Matusalem Gran Reserva Solera 23 Años <23yr 40%

"Ils ont ajouté ce grand frère au 15 ans d'âge et il est bien meilleur. Ils n'y sont pas encore parvenus, mais ils ont réussi à rendre celui-ci plus lourd en goût. Je pense que l'idée avec cette version était d'essayer de défier Zacapa et El Dorado, mais ils ont encore du chemin à faire. Pour le prix, c'est un bon rhum."

"Update: You will probably not be too impressed with this ron the first time you sip it but when you actually buy the bottle and use it as a sipper the relative lack of added sugar compared to the more crowd-pleasing expressions from e.g. O&O will really start to be appreciated. I now like it more than my Quorhum 30 year even though I was sure of the opposite when I first got the two. There is a confidence to letting a rum stand on its own with less additives and I enjoy and appreciate that more and more each day with this rum compared to the Quorhum which serves as my other current Dominican easy sipper. Let yourself go through at least a third of this bottle and watch it grow as your favorite relaxed ron sip. Original review: I currently have a thing for Dominicans as my easy sippers. Pronounced vanilla note, goes down so easy you barely notice it (making it work well as background sip material while doing something else). But please, do not pay more than 65€ tops for this thing, and even that is pushing it in my opinion."

"Beau sipper quotidien et, en termes de complexité, une nette évolution par rapport à l'Evergreen de 15 ans d'âge. C'est un rhum solide qui convient également aux débutants en raison de sa douceur. Je trouve le rapport qualité-prix honnête."

"Buen Ron. Demore en terminar la botella, no me atrajo mucho. Con hielo se siente mejor. Salu! 🥃"

"Le goût est celui de la réglisse et des amandes grillées, avec des notes de noisette. Ce goût frais et fruité se transforme en un arrière-goût plus proche du sherry."

"8:The nose of this rum begins with light, supple caramel, butterscotch. Molasses and toasted wood then descend to deeper notes. Then tobacco and vanilla add a little variety to the profile. The nose is that of a very sweet, light rum, smooth and velvety. Aeration won't alter this profile, and the rum remains soft, like a tender caramel. The vanilla, too, is delicate. There's also a certain sweetness that leads us towards caramel candy. Resting gives the caramelized nuts and coconut time to spice things up a little. 8,5:The palate entry is surprising, gripping the taste buds like a piece of toasted wood. The rum is much less round than expected at first, for although the sensation is sweet, the caramel aromas are quite dry and dark. Then the rum softens again, with honey and vanilla and hints of roasted nuts and becomes very round. 8:The finish is soft and sweet, with burnt and roasted notes that linger on the tongue."

"Un bon rhum solide pour débuter. Très sucré et doux en bouche. Mais a été un peu déclassé lors de la deuxième dégustation, car il semble un peu plat en fin de bouche par rapport à d'autres rhums."