Some rums are aged once. Havana Club Añejo Especial does it twice, and calls itself "double aged" to make that clear from the start.
Expert description
Havana Club Añejo Especial is a Cuban Rum, column distilled and matured for up to 5 years, bottled at 37.5%.
The rum comes from Havana Club and is assembled from several vintages of rum, which after the initial maturation are blended and then returned to cask before bottling, this is the "double aged" process that gives the name its "especial." The result is a golden rum with a lightness usually associated with white rums, combined with a fruity complexity that would otherwise require longer maturation.
Tasting notes
Nose
Sweet and lightly honeyed, with vanilla cream, buttery toffee, cinnamon and cedar.
Palate
Full and soft, with caramel, soft fruits, spiced oak, manuka honey and cinnamon.
Finish
Citrus and vanilla, with a light bittersweet close.
Distillery: Havana Club
Region/Country: Cuba
Type: Cuban Rum
Age: Up to 5 years
ABV: 37.5%
Size: 70 CL
Distillation method: Column still
EAN no.: 8501110086196
Serving suggestion: In a Mojito, Daiquiri or on the rocks
Flavour profile
Sweet · Fruity · Vanilla · Light
Did you know?
Añejo Especial is the only one of Havana Club's core expressions to undergo an extra "double aged" process, in which the rum, after its first maturation, is blended and then returned to cask before finally being bottled.
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