That just changed, when I got to try Don Q Gran Anejo.

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The American Academy of Hospitality Sciences (AAHS) recently honored Destileria Serralles, maker of DonQ Grand Anejo Rum, with the prestigious 5 Star Diamond Award.

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Aged tequilas, called reposado or anejo, are meant for sipping slowly.

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The Gran Anejo is an interesting color, very light for a dark rum, with a golden hue, almost the color of a blended Scotch like Chivas or Johnnie Walker.

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Made from personally selected blue agave plants, multiple distilled with pure spring water, it gets its platinum color from ultra-modern filtration, and is finished by hand with an extra anejo tequila which has rested in oak barrels for five years to enhance the flavor.

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