Sunday 7 December 2014

Rum from Costa Rica

This year we went for a holiday in Costa Rica, ant besides its renown natural beauty we also planned to check out local rum. The traditional brand, and probably the only one too, is Centenario. (I couldn’t find anything else but I will be happy for any suggestions.) 

 From the Centenario offer we decided to try “young” nine year old rum, which is dark but is used mainly for cocktails. After one rather copious diner, we also treated ourselves to a 25 year old rum of the same brand (Ron Centenario 25 years Gran Reserva), which was a great choice. The rum is produced using the solera system, the taste is slightly sweet, you can taste tropical fruit, vanilla, molasses and tobacco.  


 The thirty year old Ron Centenario Edicion Limitada 30 aňos is even older. 
Ron Centenario Edicion Limitada 30 aňos
We decided that mainly because of the price we will not drag bottles of rum halfway round the world but we will buy them from Czech e-shops. We can certainly recommend the Centenario though. 

 The price was a bit disappointing. A couple of friends sent me messages saying I should bring something nice home with me. Unfortunately, retail prices of rum in Costa Rica are similar to those in Czech Republic. The availability of local produce was a bit problematic too. Restaurants preferred foreign brands (eg. the popular Nicaraguan Flor de Caña, Zacapa, Havana Club).


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