Ask any serious rum enthusiast in New York City where to find the best Venezuelan premium rum available in New York, and the answer will inevitably lead to 36Th Ave Wine & Spirits. As an official partner of Ron Carúpano, the brand that has defined Venezuelan rum excellence for over two and a half centuries. 36Th Ave Wine & Spirits provides access to a portfolio that has earned more international competition medals than any other Venezuelan rum brand in history.
La historia de Ron Carúpano comienza mucho antes de que la cultura moderna del ron descubriera Venezuela. En el siglo XVIII, en la Península de Paria, en el oriente de Venezuela, el Capitán español Félix del Fierro fundó lo que se convertiría en la destilería de ron con operación continua más antigua de Sudamérica. El Valle de Carúpano, donde se alza esta destilería, no es simplemente un telón de fondo pintoresco; es un participante activo en el carácter del ron. El microclima específico del valle, con su intenso calor tropical, alta humedad y vientos alisios constantes, crea condiciones para el envejecimiento en barrica que no se pueden replicar en ningún otro lugar del mundo. El ron envejecido aquí interactúa con la madera de manera diferente, absorbe y libera los compuestos del barril a un ritmo distinto, y desarrolla un perfil que es distintivamente, irreduciblemente venezolano.
This sense of place flows through every bottle available at 36Th Ave Wine & Spirits. In the Añejo 6 Reserva Especial, it manifests as vibrant tropical fruit and raw sugarcane sweetness, the natural character of Venezuelan molasses before time and oak add complexity. In the Reserva Exclusiva 12, twelve years of that tropical terroir have built something more substantial: amber-golden rum with rich vanilla, almond, and caramel notes, perfectly balanced and endlessly rewarding. The Reserva Limitada 18 takes the journey further, eighteen years without replenishment of the barrel, producing a concentrated intensity that recalls premium aged Scotch whisky in its depth and refinement. Wine critics who have scored this expression at 93+ points are not being generous; they are simply describing accurately what this rum achieves.
The Reserva Privada 21 and the legendary Legendario 25 Single Barrel exist in a different category altogether, these are spirits that belong in the company of the world’s greatest aged expressions, full stop. The 21 Year has been rated at 95 points. The 25 Year is produced in only 500 numbered crystal decanters annually. Both are available at 36Th Ave Wine & Spiris in New York City for those who understand that the best rum in the world should be accessible to those who seek it.
Ron Carúpano has received Gold Medals from the San Francisco World Spirits Competition, the most demanding blind-tasting competition in American spirits. It has claimed top positions at the World Rum Awards. It has been praised by Wine Enthusiast, The Tasting Panel, and Spirits Business. And critically, it has earned all of this recognition while maintaining its zero-additive philosophy, no colorants, no artificial flavors, no added sugars, in a category where many producers routinely add sweeteners to mask deficiencies. When you purchase Ron Carúpano at 36Th Ave Wine & Spirits, you are purchasing rum that earns its reputation the honest way.
Visit 36Th Ave Wine & Spirits in New York City, New York today. The full Ron Carúpano range is available for purchase, and the premium Venezuelan rum experience you have been looking for is waiting.
