Ron Zacapa Edición Negra
Ron Zacapa · Industrias Licoreras de Guatemala
Edición Negra takes Zacapa's high-altitude solera system and pushes it toward heavier charred casks, producing a darker, more brooding rum than its siblings. The result is a spirit that trades some of the Centenario 23's honeyed charm for genuine complexity and a savory edge. Whether you sip it neat or pair it with a robust dessert, this is rum built for contemplation.
Nose
Intensely aromatic — dark chocolate, espresso, and charred oak open the conversation. Beneath that, dried fruit and molasses provide a brooding sweetness. Tobacco leaf and leather emerge with patience, lending a cigar-box complexity.
Palate
Full-bodied and layered, with roasted coffee and dark chocolate giving way to toffee, vanilla, and a muscovado sugar richness. The heavily charred cask influence contributes a smoky depth that distinguishes this from the standard Centenario 23. Dried fruit and spice weave through the mid-palate.
Finish
Long, with smoldering chocolate, leather, and a dry oakiness that lingers. Coffee and tobacco notes close things out with quiet authority.
- Base Ingredient
- Virgin sugar cane honey (primera)
- Distillation
- Column distilled from virgin sugar cane honey
- Country
- Guatemala
Cocktail Suggestion
Negra Negroni — 1.5 oz Ron Zacapa Edición Negra · 1 oz Carpano Antica Formula · 0.75 oz Campari · Stir with ice, strain into a rocks glass over a large cube, garnish with an orange peel.
Food Pairing
Espresso-rubbed beef short ribs with dark chocolate mole
Aged in Guatemala's highlands at 2,300 meters above sea level — where thin air and cool temperatures slow maturation to a crawl — Ron Zacapa Edición Negra uses a solera of heavily charred American oak, Pedro Ximénez sherry, and double-charred bourbon casks to build its distinctively dark character.
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