Flor de Caña Extra Seco 4 Rum

White, lightly aged, blanco or silver rums, whatever you want to call them are not typically rums that I drink neat, but I do have a good number of them, so I figured I would run thru 8 of them and see which one emerges the winner (between Angostura, Privateer, Havana Club, Cana Brava, Barbancourt, Flor de Cana, Banks 5 Island & El Dorado). I was not expecting this to be so low on my list, but Flor de Cana Seco 4-year white rum is too generic and while I've seen it work well in a daiquiri, it is absolutely a cocktail or mixer rum only. The nose is faint with molasses and ethanol. The palate is dry with a hint of oak and vanilla. Again, nothing special here. The finish is very quick, with a touch of burn and some sweetness. There really isn't much to say about this rum, it's too generic and offers little in the way of complexity. If you plan to mix with this only, then I would gladly pick this up over Bacardi, but not by much.

The first light rum to leave an impression on me. I’m on my second bottle as it goes well with most summer cocktails. It’s super clean, lightly sweet, and subtly grassy in flavor, with a dry burn at the finish. Absolutely stellar in light Latin drinks like Daiquiris and Mojitos—really highlights the citrus and vegetal notes in each drink respectively. By no means a sipper, but my go-to white/silver/light rum mixer for all the summer staple cocktails.

Neat. Crystal clear color. Aroma of clean alcohol, hint of mint/menthol, whisper of banana peel if you look for it. Taste starts with some white sugar and light molasses sweetness. Slight citrus, grass, and wood notes. Dry finish with vanilla sweetness Sippable, but best for mixing. Step up from other bigger brands to add a little complexity to simple drinks. Good price for the quality (My cost is shown for 1.75l)

A vibrant, grassy aroma of fresh sugarcane on the nose is followed by undertones of banana, molasses, lemon zest, and coriander. Mouthfeel is quite oily. The palate is predominantly grassy at first, with the fresh sugarcane returning, accompanied by subtle cinnamon, plus more banana and coriander, and then finishing quite neutral and dry, with mild heat. 2.75/5.00 – Decent (neat)

Ethanol, vanilla, black pepper on the nose. Taste is super clean, decent mouthfeel, vanilla, light sweetness, and then gone. Tried in a mojito and it was great. There was a small hint of vanilla on the finish which was very pleasant.

Solid white rum. I’d put this right up there with El Dorado 3 year, but 5 dollars cheaper. A great mixing rum, but really not that bad sipped neat either (which is not what anyone would use this rum for, being honest).