🥃 Angostura 3 Year Old
White rum from House of Angostura in Trinidad: aged in oak for up to three years, filtered twice through charcoal; 37.5% ABV; Difford's Guide lists it as Reserva 3 Year Old White.
Angostura 3 Year Old is a white rum from House of Angostura, the Trinidadian company; Difford's Guide lists it as Angostura Reserva 3 Year Old White. According to the producer's website, the rum is matured in oak casks for up to three years and then filtered twice through charcoal. Its strength is 37.5% ABV, according to Difford's Guide.
The rum is distilled from fermented molasses at the Angostura distillery in Trinidad. Charcoal filtering softens the taste and removes the colour the spirit picks up in oak, which is why it is clear. The producer does not state the cask type for this version. The minimum strength for rum in the EU is 37.5% ABV, so this version is bottled right at the edge of the category.
Why this matters to you. Among the brand's rums, this is the only one the producer describes as filtered to clarity: Angostura 5 Year Old and Angostura 7 Year Old keep their colour from the cask and are bottled at 40% ABV. Compare it with Mount Gay Silver, also a white rum but from Barbados. The WHO reminds us that there is no safe level of alcohol consumption.
Facts
| Alcohol (% vol.) | 37.5% ABV (per Difford's Guide) |
|---|---|
| Raw material | fermented molasses |
| Minimum maturation | up to 3 years in oak casks (per producer); Difford's — 3 years |
| EU category | 1 — rum |
| Legal basis | Reg. (EU) 2019/787, Annex I, category 1 (rum) |
How it connects to Spirits
🥃 Angostura 3 Year Old → packed in → 🍷 Oak barrel ← packed in ← 🥃 Spirits
Links
- Packed in
- 🍷 Oak barrel
- Made from
- 🥃 Sugar cane and molasses
- What it contains
- 🍷 Ethanol
- What it affects
- 🍷 Alcohol and health, 🍷 Drunk driving
- Part of
- 🥃 House of Angostura, 🥃 Rum
- Similar and different
- 🥃 Mount Gay Silver, 🥃 Angostura 1919, 🥃 Angostura 1919, 🥃 Angostura 5 Year Old, 🥃 Angostura 5 Year Old
Frequently asked questions
Is it true that white rum is not aged?
Not always. Angostura 3 Year Old matures in oak for up to three years, and its colour is removed by double charcoal filtration.
What is the strength of Angostura 3 Year Old?
37.5% ABV, according to Difford's Guide, which is the minimum for rum in the EU.
Are Angostura Reserva and Angostura 3 Year Old the same rum?
According to the available information, yes: Difford's Guide describes it as Reserva 3 Year Old White, and the producer as 3-year-old.
What to read next
- 🍷 Alcohol and health — Alcohol in any drink is harmful in large amounts, and the risks grow with the quantity.
- 🍷 Ethanol — The alcohol formed during fermentation that makes you drunk.
- 🍷 Oak barrel — A wooden barrel of oak staves in which wine matures and breathes.
- 🥃 Angostura 1919 — Blended Trinidad rum from House of Angostura with no age statement: up to 8 years in ex-bourbon casks per Difford's Guide; 40% ABV; the name comes from casks marked “1919” that survived the 1932 fire.
- 🍷 Drunk driving — Never drive after drinking wine: alcohol slows your reactions.
Similar
🥃 Angostura 1824 · 🥃 Angostura 7 Year Old · 🥃 Angostura 1919 · 🥃 Angostura 5 Year Old · 🥃 Mount Gay Eclipse · 🥃 Barceló Blanco Añejado
⚠️ Spirit drinks contain alcohol and are for adults only. Alcohol harms health. Do not drink during pregnancy or before driving; check the label for ingredients and possible allergens.
Sources
- ANGOSTURA: Premium Rums (3-year-old up to 3 years, twice charcoal-filtered; 5-Year-Old min. 5 years bourbon oak; 7-Year-Old light, medium and heavy rums; Founders Reserve 1824; Grand Reserve 1919, 1932 fire)
- Difford's Guide: Angostura Reserva 3 Year Old White Trinidadian Rum (37.5 %; aged 3 years; charcoal filtered; distilled from fermented molasses)
- Regulation (EU) 2019/787 on spirit drinks (OJ L 130, 17.5.2019), Annex I, category 1 (rum: molasses or cane juice, min. 37.5 % ABV)
- WHO/Europe: No level of alcohol consumption is safe for our health (04.01.2023)