{"title":"Matusalem Rum","description":"\u003cp\u003eMatusalem is a Cuban-heritage rum house founded in Santiago de Cuba in 1872 and now produced in the Dominican Republic, known for its solera-aged Gran Reserva 18 and Gran Reserva 23. Shop Matusalem rum at Chips Liquor in Pacific Beach, San Diego with fast shipping.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"ron-matusalem-gran-reserva-gold-rum-15yr","title":"Ron Matusalem Gran Reserva Gold 15 Year Rum","description":"\u003cp\u003eMatusalem 15 is the range's workhorse — the solera Inu A Kena reviewed as the step up from the Platino, from the house that fled Cuba with its recipe. Matusalem was founded in Santiago de Cuba in 1872 by two Spanish brothers who brought brandy-making expertise to rum, and became one of the island's great houses before the 1959 revolution forced the family into exile; after decades of feuding among the heirs, a 1995 settlement let the brand relaunch in 2002, made in the Dominican Republic to the original formula. Gran Reserva 15 is Cuban-style column rum from molasses, aged in an oak-cask solera — the fractional blending system the founders borrowed from sherry, where 15 is the solera's designation rather than a guaranteed age — and bottled at 40% ABV in a dark bottle with an antiqued map label. Inu A Kena noted the word CUBA prominent on the label despite the Dominican origin. Expect the Matusalem house style in its lightest aged form: a nose of vanilla, toffee, light oak, and orange peel, opening into a smooth, medium-light, gently sweet palate of caramel, dried fruit, and soft spice with the Spanish-style rum's clean, brandy-like elegance, finishing moderately long. Honest note: it's Dominican, not Cuban, and the number is a solera designation, not an age — and Rum Ratings' drinkers found the 23 a clear step up. For a Cuba Libre worth the name, a Rum Old Fashioned, a Mojito with an aged base, or neat over ice, it's the 1872 formula at its most approachable.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBuy Ron Matusalem Gran Reserva Gold 15 Year Rum online with fast shipping right to your door.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chips Liquor","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42650301923584,"sku":"C0004837L","price":35.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0057\/8089\/7892\/products\/RonMatu15yr.jpg?v=1650059340"},{"product_id":"ron-matusalem-platino-silver-rum","title":"Ron Matusalem Platino Silver Rum","description":"\u003cp\u003ePlatino is Matusalem's white — the Cuban-style silver from the house that fled the island with its recipe. Matusalem was founded in Santiago de Cuba in 1872 by two Spanish brothers who brought brandy-making expertise to rum, and became one of the island's great houses before the 1959 revolution forced the family into exile; after decades of feuding among the heirs, a 1995 settlement let the brand relaunch in 2002, made in the Dominican Republic to the original formula. Platino is Cuban-style column rum from molasses, aged in oak and then charcoal-filtered to crystal clear, bottled at 40% ABV — the aged-and-filtered white that Cuba's great houses built the Daiquiri and the Mojito on. Inu A Kena had tried the Platino before working up the range. Expect a clean nose of light cane, vanilla, and a faint citrus note with a touch of the aging's roundness, opening into a smooth, dry, medium-light palate with subtle oak and a crisp, clean finish — more body than a neutral white, less funk than a pot-still one. Honest note: it's a bar-well white built for the classic Cuban cocktails, not a sipper, and it's Dominican, not Cuban, whatever the label implies. For a Daiquiri, a Mojito, a Cuba Libre, a Hemingway Special, or a Piña Colada, it's the 1872 formula in white. Santiago's recipe, Santo Domingo's still.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBuy Ron Matusalem Platino Silver Rum online with fast shipping right to your door.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chips Liquor","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42852879991040,"sku":"C0006387L","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0057\/8089\/7892\/products\/RonMatuPlatino.jpg?v=1653780289"},{"product_id":"matusalem-gran-reserva-23-year-rum","title":"Matusalem Gran Reserva 23 Year Rum","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Rum Howler scored Matusalem 23 a 92.5 — bold flavors, tempered sweetness, and his suggestion is an Old Fashioned. Matusalem was founded in Santiago de Cuba in 1872 by two Spanish brothers who brought brandy-making expertise to rum, and became one of the island's great houses before the 1959 revolution forced the family into exile; after decades of feuding among the heirs, a 1995 settlement let the brand relaunch in 2002, made in the Dominican Republic to the original Cuban formula. Gran Reserva 23 is the flagship: Cuban-style column rum from molasses, aged in an oak-cask solera — the fractional blending system the founders borrowed from sherry, where 23 is the solera's designation rather than a guaranteed age — and bottled at 40% ABV in a heavy decanter with the swallow embossed at the base. Difford's found a reassuringly dry sipper: cinnamon, nutmeg, milk chocolate, crème caramel, espresso, and vanilla, medium-to-full, dry and spicy, with cigar leaf and nutty caramel. Master of Malt: fresh honey, golden syrup, almond, cedar, creamy and rich. Rum Ratings' drinkers find toffee, orange, fudge, cherry, butterscotch, and marzipan, sweet but not cloying with an earthy, tingling finish. Honest note, and The Rum Howler raised it: it's Dominican, not Cuban, whatever the label implies, and 23 is a solera number, not an age — one drinker found it less oaky than the number suggests. For an Old Fashioned, a cigar, or neat over ice, it's the Cuban formula in a Dominican glass.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBuy Matusalem Gran Reserva 23 Year Rum online with fast shipping right to your door.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chips Liquor","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44079476769024,"sku":"C0007837L","price":54.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0057\/8089\/7892\/files\/Matuslaem23yr.jpg?v=1700276237"},{"product_id":"matusalem-gran-reserva-18-year-rum","title":"Matusalem Gran Reserva 18 Year Rum","description":"\u003cp\u003eGran Reserva 18 is the middle of Matusalem's solera range — the Cuban formula at a step below the flagship 23. Matusalem was founded in Santiago de Cuba in 1872 by two Spanish brothers who brought brandy-making expertise to rum, and became one of the island's great houses before the 1959 revolution forced the family into exile; after decades of feuding among the heirs, a 1995 settlement let the brand relaunch in 2002, made in the Dominican Republic to the original recipe. The 18 is Cuban-style column rum from molasses, aged in an oak-cask solera — the fractional blending system the founders borrowed from sherry, where 18 is the solera's designation rather than a guaranteed age — and bottled at 40% ABV. It sits between the lighter Solera 15 that Inu A Kena reviewed and the 23 that The Rum Howler scored 92.5: expect a nose of toffee, vanilla, orange peel, and light oak with a hint of cocoa, opening into a smooth, medium-bodied, gently sweet palate of butterscotch, dried fruit, cinnamon, and nutmeg with the Spanish-style rum's clean, brandy-like elegance, finishing warm and moderately long. Honest note, and it applies to the whole range: it's Dominican, not Cuban, whatever the label implies, and the number is a solera designation, not an age — this is a soft, sweet-leaning Spanish-style sipper rather than a dry cask-strength rum. For a Rum Old Fashioned, a Cuba Libre worth the name, a cigar, or neat over ice, it's the 1872 formula at an approachable price.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBuy Matusalem Gran Reserva 18 Year Rum online with fast shipping right to your door.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chips Liquor","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44079502393600,"sku":"C0007840L","price":41.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0057\/8089\/7892\/files\/Matusalem18yr.jpg?v=1700277172"}],"url":"https:\/\/chipsliquor.com\/collections\/matusalem-rum.oembed","provider":"Chips Liquor","version":"1.0","type":"link"}