RonCacique500ExtraAnejo(700mL)

<p><em>Cacique 500 Extra Anejo Rum is worth discovering … smooth and creamy, delicately balanced, and drinking more like a fine Cognac. </em></p><p><em>Cacique </em>is a Spanish version of a word that comes from out of the ancient <em>Caribbean Taino </em>language. It means Chief of the tribe, and Cacique is certainly the leader of <em>Venezuelan Rums</em>. It is produced by <em>Destilerias Unidos</em>, who make Pampero and Diplomatico Rums as well. Destilerias Unidos is, in turn, owned by <em>Diageo</em>, who won everything, but that is a different story. </p><p>Cacique started in 1959 an is now considered the best premium dark Rum from the region. They make a range of Rum products, including a Gold, Anejo,<em> 500 Extra Anejo</em>, and Antiguo. </p><p><em>Cacique 500 </em>was added to the product line in <em>1992</em>. If you think about that for a minute, 1992 minus 500 equals … right. In<em> fourteen hundred and ninety two</em> Columbus sailed the ocean blue. And Cacique 500 was launched to commemorate the<em> 500th anniversary</em> of that journey. But the resulting special edition Rum turned out to be wildly popular, so they officially added it to the line up.</p><p>Cacique is a premium Rum brand, so after distillation in Copper stills, all of their Rums are aged at least two years. Cacique 500 is an <em>“Extra Anajo,”</em> which means that this one is aged for about eight years in American white oak barrels. This is really good stuff … <em>smooth </em>and <em>creamy</em>, dark and delicately balanced … drinking more like a fine Cognac than a Rum. So discover a bottle of Cacique 500 for yourself and party like it’s 1492. </p>