Santa Teresa "1796" Rum with Gift Canister
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Santa Teresa 1796 is a bold and elegant rum created to commemorate the bicentennial of the Hacienda Santa Teresa and the mastery of rum-making. The blend is made of different types of rums aged at least 4 years in bourbon oak barrels that, once mixed, finishes its maturation through the artisanal Solera method, resulting in a smooth, dry and balanced rum that evolves in every sip.
Santa Teresa 1796 Rum, with its rich, amber reddish color, delivers a fruity aroma, with notes of honey and dark chocolate. Taste its mellow yet complex flavor. This rum offers tobacco and leather notes, toasted and smoky, and a well-rounded balance that can only be achieved through the Solera rum-making method. Santa Teresa 1796 Rum is full-bodied while remaining delicate, elegant and velvety. The finish evokes attributes borrowed from the oaks in which it aged.
Proof: 80
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This single-estate rum is made from sugarcane grown on Santa Teresa property; the blending and bottling is also done on-site. The slow blending of 30 rums (through three styles of distillation) come together for spirits aged anywhere from four to 35 years. The nose continues to evolve, so as we sip, we return to grab additional olfactory notes of apricot and orange liqueur, as well as a defined salinity. The palate feel is luxurious: Chocolate-covered orange peel and new saddle become a liquid jewel that melts across the mouth, and the finish has a sweet resin-y quality. This overdelivers.
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Made with a blend of rums ranging from four to 35 years, look for a mild caramel aroma and plush palate echoing with rich vanilla bean, fudge and mocha. The drying finish weaves in oak and walnut, laced with a bit of clove zing.
Ron Santa Teresa is an independent, family-owned company built on over 200 years of tradition, located in the Valleys of Aragua, Venezuela. The brand has survived wars, economic depressions, dictatorships, land invasions and threats of nationalization, and yet it continues to thrive. Through it all, the Vollmer family has remained deeply devoted to the craftmanship of exceptional rums and the transformation of the surrounding community. They envision the brand as a source of inspiration and a tool of transformation through initiatives like Project Alcatraz, a program that recruits criminal gang members, rehabilitates them and reinserts them into society.
The first 200 years have never offered a dull moment but have proven that the best rum comes from a rich history and tough challenges, which have shaped Ron Santa Teresa with courage and purpose.