Vizcaya Reserva Black Rum
Vizcaya Reserva Black Rum is Dominican rum made from fresh-pressed sugarcane juice — 750mL at 40% ABV (80 proof), small-batch distilled by the Guarapa method and aged in oak — and you can order it online at Del Mesa Liquor, San Diego, CA.
- ABV: 40% (80 proof)
- Size: 750mL
- Origin: Dominican Republic
- Method: Guarapa — distilled from pressed fresh sugarcane juice, not molasses
- Aging: oak-aged (specific age claim deliberately unstated)
Fresh Cane Juice, Dominican Oak
Most rum starts from molasses. Vizcaya starts from guarapa — freshly pressed sugarcane juice — distilled in small batches in the Dominican Republic. The Reserva Black is the brand's dark expression, rested in oak until it takes on a deep color and a profile of chocolate, walnut, honey, burnt marshmallow and caramel. (One note of honesty: the importer's launch materials claim 12–21 years in oak while the store's current copy says a 6-year solera base with sherry-cask reserves — until the conflict is resolved, this copy makes no year claim.) It's a rich, smooth dark rum that drinks closer to the brand's premium Cask 21 than to a mixing rum. Browse the full rum collection or see the whole Vizcaya range.
Tasting Notes
Chocolate, walnut, honey, burnt marshmallow, caramel and roasted nuts — rich and smooth with a long dark finish.
How to Enjoy
Sip neat or on a large cube; the body is built for it. It also stands up in a dark rum Old Fashioned or a rum Manhattan.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Guarapa method?
Guarapa is the Spanish/Portuguese word for fresh-pressed sugarcane juice — Vizcaya distills juice, not molasses.
Where is Vizcaya Rum made?
The Dominican Republic.
What is the ABV of Vizcaya Reserva Black?
40% ABV (80 proof).
How old is Vizcaya Reserva Black?
The brand's sources disagree on the aging length, so no age is stated here — it is an oak-aged dark Dominican rum.
Dark Dominican rum from fresh cane juice — order Vizcaya Reserva Black Rum online at Del Mesa Liquor in San Diego, CA.