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WHAT: Ron Zacapa 23 Solera Rum Rating: NNNNN
WHERE: Zacapa, Guatemala
WHY: After proffering a nose of banana pudding dusted with cinnamon served in a bowl of oak, Zac gets things started in the mouth with unapologetic vanilla sweetness. But wait, it’s some sort of magical sweetness that’s free of sugary, cloying stickiness. Then there are gradual, graceful layers of ripe fruitiness and cocoa fading in under the sweetness, all of which ride off so very slowly and happily into the sunset of your taste buds. Believe it or not, a great tipple at the price.
PRICE: 750 ml/$79.95
AVAILABILITY: At selected liquor stores (product #273516)
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