Rum Renaissance Review

This weekend I attended the Miami Rum Renaissance Tasting for the first time.  It definitely did not disappoint.  The sun was blazing hot, the rum was flowing, and for those that fancy...there were lots of sexy rum models to ogle at.

There were about 20 manufacturers on location sampling their fare.  I was very disappointed not to see (my) Trinidad's Angostura Rums at the festival, although every booth made good use out of Angostura Bitters in all of their tasty concoctions.

You could opt to sample one of 3 ways (or all ways if you wanted): on the rocks, neat, or in a cocktail (and at the Leblon Cachaca booth, you could even have an icee).

My favorite by a landslide - Zacapa 23.  I received an education, this rum is made from virgin-crushed cane, and not molasses as several other rums.  It's also matured at 2300m above sea level, and like Blue Mountain coffee, I really think the altitude has some altering effect on it's flavor.  It's a frequent winner of Awards, and the only way I can think to describe this Guatemalan Rum is satiny, smooth and sexy.  Definitely drink only on the rocks or neat, to mix this with anything else would not be right.

So in closing...if you were hemming and hawing this year, I would definitely recommend a visit to next year's tasting!

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