Botran Solera No.18

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

Special Features:

Ageing in several cask types shapes Botran No. 18 Reserva de la Familia. The blend combines rums aged for five to eighteen years using an adapted Solera method known as Añejamiento Dinámico. This involves transferring the rum between casks during maturation. These include former American whiskey casks, some medium-toasted, alongside former Oloroso sherry and Tawny port casks. The number 18 therefore does not indicate the minimum age of the entire blend.

The rum is made from concentrated sugar cane juice, known as Virgin Sugar Cane Honey, rather than molasses. Botran adds no sugar afterwards. This bottling is dedicated to Don Venancio, the eldest of the five Botran brothers. Its mahogany colour has reddish highlights, and the rum can be enjoyed neat or over ice.

Tasting Notes:

• Nose: Maple syrup and caramel aromas emerge first. Dark chocolate joins them after a little time in the glass. Wood, cocoa and vanilla add to the bouquet, alongside red berries and spicy aromas.
• Palate: The rum is dry and full-bodied on the palate. Prunes and dark chocolate combine with caramelised fruit, maple syrup, spices and cocoa, complemented by delicate red berry notes.
• Finish: Toasted oak and dark chocolate linger on the finish, accompanied by caramel notes and red berries.

Distillery/Bottler:

Five brothers who emigrated from Spain to Guatemala founded Botran in 1940. Every stage from growing the sugar cane to bottling takes place in Guatemala: cultivation, fermentation and distillation in Retalhuleu, maturation in the highlands of Quetzaltenango, and bottling in Mixco near Guatemala City. Botran holds the protected designation of origin Ron de Guatemala.

The Chapina and La Preciosa sugar cane varieties used in production are harvested between November and May. Controlled batch fermentation lasts 100 to 120 hours, followed by distillation in equipment with copper sections. Casa Botran stands at around 2,300 metres above sea level. The rums mature there at an average temperature of 14 °C in the relatively cool highland climate. Industria Licorera Quezalteca, S.A. is the producer of this bottling.

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