Flor de Cana 12 Year Old Rum 700ml

Flor de Cana 12 Year Old Rum is a Nicaraguan aged rum from Flor de Caña, a single estate rum house with a family legacy going back to 1890. It spends 12 years in bourbon barrels and is bottled at 40% ABV, giving a reddish amber rum with fruit, honey and oak.

Buy Flor de Cana 12 Year Old Rum Online in New Zealand

Flor de Caña makes its rum on one estate and ages it at the base of an active volcano, San Cristóbal, in western Nicaragua. The brand says its rums are made without additives and sustainably crafted. Twelve years in ex-bourbon wood gives it vanilla and wood depth, while the fruit stays bright, which is why it works both neat and in stirred drinks.

Flor de Caña’s own tasting notes:

Nose: Red fruits, honey and toasted nuts.

Palate: Wood, vanilla and baked apple.

Finish: Smooth and well balanced.

The house serve is simple: 1½ parts rum in a rocks glass with a splash of good sparkling water and a twist of orange peel. It also sips well neat in a tulip glass, or over one large ice cube. For a cocktail, stir it into an Old Fashioned with a dash of bitters and orange. With food, try dark chocolate, crème brûlée, roast pork belly or an aged gouda. It suits rum drinkers stepping up from younger rums, and whisky fans who want oak and vanilla in a softer, fruitier spirit.