![]() Most of the Rum is aged in oak or ex-wine casks, giving its color and flavor. Rum history allegedly started in the Carribiens in the 17th century when they started to ferment and distill molasses, a byproduct of sugar production. This rum is a complex, well-aged sipping rum with endless character and cascading layers of flavor. Other notes like sandalwood, peppercorns, and leather are all present on the finish. XO is a brilliant and expressive rhum agricole, blended with at minimum of six-year-old rums aged in re-charred bourbon barrels. It has compelling notes of pickling spices, honeyed dried tropical fruits, toffee, and creme brulee with a soft, bright, dry-yet-fruity medium-full body. J.M.’s rhum agricole is also one of the few labels with Appellation d’Origine Controlle (AOC), which dictates the way sugar cane is grown and processed. Instead the sugar cane harvest is followed by the growth of bananas or pineapples, it is a rotating loop of cultivation. The farmers on Martinique do not burn the cane fields after harvest. Fresh spring water is also used to produce the rum, contributing to its enhanced flavor profile. rhum is also defined by the unique qualities of the sugar cane, which is grown in volcanic soil and damp sea air, yielding a lower sugar content. This gives the rum a very distinct character. The eponymous rum is a rhum agricole, meaning it is made by distilling sugar cane juice. The distillery is situated in the middle of the 300 hectares of the Fonds-Préville estate, which dates back to 1790. is a French sugar cane juice rum founded in 1845 by Jean-Marie Martin in the foothills of Montagne Pelee on the island of Martinique. EXIMO RHUM FULLFull bodied and rich, this is best enjoyed on its own as a sipping rum.Rhum J.M. It has notes of mangoes and pineapples, and warm spices.Ĭhamarel VSOP Premium Rum 70cl / 41% - Chamarel is based on the south-west coast of Mauritius. ![]() Nicaragua 13 Year Old Rum - Berry Bros and Rudd 70cl / 46% / Berry Bros and Rudd - This 13-year-old Nicaraguan rum was distilled in 2004 and bottled by Berry Bros & Rudd. ![]() Nicaragua 12 Year Old Rum - Berry Bros and Rudd 70cl / 46% / Berry Bros and Rudd - This 12-year-old rum was distilled at a mystery distillery in Nicaragua before being bottled by Berry Bros. Fruity and rich, this rum has notes of bananas, mangoes, caramel and cinnamon. Medium-bodied and spicy with notes of cinnamon, nutmeg and vanilla, this is best enjoyed neat or on the rocks.īarbados 10 Year Old Rum - Berry Bros and Rudd 70cl / 46% / Berry Bros and Rudd - This 10-year-old Barbadian rum was distilled in 2005 and bottled by Berry Bros & Rudd. It was distilled at Diamond distillery and is bottled at a punchy 54%.Īngostura 1824 Rum - 12 Year Old 70cl / 40% - An exceptional premium rum with a captivating aroma of sweet molasses, vanilla, honey and spices and a remarkably long and flavour-packed finish.īacardi Facundo Eximo Rum - 10 Year Old 70cl / 40% - Eximo is a 10-year-old rum as part of Bacardi's premium sipping rum range, Facundo. HMS Royal Oak is a blend of rums aged between seven to twelve years in bourbon casks, all of which were crafted in a Coffey still at St Lucia.Īncient Mariner 10 Year Old Navy Rum - Diamond Distillery 50cl / 54% - Ancient Mariner 10 Year Old is a Guyanan rum in the navy style -big, dark and rich. A dry rum with notes of dried fruit and coffee.Īdmiral Rodney HMS Royal Oak Rum 70cl / 40% - A delectable St Lucian rum with notes of raisins, prunes, tropical spice, chocolate and toasty oak. Ron Abuelo 15 Year Old Napoleon Cognac Cask Finish 70cl / 40% - One of three releases in Abuelo's XV Finish Collection, this has spent the end of its 15-year maturation in barrels which used to hold Napoleon Cognac. Ron Abuelo 15 Year Old Tawny Port Finish 70cl / 40% - Finished in tawny-port casks, this expression in Abuelo's XV Finish Collection has notes of berries and excellent balance between sweetness and dried-fruit flavours. ![]()
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