Botran No. 15 Reserva Especial (40%)

Botran No. 15 Reserva Especial shows the house style at its most polished, built around softness, layered maturation and careful cask work. It starts with virgin sugar cane honey, the concentrated syrup from first-press cane juice, which gives the rum a richer and rounder core than you would usually expect from a molasses-based style. From there, it is developed through Botran’s Sistema Solera, bringing together rums of different ages and maturing them further in a combination of ex-bourbon, ex-port and ex-sherry casks.

In the glass, it opens with warmth and ease, led by vanilla and ripe fruit, followed by gentle spice, caramel and a refined touch of oak. The mix of casks gives it a full, rounded profile where fruit-led and softly sweet notes are neatly woven into drier elements from the wood. That keeps it supple and approachable, while still giving it enough depth to hold attention. It is a rum that stands out for its balance, smoothness and richly styled Guatemalan character.