Licores de Antioquia Ron Medellin Añejo 3 Años

Ron Medellin Anejo 3 Anos comes from Licores de Antioquia, a Colombian state-owned producer, and is a young molasses rum aged three years in ex-bourbon wood. It sits at the entry, everyday end of the Spanish style, a light spirit given a short spell in barrel and reduced to an accessible strength.

Its youth shows honestly. The aroma carries brown sugar, peanut and a touch of solvent-like polish, the palate offers barrel, brown sugar and vanilla, and the finish turns dry and mildly bitter with a polish note lingering at the edges. At 37.5% it is a soft, simple Colombian anejo, more an easy mixer or casual pour than a developed sipper. It is the kind of approachable young ron that rewards modest expectations and works comfortably over ice or in a long drink.