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Ron Zacapa Centenario XO Solera (2. Edition)
One member calls it the best Zacapa they've tried — "more powerful and had a deeper taste" than the 23 and the Royal. Expect chocolate fudge, vanilla, raisin and caramel, all soft and very sweet, with no alcohol bite at 40%. A dessert-style sipper that beginners take to easily, though a couple of tasters find it one-note in the sweet direction.
The community says- Smooth, no bite
- Chocolate fudge notes
- High sugar content
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How does Ron Zacapa Centenario XO Solera (2. Edition) taste?
Aggregated from 51 community reviews.
Smooth, very sweet chocolate-vanilla dessert sipper Most find it the roundest, smoothest Zacapa — chocolate, vanilla and caramel, easy to drink. A few call it heavily sugared and a bit one-dimensional.
People who like sweet, smooth dessert-style sippers
Anyone avoiding sugar or wanting a dry, punchy rum
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How is Ron Zacapa Centenario XO Solera (2. Edition) rated?
RumX’s 0–10 scale is strict: 8.0 sits in the “Very good” band. 78% of tasters rate it Good or better; only 1% rate it below average. See the full rating guide →
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What does the community say?
57% rate it between 6 and 8. 6 selected write-ups from 51 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
Review by BTHHo 🥃
Most helpful positive review
Smoother in the mouth than the 23 Zacapa 👍🏻
Review by Stefan Persson
Most helpful mixed review
This is the Zacapa I like best. I think it’s better than both the “23” and the “Royal”. It’s more powerful and had a deeper taste. It’s also well balanced, smooth and len. Nose and palate is also sweet, fruity, spicy and woody.
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
This rum is pretty complex and very well balanced. The difference between Zacapa Solera 23 and this on is that it was matured for two more years!
Review by Maxime Fortier
On the nose, there are scents of melted chocolate, sweet wood and coating fruit. You know it's pastry/dessert from the start, but it's not too liqueur-like either. On the palate, it's smooth, soft, even very soft, no attack here, nor any sensation of alcohol present. I really get the sensation of melt, caramel, dark chocolate fudge style. It's pleasant, elegant, yes, but I'm not sure it's for me, sweetened gently, not liquorish but honeyed chocolate, I don't know what I'm dealing with, so particular is the ageing and it doesn't give the true age of this rum.
Review by Thomas
Nunja, danke an Zacapa solange durchgehalten zu haben bis Rum in Mode gekommen ist. Der XO ist ein netter Rum, der jedem und vor allen auch Einsteigern gefällt. Keine ausgefallenen Spitzen, dafür eher etwas eindimensional in die süße Richtung.
Review by Herr K
Ich durfte diesen Zacapa vor vielen Jahren zum ersten Mal am Flughafen verkosten und war sofort begeistert. Seitdem begleitet mich der XO Centenario und erfreut mich immer wieder. Für mich der ausbalancierteste und rundeste Zacapa, wenngleich ich ihn nicht so süß und holziger in Erinnerung hatte. Trotzdem macht er noch immer Spaß.
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Expert review by The Fat Rum Pirate
Read full review →It's very much in the sweet and smooth camp - heavily sugared (and possibly other tricks going on as well) It is better than the 23 overall but it probably isn't worth double the money. Nor is it something I would go out and buy again. It's just not my...
Details about Ron Zacapa Centenario XO Solera (2. Edition)
A spirit drink on a rum base from Guatemala, distilled by Industrias Licoreras de Guatemala, at 40%.
Community purchases
178 bottles logged by 162 collectors.
A drinker & collector.
33% opened, 29 emptied and repurchased.
What did the community pay for Ron Zacapa Centenario XO Solera (2. Edition)?
Community paid 51–160 €.
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178 purchased · 55 tasted · 26 wishlist · as of
About the Industrias Licoreras de Guatemala distillery
The Industrias Licoreras de Guatemala distillery is located in Guatemala. Rums from Industrias Licoreras de Guatemala have been reviewed 3,937 times with an average of 7.5/10.
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