Angostura 5 Year Old Rum
Angostura 5 Year Old Rum is a 750mL Trinidad rum bottled at 40% ABV, blended from subtly gold rums aged a minimum of five years in bourbon oak barrels at the House of Angostura in Laventille, and filtered through charcoal before blending for its clear, lightly golden pour. Angostura positions it as its premium mixing rum — a highball's best friend — and it is available to order online at Del Mesa Liquor.
- ABV: 40% (80 proof)
- Size: 750mL
- Age: Minimum 5 years in bourbon oak barrels
- Filtration: Charcoal-filtered before blending (brand copy)
- Distillery: House of Angostura, Laventille, Trinidad — founded 1824
- Origin: Trinidad and Tobago
Five Years in Bourbon Oak, Built to Mix
Where the 7 Year Old blends Angostura's light, medium and heavy rums for sipping depth, the 5 Year Old is drawn from the house's lighter gold styles and finished for versatility — the brand's own cocktail inspiration starts with the Mai Tai. It holds a Double Gold from the 2015 World Spirits Award on the brand's product page. Browse the house on the Angostura vendor page, or explore our rum collection.
Tasting Notes
Per the brand's current published notes: spice and brûlée sugar evoking its molasses origins; buttery vanilla melting into chocolate on the palate; a lingering finish with creamy, spicy, toasty echoes of oak.
How to Enjoy
Built for mixing: a Mai Tai, a rum highball with soda and a lime coin, or a Daiquiri where its brûlée-and-vanilla softness reads clearly. More mixing rums are in our rum collection.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the difference between Angostura 5 and 7 Year Old?
Age and intent: the 5 Year Old is a minimum-five-year blend of lighter gold rums, charcoal-filtered and positioned for cocktails; the 7 Year Old blends light, medium and heavy rums for a richer, neat-sipping profile.
Why is it so pale for a five-year-old rum?
Charcoal filtration before blending strips much of the barrel colour, leaving a clear rum with subtle golden highlights — the age is in the flavour, not the shade.
Is Angostura 5 Year Old a minimum age?
Yes — the brand ages the blend's rums for a minimum of five years in bourbon oak barrels.
For highballs and Mai Tais with real barrel age behind them, order Angostura 5 Year Old Rum online from Del Mesa Liquor in San Diego, CA.