Zapatera Reserva Single Barrell 1990

Zapatera bottles this single barrel Nicaraguan from a 1990 vintage, a molasses ron distilled on a column still and presented at 40%.

Nicaraguan ron tends toward a cleaner, more spirit forward Spanish style than its sweeter neighbours, leaning on the cask for vanilla, light oak and gentle spice. As a single barrel selection this offers the character of one cask rather than a blended house profile, and the record points to a sweet but woody, lightly bitter edge. Expect a soft, mellow Nicaraguan sipper at easy strength, shaped by long ageing and the individual barrel rather than by dosage or power.