An oak-aged sugarcane rum from Colombia’s coffee belt, distilled in Manizales by the state-owned Industria Licorera de Caldas. The brand dates from 1928 and is the country’s best known rum, drunk neat or lengthened with soda.
It is a state distillery’s branded rum, distilled under licence and defined by years in barrel at altitude.
What goes into it
- sugarcane molasses
- yeast
- oak barrels
How it is made
Molasses is diluted and fermented, then distilled in column stills to a light spirit. The spirit is aged in oak barrels in Manizales, at over 2,000 m, where the cool mountain air makes the ageing slower and gentler than at sea level. It is blended to a house style and bottled.
How long it takes: three, eight or twelve years in oak depending on the expression
How it is eaten
Neat, over ice, or with soda and lime.
History
Distilled in Manizales by the state-owned Industria Licorera de Caldas; the aged rum brand dates from 1928 and is Colombia’s best known.
Frequently asked questions
What is Ron Viejo de Caldas?
Ron Viejo de Caldas is a wine & spirit from Colombia: oak-aged sugarcane rum from the coffee belt, sipped neat or with soda. Distilled in Manizales by the state-owned Industria Licorera de Caldas; the aged rum brand dates from 1928 and is Colombia’s best known.
How is Ron Viejo de Caldas made?
Molasses is diluted and fermented, then distilled in column stills to a light spirit. The spirit is aged in oak barrels in Manizales, at over 2,000 m, where the cool mountain air makes the ageing slower and gentler than at sea level. It is blended to a house style and bottled. It takes three, eight or twelve years in oak depending on the expression.
Can I make Ron Viejo de Caldas at home?
No, and the atlas gives no method for it. It is a state distillery’s branded rum, distilled under licence and defined by years in barrel at altitude.
What goes into Ron Viejo de Caldas?
Sugarcane molasses, yeast, oak barrels.
How is Ron Viejo de Caldas eaten?
Neat, over ice, or with soda and lime.
