Don Q Gran Reserva XO Rum

Don Q Gran Reserva XO is a rebrand of what used to be called Don Q Gran Añejo — same rum, new curvier bottle design, same $50 price point. It's a blend of column-distilled rums aged 9 to 12 years in American oak, with small quantities of solera-aged rum mixed in that can run up to 50 years old, all bottled at 40% ABV without any added sugar, a genuine point of pride for a category where sweetening is common. The name honors Don Quixote, the literary hero the whole Don Q brand is named for, tracing back to the Serrallés family's 1865 first cast of rum in Ponce. Reviewers have mostly been impressed: Master of Malt found buttery oak, silken vanilla, burnt caramel, leather, and coffee; Tasting Table called the mouthfeel velvety, like rolling melted toffee, with roasted oak, dried orange peel, and bittersweet dark chocolate balancing the sweeter vanilla and baked apple notes. Drinkhacker was a touch more critical, picking up an unexpected sawdust note and a lingering astringency, and The Lone Caner wished the proof ran a bit higher for more intensity. Overall, this reads as a serious, well-balanced sipping rum that holds its own against bigger Caribbean names.

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