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Sailor Jerry’s been sunk!
If you’ve followed along over my adventures at the 2010 and 2011 Miami Rum Renaissance Festivals, then you know that this special spiced rum has been the main ingredient of my favorite new cocktail discoveries each of the past two years. Sailor Jerry’s Blood Orange Daiquiri and Tiki Monkey may have stolen those first two shows, but this year, nothing kept me coming back for more, more than Ron Botran’s Anti-Jito.
In the no rules world of rum, imitation is not only the sincerest form of flattery, it’s also quite often a recipe for something very, very special. Ron Zacapa Centenario 23 is a prime example.
Like Dos Maderas P.X. from Spain, which we told you about last summer, Zacapa borrows heavily from the winemaker’s art to achieve its uniquely sweet, refined flavor. Sherry is once again the wine in question, though its role in crafting this premium rum is expanded beyond what we’ve enjoyed with Dos Maderas.
Initially crafted in 1976 to mark the centennial founding of the town of Zacapa, located in eastern Guatemala, Ron Zacapa is a premium blend comprised of rums aged between six and 23 years with a few unique characteristics that separate it from the the rest.