Juan Santos 21yr Antiqua rum is a fantastically old aged rum for the market likely having enormous oak-driven flavors.
Juan Santos is a line of aged rums sourced from Colombia and aged in ex-bourbon American Oak casks. The rums are produced by Casa Santana of Colombia, a company formed in 1994 and specializing in aged rums.
The initial sip is smooth and suave. Complex flavours form a nice harmonious balance making it difficult to unravel the lovely rich notes, and making it a rare treat to the palate.
You will find flavours of oak and caramel dominate the rum, but in spite of the age of the rum, (which is apparent on the nose), the oak flavours are not sharp, instead, the oak flavours have melted into the rum to become a yummy oak and caramel syrup that slides through the palate and carries hints of other the flavours with it. If one noses the rum as one sips, it is easier to distinguish the dry fruits, vanilla, an impression of maple, and the rich baking spices which are also part of the flavour profile.
Dictador 20 Year Old Solera Rum as an excellent example of what can be achieved through solera aging techniques when combined with masterful blending.
“A monumental aged rum that is one of the world’s greatest rum drinking experiences”
That is how the Beverage Tasting Institute of Chicago summed up their appreciation of El Dorado 21 Year Old Special Reserve. Designed for true rum connoisseurs its warm subtlety is best savoured slowly on its own – and shared with a few very special friends.
The superb colour and character of this exquisite rum is the creation of our Master Blender. His special recipe blends specially selected rums, oak aged for at least 21 years, from the Enmore wooden Coffey still, the Versailles single wooden pot still and the Albion Savalle still.
Lush tropical fruit and spice nose with hints of honey and dark sugar. Round, mellow, full bodied palate with rich flavours of fruit and spice.