Ron Anejo Carupano Reserva Especial 6 Rum
Ron Anejo Carupano Reserva Especial 6 Rum is Venezuela's oldest distillery in its most approachable pour — an 80 proof (40% ABV) 750mL rum aged up to six years in sealed American white-oak barrels at Hacienda Altamira in the Macarapana-Carupano Valley. Destileria Carupano's signature method is the sealed barrel: evaporation loss is never topped up, so the rum concentrates rather than mellows as it sleeps. The result is a light, bright sipper that carries the distillery's 1762 pedigree in an everyday glass. Available to order online at Del Mesa Liquor, San Diego, CA.
- Proof / ABV: 80 proof (40% ABV) — 750mL
- Age: reserves aged up to 6 years
- Cask: sealed American white oak — no angel's-share replacement
- Origin: Hacienda Altamira, Macarapana-Carupano Valley, Venezuela; distillery founded 1762 by Felix del Fierro
- Blender: Carmen Lopez de Bastidas, master blender
Two Hundred Sixty Years in the Glass
Ron Anejo Carupano is made by Venezuela's oldest distillery, founded in 1762 by Spanish Captain Felix del Fierro on the sea-level slopes of the Macarapana Valley, where hot days, cool nights, and Caribbean humidity push the barrels to work hard. The Reserva Especial 6 is the entry to that heritage — the rum the distillery drinks daily, built on family reserves and a blending lineage now in the hands of Venezuela's first certified female master blender, Carmen Lopez de Bastidas. Shop more rum or explore the full Ron Anejo Carupano range at Del Mesa.
Tasting Notes
Brand notes describe a light amber rum with orange glints, translucent and bright; a nose of white flowers, molasses or caramel, a touch of wood, and a salty seaside edge; and a balanced palate of molasses, raisins, and nuts with a pleasant salinity and an easy finish.
How to Enjoy
Neat or on one large cube — this is the rum for a slow evening, not a mixing bottle. A premium Cuba Libre is its natural cocktail home if you mix.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Reserva Especial 6 a 6-year-old rum?
The distillery states "reserves of up to 6 years" — it is an age ceiling on the blend's oldest components, not a single age statement.
What is the sealed-barrel method?
Carupano ages in sealed American white-oak barrels and never replaces the evaporated angel's share, concentrating flavor as the rum matures.
Who makes Ron Anejo Carupano?
Destileria Carupano at Hacienda Altamira in Venezuela's Macarapana-Carupano Valley — founded 1762, Venezuela's oldest distillery.
Venezuela's oldest distillery, in its most drinkable form — pick up Carupano Reserva Especial 6 at Del Mesa Liquor in San Diego, CA.