Havana Club Selección de Maestros
The rum made together by all of Havana Club's master blenders. Each maestro selects their best rums, which then age in selected casks and go directly from the cask into the bottle at 45%. Full-bodied, powerful and made to be tasted neat.
The work of all the maestros together
Havana Club Selección de Maestros is the result of the combined craftsmanship of the Maestros del Ron Cubano, the master blenders who oversee the house style. First, each maestro selects the rums they consider the best. These are blended together, then aged further in specially selected casks and bottled directly from the cask.
That last point explains the percentage: 45%, clearly higher than the 40% of the 7 Años. You get more body, more wood and a richer aroma. It is the Havana Club for whisky lovers, and a rum best discovered neat or with a few drops of water.
In brief
Full-bodied, woody and powerful
Rich and deep
A rich, full aroma with oak and warm, dark notes. Give it a little time in the glass.
Full-bodied
Plenty of body and clearly more strength than the 7 Años. The wood and maturity of the selected rums take center stage.
Long and warm
A long finish in which the 45% alcohol makes itself known. A drop of water makes it softer and rounder.
Flavor profile of Havana Club Selección de Maestros neat. A few drops of water soften the strength and open up the aroma.
How to taste a 45% rum
Taste it the way you would a high-proof whisky: start with a small sip, smell gently, and keep water at hand.
Neat, with water on the side
Pour 3 cl into a tulip-shaped tasting glass. Smell it gently first, then take a small sip. Next, add a few drops of water with a pipette or teaspoon and taste again.
Tasting glasses →With one large ice cube
Pour 4 cl over a large ice cube in a heavy tumbler. The cold tempers the 45%, and the melting water slowly opens up the rum.
Whisky glasses →As a robust Daiquiri
Shake 50 ml Selección de Maestros, 25 ml lime juice, and 15 ml sugar syrup vigorously, then strain into a chilled coupe. A Daiquiri with much more depth than one made with white rum.
To the recipe →Cocktails that can handle 45%
Selección can be enjoyed neat or mixed. If mixing, choose cocktails in which a powerful rum won't disappear.
Daiquiri
Rum, lime, and sugar. At 45%, this classic has much more body.
Zombie
Several rums, lime, fruit, and spices. A tiki cocktail that calls for a powerful rum.
Hurricane
Rum with passion fruit, orange, and lime. Its strength balances the fruit.
Hot Toddy
Rum, hot water, honey, and lemon. For cold evenings, while keeping the rum's flavor noticeable.The right glass for Selección de Maestros
A tasting glass to get to know the rum neat, a heavy tumbler for drinking over ice, a coupe for the Daiquiri, and a hurricane glass for the tiki side.
More Havana Club flavors
Havana Club
Where it began. On the brand page, you can read all about Havana Club: origins, varieties, and classic cocktails.
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Havana Club Añejo Especial
Young and old rum blended together, double-aged. Fuller than the 3 Años and made for the Cuba Libre.
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Havana Club 7 Años
At least seven years in white oak. Tobacco, cocoa, vanilla and dried fruit; neat or with a single ice cube.
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Havana Club 15 Años
Fifteen years in white oak, in a limited edition. Deep and woody, full of dried fruit, vanilla and caramel.
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Havana Club Cuban Spiced
Vanilla and spices with guava, coconut and pineapple. Sweeter than the rest and made for cola and ginger ale.
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Questions about Havana Club Selección de Maestros
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