Sonrisa Gold Oro Especial Rum

Sonrisa Gold Oro Especial Rum is the gold expression of Sonrisa, the Puerto Rican rum brand launched in 2024 by co-founders Shareef Malnik and Jae Goodman with partners including Fat Joe, Yandel and Martin Maldonado. Distilled and aged in Puerto Rico, Oro Especial — Special Gold — starts from the same aged base as the Platino, which spends a minimum of one year in oak, and is then twice-finished in once-used bourbon casks, the double finishing that gives it its gold color and its distinct, complex profile. Bottled at 40% ABV (80 proof) in a 750mL bottle, with zero carbs, zero sugar and a gluten-free profile. Every bottle sold sends one dollar to Puerto Rican small businesses through the brand's From Puerto Rico, For Puerto Rico program. It is available to order online at Del Mesa Liquor.

• Proof / ABV: 80 proof (40% ABV)
• Size: 750mL
• Age / Finish: Aged rum, twice-finished in once-used bourbon casks
• Origin: Distilled and aged in Puerto Rico

Twice-Finished in Bourbon Casks

Most gold rums get their color and call it a day. Oro Especial earns its character twice over: an aged Puerto Rican base, then a second round of finishing in once-used bourbon casks that layers vanilla and oak over the cane. Sonrisa — the Spanish word for smile — was built to lift rum alongside fine whiskey and tequila, and Oro Especial is the expression made for classic whiskey cocktails as much as for sipping. Browse the full shelf in our rum collection, and step up to the flagship in Sonrisa Reserva Gold Rum.

Tasting Notes

Gently sweet aromas of light caramel, toasted marshmallow and pipe tobacco lead to rich flavors of brown sugar and nougat alongside raw cane and mature maple, with a warm finish of oak and vanilla.

How to Enjoy

Extraordinary neat or on the rocks, and built for an Old Fashioned, a rum Manhattan or a Negroni — the bourbon-cask finish slots straight into whiskey-cocktail territory. More Puerto Rican and Caribbean bottlings live across our spirits range.

Frequently Asked Questions

What does Oro Especial mean, and how is it made?
Oro Especial is Spanish for Special Gold. The aged rum is twice-finished in once-used bourbon casks, a double-finishing process that produces its gold color and its caramel, brown sugar and maple character.

How strong is it, and what size is the bottle?
40% ABV (80 proof), in a 750mL bottle, distilled and aged in Puerto Rico.

What is the From Puerto Rico, For Puerto Rico program?
Sonrisa donates one dollar from every bottle sold to Puerto Rican small businesses recovering from Hurricane Maria, the pandemic and island-wide economic hardship.

Order Sonrisa Gold Oro Especial at Del Mesa Liquor in San Diego, CA — Puerto Rican gold rum with a bourbon-cask second act.