Post #33715 by Klas on Sun, May 11, 2003 3:44 AM

Thanks for the comment. I'll then try the amber Havana Club for the Coconut Kallaloo.

Here's what Havana Club themselves have to say on their amber rum:

How it's made
Anejo Reserva is a Cuban rum made with a skilful and sensitive blend of various Cuban rums of different ages, with specific proportions of young rums and other more mature rums, giving a well-balanced combination of a powerful taste with the most delicate aromas. Its greatness lies in the art and skill of the blending, which Don Navarro skilfully developed initially as a preferred blend for his own consumption, and later extended as a further product in the Havana Club range.

Sight
Anejo Reserva has a lovely amber colour.

Nose
This Cuban rum first manifests a floral bouquet and aromas of vanilla and light tobacco, then the more robust flavours appear, resulting from long ageing in barrels.

Mouth
Anejo Reserva opens up into strongly flavourful spirits that reveal complex, lasting aromas of cacao, coffee, tobacco and spices.

Consumption
Anejo Reserva is consumed as a liqueur. The complexity of its aromas are fully brought out by adding an ice cube or by allowing it to open up for a few minutes in the glass. It is a marvellous companion to its Cuban brother, the Havana cigar.

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[ Edited by: Klas on 2003-05-11 03:46 ]