Ron del Barrilito Three Star Rum
Fernández Family (Private Estate) · Hacienda Santa Ana, Bayamón, Puerto Rico
Ron del Barrilito is Puerto Rico's best-kept secret — a rum that has never left family hands since 1880. The Fernández family survived every upheaval the island threw at them and simply kept blending.
Nose
Dried fruit, sherry sweetness, toasted oak, brown sugar, hints of vanilla and spice
Palate
Rich molasses, dark caramel, leather, tobacco leaf, dried fruit, oak spice
Finish
Long and warming with lingering sherry notes, tobacco, and gentle tannins
- Base Ingredient
- Column-distilled Puerto Rican sugarcane molasses
- Distillation
- Continuous column distillation
Cocktail Suggestion
Cocktail — The Hacienda Old Fashioned: 2 oz Ron del Barrilito Three Star · 0.25 oz demerara syrup · 3 dashes Angostura bitters · 1 dash orange bitters · Orange peel expressed.
Food Pairing
Aged Manchego with membrillo (quince paste) — the sherry cask notes bridge rum and cheese beautifully.
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