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Matusalem
Gran Reserva 23 Year Aged Rum

Category: Rum (Aged more than 3 Years)

Date Tasted: 3/22/2022

Country: Dominican Republic

Alcohol: 40%

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95 Points

Gold Medal

Exceptional

Matusalem
Gran Reserva 23 Year Aged Rum

Category: Rum (Aged more than 3 Years)

Date Tasted: 3/22/2022

Country: Dominican Republic

Alcohol: 40%

Brilliant bronze color. Aromas and flavors of book-pressed flowers, ripe banana tree, cocoa-dusted dark roasted nuts and oranges, and creme brulee with tropical fruit compote with a satiny, bright, dry-yet-fruity medium-to-full body and a tingling, complex, very long finish with accents of roasted coconut milk in a copper mug, waffles with peach-pepper jam, sweet and peppery spices, and sandalwood. A round and poised very-long-aged Rum with lovely integration of fruity cane and spicy barrel flavors; this is an easy choice for a fine sipping Rum.

Tasting Info

	Style:	Complex, Fruity, Rich & Spicy
	Aroma:	book-pressed flowers, ripe banana tree, cocoa-dusted dark roasted nuts and oranges, and creme brulee with tropical fruit compote
	Flavor:	Same as aromas with accents of roasted coconut milk in a copper mug, waffles with peach-pepper jam, sweet and peppery spices, and sandalwood
	Smoothness:	Tingling
	Finish:	Very Long
	Enjoy:	neat, on the rocks and with cigars
	Bottom Line:	A round and poised very-long-aged Rum with lovely integration of fruity cane and spicy barrel flavors; this is an easy choice for a fine sipping Rum.

The Importer

Proximo Spirits

3 Second Street

Suite 1101

Jersey City, NJ 07302

USA

1 800-837-8452

www.proximospirits.com

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Rum (Aged more than 3 Years)

Añejo and Age-Dated Rums are aged Rums from different vintages or batches that are mixed together to insure a continuity of flavor in brands of Rum from year to year. Some aged Rums will give age statements stating the youngest Rum in the blend (e.g., 10-year-old Rum contains a blend of Rums that are at least 10 years old). A small number of French island Rums are Vintage Dated.