RonZacapa 23 is a luxurious, high-altitude-aged rum celebrated for its luscious caramelfruit complexity, rich oak and nut layers, and velvety finish. Its both approachable and indulgentperfect for slow sipping or for enriching premium cocktails.

Origins & Aging

• Crafted in Guatemala by Industrias Licoreras de Guatemala (distributed by Diageo), Zacapa 23 uses the first-press virgin sugar cane honey instead of molasses, then aged using the solera system, blending rums aged 623 years

• Uniquely matured at high altitude (~2,300m above sea level), where the cooler climate slows evaporation, concentrating flavors

Aromatics

• Opens with soft sweet notes: caramel, vanilla, cacao, butterscotch; evolving into sherried richness with caramelized Brazil nuts, toasted hazelnut, toffee, banana, and dried pineapple

• Additional subtle accents of blood orange, cherry, and spice emerge on the nose

Palate & Texture

• Rich and generous, with layered flavors: dried fruit and apricot at the forefront, followed by savory oak, nutmeg, leather, tobacco, coffee, vanilla, and a pleasing warmth of cinnamon and ginger

• Reddit feedback aligns it with a dense, sweet-and-bitter profile: brown sugar, maple, honeyed banana, guava, pineapplemarkedly sweet yet complex

Finish

• Intricate, smooth, and enduring, finishing with honeyed butterscotch, wooded spice, and dried fruit

Style & Enjoyment

• Zacapa 23 is a classic ultra-premium solera rum, ideal neat, on the rocks, or as the base for refined cocktails like Old Fashioneds, Sours, or Daiquiris

• Noted for its gateway sweetness, delighting many newcomers even if aficionados sometimes prefer drier styles

“Zacapa tends to make rums on the sweeter and more luscious side; this is no exception. Look for a deep nut-brown hue and concentrated toffee aroma. The plush palate shows cocoa, dried dates and figs, and finishes with a hint of chocolate-covered cherry. What’s in the bottle is a blend of rums aged for at least six years, blended via solera.” Wine Enthusiast 93 Points

40% ABV, 750 ml

“Experience the celebrations of life with the taste and quality that comes from Ron Zacapa 23 Rum. Our wonderfully complex, 80 proof rum is a generous and full-bodied spirit. The complex craft creates exciting intricacies with sweet honey and vanilla flavors that create a pleasantly astringent finish balanced with a spicy touch of cinnamon and ginger. Our rum is distilled from virgin sugar cane honey, not molasses and aged using an adapted Sistema Solera process that is truly a work of art. Ron Zacapa 23 Rum provides an elegantly smooth beverage with robust and complex flavors that are best enjoyed on its own. Simply pour over a large lump of pure, clear ice in a luxury rocks glass for a refreshing tasting drink. Our rum is masterfully crafted in Guatemala. Aged to perfection in the highlands of Quetzaltenango, where Zacapa Rum develops its complex flavor and character. Using a process of patience, richness, quality and master blending, rums of different ages and personalities are blended and matured in a series of casks previously used to store robust American whiskeys, delicate sherries and fine Pedro Ximnez wines. The final result is artisanal rums aged from 6 to 23 years, which create the exciting flavor intricacies that embody the culinary revolution in the spirits world today.”