🥃 Angostura 7 Year Old
Aged rum from House of Angostura in Trinidad: a blend of light, medium and heavy molasses rums, at least seven years in charred ex-bourbon casks; 40% ABV.
Angostura 7 Year Old is an aged rum from House of Angostura, the Trinidadian company. According to Difford's Guide, it is a blend of molasses rums matured for at least seven years in charred American oak casks that once held bourbon. It is bottled at 40% ABV.
The producer describes it as a powerful blend of light, medium and heavy rums: characterful, with a pronounced taste and a silky texture. The raw material is molasses, a by-product of sugar cane processing. Difford's Guide notes that the rum is made by Angostura Ltd, owned by Angostura Holdings Limited; the sources do not specify the type of still.
Why this matters to you. The age here is two years older than in Angostura 5 Year Old, and the minimum age is stated directly on the label. Compare it with Angostura 1919, which has the same strength but no age statement, and with Mount Gay Black Barrel, which also matures in bourbon casks. The WHO reminds us that there is no safe level of alcohol consumption.
Facts
| Alcohol (% vol.) | 40% ABV |
|---|---|
| Raw material | light, medium and heavy molasses rums |
| Cask type | charred American oak casks, once used for bourbon |
| Minimum maturation | at least 7 years |
| EU category | 1 — rum |
| Legal basis | Reg. (EU) 2019/787, Annex I, category 1 (rum) |
How it connects to Spirits
🥃 Angostura 7 Year Old → packed in → 🍷 Oak barrel ← packed in ← 🥃 Spirits
Links
- Packed in
- 🍷 Oak barrel, 🥃 Ex-bourbon 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 Black Barrel, 🥃 Angostura 1824, 🥃 Angostura 1824, 🥃 Angostura 5 Year Old, 🥃 Angostura 5 Year Old
Frequently asked questions
Is it true that every rum in Angostura 7 Year Old is exactly seven years old?
No. Seven years is the minimum age: according to Difford's Guide, the rums in the blend are matured for at least that long.
What casks is Angostura 7 Year Old matured in?
Charred American oak casks that once held bourbon, according to Difford's Guide.
What is the strength of Angostura 7 Year Old?
40% ABV.
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 1824 — Aged rum from House of Angostura in Trinidad: a blend of mature rums from charred oak casks; 12 years and 40% ABV per Difford's Guide; sold since 2000; the name is the year of Siegert's bitters.
- 🍷 Drunk driving — Never drive after drinking wine: alcohol slows your reactions.
Similar
🥃 Angostura 1919 · 🥃 Angostura 3 Year Old · 🥃 Angostura 5 Year Old · 🥃 Angostura 1824 · 🥃 Mount Gay Eclipse · 🥃 Mount Gay XO
⚠️ 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
- Difford's Guide: Angostura 7 Year Old Trinidadian Rum (40 %; molasses-based rums, min. 7 years in once-used charred American oak ex-bourbon barrels)
- 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)
- 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)