and packaging may lead you to believe. The aroma has more going on than the taste. As a sipping rum, the finish just isn't very complex or long so points lost there. If gifted a bottle or glass, however, by all means, drink up.

Rum Cocktails

Smatt’s On the Rocks 

Ingredients

50ml • 1.5 oz Smatt’s Jamaica White rum

Twist of Green lemon 

Green Olive 

Sprig of rosemary 

Slice of cucumber*

Method

Rum & Celebs

Zane Lamprey • Monkey Rum

The SIP Awards 2016

Rum & Photography

Rum & Hotel 

The Kraken Rum Hotel Room 

The Kraken’s Lair at Hotel Pelirocco 

10 Regency Square, Brighton, UK 

LE RHUM PAR NEISSON (RUM BY NEISSON)

Legendario Rum

Rum & Design

Doorly’s Rum

Doorly’s Number 1, 2 and 3 are presented in a dramatic new bottle to create an ownable new brand element which sets Doorly’s apart. The overall shape is based on the classic rum bottle form but features a triangular sheared plane reinforcing the Doorly’s brand mark.

Together the form and graphics create a highly individual and contemporary presentation whilst retaining clear links to Doorly’s impressive heritage- a coherent proposition for the modern drinker.

• No 1 - End the evening with a complex dark rum. drink with ice and savour into the early hours.

• No 2 - The night warms up with an overproof rum that packs a punch in a cocktail.

Brugal Papá Andrés 2015

Alegría Edition

On the nose it's all coconuts at first, with hints of pineapple, vanilla, and dark caramel developing as it gets some air. Just looking at it in the glass, you can see the viscosity, even though it's bottled at the relatively tame 40 percent alcohol by volume. Tasting it, the biggest notes are tropical fruits, dry wood, tobacco, and, of course, coconut. The finish is long and soft with orange peel and milk chocolate flavors. Definitely a rum with sweetness across the board.

Papá Andrés is limited to only 1,000 bottles for $1,500.

Rum & Celebs