Centenario Fundación 20 Años Reserva Especial
A newcomer-friendly Costa Rican solera rum: very smooth, sweet and soft at 40%. RumX members love its vanilla, caramel and mild woody notes as an easy everyday sipper or dessert pairing.
- Very smooth
- Sweet vanilla caramel
- Great for beginners
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Smooth, sweet vanilla dessert sipper A newcomer-friendly Costa Rican solera rum: very smooth, sweet and soft at 40%. RumX members love its vanilla, caramel and mild woody notes as an easy everyday sipper or dessert pairing.
Those who enjoy soft, sweet rums with lots of vanilla and caramel, want an easy first sipping bottle, or like pairing rum with desserts and sweet treats.
Drinkers who prefer dry, complex or high-ester rums, or anyone specifically avoiding added sugar and very sweet, rounded profiles.
How is Centenario Fundación 20 Años Reserva Especial rated?
RumX's 0–10 scale is strict — 8.0 lands squarely in the "Very good" band. 77% of tasters rate it Good or better; only 1% rate it below average. See the full rating guide →
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Review by Johannes G
Really tasty sweet rum that behaves differently from other sweet rums. The sweetness comes through first both on the nose and on the palate and accompanies the flavor rather than covering it up. Delicious fruit and fine little spicy aromas dominate. For me, one of the best entry-level rums and the Centenario with the best value for money.
Review by Gonzo1971
Nose 4 Taste 4 Total 4
Review by kudzey
Good aroma intensity for this style. Notes typical for evaporated came juice dominate, with some aging influence. The bite is unpleasant, sourdough it tried to be masked by sugar. Sweet and syrupy texture. Not my style at all.
Review by Torsten vom Endt
Tastes as you would expect from a South American: sweet and subtly fruity, the spices are not exaggerated and the finish is mild.
Review by Sebastian Kornett
Weiß garnicht warum der so gute Bewertung hat. Runtergewässerte nichtssagender gezuckerter Rum
Review by F.L.O.
One of the few sweet rums in my collection that is always on the table when things need to be uncomplicated and the consumers are still beginners. It's also the best of the centenario range because it has rough edges as well as sweetness. It also has a slight spiciness. Super part !
Review by Chris Tian
Ein Rum für Andreas,
Review by Schnubbii
Lecker, rund und ausgewogen. Immer noch mein Favorit unter den gesüßten Rum.
Review by Anonymous
Alkoholisch im Abgang im erst Geschmack Süss
Review by Daniel
Angenehmer Süßrum mit top Preis-Leistungsverhältnis.
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
I think this is a very under rated rum. It's in the cheaper end yet its complexity is very convincing. A wonderful sweet, fruity and spice nose going into a complex well balanced heavy palate. The finish is long, a bit sweet and has a nice peppery sting to it. Price to quality is very good.
Review by MarkoS
Velmi dobre vyvyzena chut. Sladky rum s nadychom tropickeho ovocia
Review by TheJackDrop
Mwah mwah mwah, We're on a RON, and it's really not my favorite thing. It's too round, too vanilla, too buttery, there's no fruit or pep, it gets boring fast. It's well made, but not for me. On a positive note though: it leaves an impressive scent in the glass when empty, which is cool.
Review by Tom Schluckbier
Smooth as butter
Review by Patrik Onderka
My first Centenario tasting. Even though I’m more into English rums, I found this Costa Rican fellow very tasty. Slight woody note with fruit tints well very pleasant and rounded. I can definitely recommend for daily sipping.
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Community purchases
750 bottles logged by 52,000+ RumX members. The ratio of closed / opened / emptied, indicates whether this rum is meant to be drunk or is a collector's item.
Also on the wishlist of 279 members.
About the Fabrica Nacional de Licores distillery
The Fabrica Nacional de Licores distillery is located in Costa Rica. Rums from Fabrica Nacional de Licores have been reviewed 848 times with an average of 7.5/10.
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