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Botran Ron Añejo 12 Years
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Some people expect a sweet Zacapa-style sipper here and instead get something drier and smokier. Reviews split hard: a few taste vanilla, caramel and cocoa, while one member could "mistake it easily for whiskey" — woody, earthy, a little smoky. Column-still and gently aged, it reads honest but simple, with one taster calling it "sweet and not complex."
The community says- Vanilla and cocoa
- But: One-dimensional
- But: Can taste hot
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How does Botran Ron Añejo 12 Years taste?
Summarized by AI from 54 community reviews.
Soft vanilla-caramel sipper, honestly one-dimensional Opinions are all over the place. Some enjoy the vanilla-caramel softness and low additive feel; others find it thin, alcoholic, or too syrupy-sweet. Fine, not memorable.
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54 community reviews
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Positive from 8.0 · Mixed 6.0–7.9 · Critical below 6.0
Review by Timo Groeger
Quite okay so far. Woody, coffee and esters on the nose. On the palate it comes across as very alcoholic, even the light coffee and chocolate notes can't mask this. Average, nothing more.
Review by TheJackDrop
In 15 years old dessos, it's not crazy... To sum up, my tasting notes: Nose: Honeyed, Caramelized, Vanilla flavored On the palate: Sweet, Vanilla, Caramel, Cocoa Finish: Brown, Vanilla
Review by w00tAN
Easy sipper and mixer with good value for money, also discovered at one of the first Hanse Spirit events.
Review by crazyforgoodbooze
machtn solid Cuba libre but that's it :D
Review by Guillaume Stanislav
A bit rough at first glance, reveals itself on the third sip.
Review by Mateusz
A little too one-dimensional. Sweet and not complex
Review by Richard Krupa
Similar to Diplo, a bit worse though.
Review by Fred Roccapina
kiwi arranged rum
Review by Tomáš Šárocký
The smell was very smokey, without just a little bit of sweetness in a sense of some caramel or similar. The taste is petty strong and probably I'd mistake it easily for whiskey if I don't know it's rum - smokey, woody and earthy.
Review by Kieron Wood
Tasted 03-06-2017 This was such a caramel experiment, disgusting sweet throat clogging syrup.
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Expert review by The Fat Rum Pirate
Read full review →It certainly lets the rum which naturally occurred in the barrel shine much more than Zacapa. You don't get the feeling you are drinking something which is additive laden. Good, if not groundbreaking rum at a relatively inexpensive price point.
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168 bottles logged by 78 collectors.
Both drunk and collected.
20% opened, 18 emptied.
What does Botran Ron Añejo 12 Years cost?
Community paid 0–36 €.
Current best price: 15.20 € – within the typical community range.
Purchase prices reported by members, not a shop price. Avg. 20 €. Full price & collection history in RX+ →
168 purchased · 59 tasted · 18 wishlist · as of
Details about Botran Ron Añejo 12 Years
A Column Still Rum from Guatemala, distilled by Industrias Licoreras de Guatemala, at 40%.
About the Industrias Licoreras de Guatemala distillery
The Industrias Licoreras de Guatemala distillery is located in Guatemala. Rums from Industrias Licoreras de Guatemala have been reviewed 4,409 times with an average of 7.4/10.
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