We'd been eyeing off Ron Zacapa Centenario throughout our stay in Guatemala but didn't pick up a bottle until we hit the duty free on the way to Cuba. Even then it was still USD$45.
Given the price tag we were surprised to find out that Zacapa is actually a blended rum- made with rums aged between 6 and 23 years and aged at 2300m in barrels that previously aged American bourbon, sherry and Pedro Jimenez wines.
Despite the fact that it can't claim single barrel origin, Zacapa is a seriously smooth and tasty rum which we have been savouring over the last month (yes, seriously, this bottle has lasted four weeks and counting) and sipping out of crystal glasses in honour of its quality.
And, just in case you were wondering- that raffia ribbon around the bottle is actually a royal Mayan symbol representing the unity of time and space, earth and sky. Of course it is.
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