Don Q Reserva de la Familia Serralles 20 Year Old Rum. A limited edition created to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the Seralles Distillery. The rum was distilled in 1994 and then aged in heavily fired American oak barrels for 20 years. A total ...
Don Q Reserva de la Familia Serralles 20 Year Old Rum. A limited edition created to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the Seralles Distillery.
The rum was distilled in 1994 and then aged in heavily fired American oak barrels for 20 years. A total of 36 barrels were filled with rum. The top 6 were then selected and blended to create the Don Q Reserva de la Familia Serralles 20 Year Old Rum blend.
The Don Q brand was founded in 1865, so the final bottling produced the same number of bottles.
In 1994, the Serrallés family tasked themselves with aging a special rum in charred American white oak barrels. From this original lot of 36 barrels, the best samples were chosen for the creation of a truly sublime blend. This singular blend was combined and returned to the charred barrels for a few months so a balance between aroma and taste could be achieved. This special lot was named Reserva de la Familia Serrallés, producing a rum robust in color and aroma, with a very silky and refined taste in the palate. The contact with the wood gives it a natural dark amber color, which is both intense and brilliant. Its aroma has notes of vanilla, oak, sweet air, touch of burnt wood and even a slight taste of molasses, which help build the character of this exceptional rum. It is deliciously smooth in the mouth, while the sweet notes of rum are distributed evenly throughout the palate. Its aroma awakens the senses and at first sip sends a wave of warmth to the heart, literally in the center of the chest, where the spirit of a great rum is meant to be felt. Flavors linger for a while forever tied to the memory of a unique experience.
Visual: Dark golden amber hue, with rich body in the glass.
Aging: A masterpiece of the finest aged rums drawn from hand selected 20 year old single barrels from a special place in the oldest rum warehouses.
Proof: 80 proof, 40% ALC/VOL.
Aroma: Honey and exquisite nose that lingers with the woody essence of the rackhouse in which it has slept for so long.
Taste: Sweet, bright honey notes with the elegance and complexity of an ancient cognac that gives way to warm tannins and a lingering mahogany and fig finish with notes of apricot.
