Malteco Vintage Reserva 2011 70 cl. 43,2%

Vintage Reserve 2011
The classic Malteco Guatamala rum style made from sugar cane juice in Panama. Distilled in 2011 and aged in the mountains in 220 l American bourbon oak casks until bottling in August 2023.
The style is intense, lots of sweetness on the nose and stone fruits. The cask is not pronounced and allows the complexity of the rum to emerge with a good balance to the 42.3%.
The finish is long and the barrel comes forward here with clear tannins and a hint of vanilla.

Although Malteco Ron is a Guatemala-styled rum, it is actually a Panamanian rum produced by Varela Hermanos Bodegas de America SA. The recipe is made in Guatemala, where Malteco Ron was originally produced. The recipe is from Guatemala, and the rum is continuously quality-controlled by the ‘Associacion Maestros Roneros de Guatemala’. Varela Hermanos is located in the town of Pesé in the southern part of central Panama. In 1908, the then owner, Don José Varela Blanco, established the first sugar factory. Later, in 1936, the rum factory opened, which has been producing high-quality rum ever since.Varela Hermanos is the largest supplier of rum to the domestic market in Panama, supplying more than 90% of all rum to the locals. The rum is distilled in column stills and is therefore in the elegant, light style, which is also characteristic of rum from Guatemala. The rum is aged in 220 liter used bourbon casks made of white, American oak. The barrels give the rum adequate contact with the cask, where smaller barrels would give too much contact and larger barrels too little.