Zaya Zaya Alta Fuerza 16 year 750 ml

Zaya Alta Fuerza is a 16-year-old rum bottled at a higher strength than the brand's standard aged expressions, with "Alta Fuerza" translating to "high strength" in Spanish. The extra proof brings more intensity to Zaya's usual smooth, dessert-leaning profile of vanilla, caramel, and brown sugar, giving the barrel spice and oak more presence than a standard-proof pour would. Sixteen years of aging adds real depth on top of that higher strength, layering in dried fruit and toasted wood alongside the sweeter base notes. It's built for rum drinkers who already like Zaya's smooth house style but want a bigger, more assertive version rather than the everyday bottling. This is a sipping rum first, with enough backbone to hold up in a stirred cocktail if you want one.

How to drink Zaya Alta Fuerza

Drink it neat or with a single large cube—the higher proof gives it enough backbone to handle a bit of dilution without going flat. It also makes a rich, rum-forward Old Fashioned if you want to put the extra strength to work.

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