RHUM

RUM / RON extremely aromatic from a column still, softened by long maturation but muscular and full-bodied. On the nose it offers an explosion of wild esters: fermented overripe tropical fruit (banana, avocado, papaya) and a curious note of carpenter's glue. We then find cola, bergamot, pepper, cinnamon and a hint of ancient wood. We find the same fruity and spicy notes on the palate: sweet, succulent, dense, overwhelming in its intensity of esters but creamy. There's a hint of cereal and flour, before the cinnamon and pepper take control. Gradation 59%

RUM / RON An old rum from a legendary and now closed distillery in Trinidad, only slightly tamed by a 70 month finish in ex-whisky casks matured in sherry. The tannic intensity is enriched by a further level of richness, but remains extreme. On the nose we find powerful esters, bergamot, cola, but also the aromatic notes of anise and liquorice, and obviously the inevitable dark and deeply woody character. The influence of the finish is more evident on the palate: it starts succulent, rich, almost velvety, with a character of sultanas and orange marmalade. It begins to grow relentlessly towards the typical notes of liquorice root and gentian, black coffee and cloves, and towards a very warm and tannic finish. Enormously complex and with a long evolution in the glass. Gradation 59%