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Review: Havana Club Añejo 7 Años

Posted by Arctic Wolf on January 14, 2016

Havana thumbSometimes when I take the first sip of new rum, I close my eyes; and I let the rum show me where it belongs. This rum brought me to an old tavern, close to the docks.  The kind of place you see in old movies where the rum flows and stories get taller in the telling.  The place has an oily, tobacco stained floor. Cigarette smoke drifts up to the ceiling mingling here and there with the occasional smell of a Cuban cigar.

A girl sits on a boardwalk stage, singing slightly out of key, as the patrons in the tavern pay more attention to their stories than to her. A burly bartender, who looks like he can handle whatever trouble comes his way, wipes the sweat from his brow, and then with the same towel wipes the bar-top. He glances at me playing solitaire in the corner of the room and sipping the rum he served me. I had told him I would stay and pay him well if the rum was good.

He served me a soft oily, smoky rum called Havana Club.  I smile… the tip will be generous tonight.

Review: Havana Club 7 Year Old Cuban Rum

“… The nose displays a moderate amount of smoke which seems to subdue the aroma from the glass to a certain extent. Over time, molasses, dark brown sugary baking spices, dried fruit (raisins and prunes) and a lurking tobacco all find their way out of the glass and into my nostrils. I would have scored this a little higher had the nose been more assertive …

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2 Responses to “Review: Havana Club Añejo 7 Años”

  1. K Hart's avatar

    K Hart said

    January 14, 2016 at 11:45 am

    hey Chip…you ever think of writing novels?…that intro was like something from Hemingway….& it is good rum.. Kevin

    • Arctic Wolf's avatar

      Arctic Wolf said

      January 14, 2016 at 12:37 pm

      Thanks Wineguy.

      I have played with that writing style a few times, but I find it soo time consuming that I usually revert back to my normal style quite quickly. And I have to be in exactly the right mood to pull it off successfully. When it doesn’t work, well I never publish those stinkers.

      And the rum is good isn’t it.

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