Santiago de Cuba 20 yo Rum - Extra Anejo Gran Reserva

Volume: 0.7 litres | Alcohol content: 40% | Chill filtration: Yes | Colouring: Yes

Special Features:

For the Extra Añejo Gran Reserva 20, the Maestros del Ron Cubano select a small number of casks from one of Cuba’s oldest warehouses. The rum matures for at least two decades in white oak, alongside particularly old Cuban reserves. Its character brings together mature fruit, coffee, cocoa and well-integrated oak.

Aguardientes matured in white oak form the foundation of this blend. On the palate, it combines a robust character with a soft texture and a balance between sweetness and dryness. Its overall profile brings together stewed fruit, dark sugar syrup, chocolate, coffee and cask char. The rum is bottled at 40% in a bottle containing 0.7 litres and presented in a tube.

This bottling was created as a tribute to the 485th anniversary of the city of Santiago de Cuba, where the tradition of light Cuban rum originated. Its long maturation and small selection of casks connect the Gran Reserva with this history.

Tasting Notes:

• Nose: The nose combines prunes, dried apple and stewed stone fruit with dried mango. Fragrant oak, coffee and walnut cake, caramelised pastries and candied almonds add further notes. Cola sweets, dark sugar syrup and nutmeg complete the aromas.
• Palate: The rum feels soft on the palate, with dried fruit, nutty oak and toasted marzipan. A dark sugar syrup tart and creamy chocolate bring sweetness, while drying spices and intense cocoa provide a more bitter counterpoint.
• Finish: Dark chocolate and maple syrup linger on the long finish. Coffee ice cream, cask char, delicate spices, toasted vanilla and a subtle touch of leather add further impressions. Oak shapes the gently bitter, slightly astringent close.

Distillery/Bottler:

Corporación Cuba Ron S.A. produces Cuban rum. The Santiago de Cuba brand’s home is in southeastern Cuba: the tradition of Ron Ligero Cubano developed in Santiago de Cuba and the Oriente region from the 19th century onwards. The Maestros del Ron Cubano pass their knowledge of maturation and blending down through the generations.

For the brand’s rums, sugar cane from the southeast of the island is processed into molasses. This is fermented and distilled; subsequent charcoal filtration refines the dry character of the distillate. Maturation takes place in white oak casks. Cuban production methods also include a further maturation period after blending. The Maestros combine their experience with the selection of casks offering different characteristics; for the 20-year-old Gran Reserva, the focus is on a small selection of particularly long-matured stocks.

Ron Santiago S.A. was established in 2019 for international distribution as a joint venture between a European Diageo subsidiary and Corporación Cuba Ron S.A. The company received exclusive worldwide distribution rights for Santiago de Cuba, excluding the USA.

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