RonAbueloCenturia(700mL)

<p>Ron Abuelo Centuria is rich enough to surprise even the most discerning Rum fan. </p><p>The history of Varela Hermanos Distillery dates back to 1908 when Don José Varela Blanco — a young Spanish immigrant — founded the first sugar mill in the little town of Pesé. Pesé is located on a fertile valley in the center of <em>Panamá </em>and most of its 10,000 citizens cultivate and grow sugarcane. In 1936, his three sons — José Manuel, Plinio, and Julio — convinced Don José to start distillation, and Ron Abuelo Rum was born. “Ron Abuelo” translates roughly as <em>“Rum of our Grandfather,” </em>and yes, that’s pretty cool. There is no official designation for Rums like this, but since Ron Abuelo controls every aspect of production — from growing their own cane through bottling — you could call it an estate Rum. They are still <em>independent </em>(God bless ‘em) and produce <em>a range of seven delicious Rums</em> of the highest quality.</p><p>When most folks think of Rum, they imagine swarthy pirates throwing back a jug before pillaging a coastal town. But when true aficionados talk about Ron Abuelo Rums, they use words like <em>“elegant, refined, and complex.” </em>Ron Abuelo Centuria is a limited edition and one of the top two Rums in their line-up. It’s aged gently in ex-Jack Daniels casks by the Solera method for as long as <em>30 years</em>, producing a complex, refined Rum that is startlingly rich without being overly-sweet.</p>