Tastes

An intense, Dark Rum by Master Distiller Allen Smith for Mount Gay Distilleries Ltd in Barbados; getting its name from the deeply charred finishing casks. It’s a cross section of Mount Gay Rums aged between 3 & 7 years with more than 1/2 of the Spirit dripping off double pot stills & the rest coming from the column stills. All of the Rum was aged in American Whiskey barrels. After marrying, the Rum was finished in ex-Bourbon casks & bottled at 43% ABV. It has an aromatic birth with notes of Rum-raisin cream, vanilla toffee, allspice & a hint of brown butter; while a bold life adds notes of gingerbread, toffee, cinnamon & cracked pepper; that leads to a long rich & spicy death. March 2021

A complex, Blended Dark Rum by Master Distiller Allen Smith for Mount Gay Distilleries Ltd in Barbados distilled in both a pot & column still; then aged between 5 & 17 years in a combination of cask types: ex-Bourbon, ex-Whiskey & ex-Cognac; before being bottles at 43% ABV. It has an aromatic birth with notes of flamed orange zest, mulling spice & humidor; while a delicate & creamy life adds notes of mango, raw cane, plantain, cloves & warm oak; that leads to a warm & spicy death of medium length with notes of pepper & toffee. March / April / December 2021

A rich, Aged Rum sourced from the West Indies: Barbados, Dominican Republic & Panama; blended & aged for a minimum of 5 to 8 years in ex-bourbon, whiskey & Armagnac casks. It has an aromatic birth with notes of notes of fruits, wood, herbs & spices; while a full & complex life adds notes of dried & yellow fruits, toffee, vanilla; that leads to a rich death of medium length with notes of caramel & tobacco. December 2021

A rich, Aged Rum sourced from the West Indies, Dominican Republic, Guyana. Trinidad & Panama; aged for a minimum of 8 to 15 years in ex-bourbon, whiskey & Armagnac casks. It has an aromatic birth with notes of fruits, wood, herbs & spices; while a full & complex life adds notes of roasted sugar cane, raisins, dark molasses, allspice; that leads to a rich death of medium length with notes of sherry, caramel, tobacco, oak & smoke. December 2021

A rich, limited batch, aged Afro-Carribean Rum that is a collaboration between Barbados' Foursquare, aged in American white oak & Gray's Distillery of Mauritius, aged in French limousine oak & Cognac casks. It's then married in ex-bourbon casks and bottled at Foursquare & bottled at 43% ABV. It has an aromatic birth with notes of buttery oak, marmalade on toast, chocolate truffle & dried berries; while a rich life adds notes of chocolate, oak, butterscotch & ginger; that leads to a balanced death of medium length with notes of sweet pepper, anise, oak, juicy raspberry, orange oil & caraway. November 2022

An elegant, Rum by Juan Alberto Alvarez in the Dominican Republic crafted with local sugar cane juice that is fermented for 30 hours & aged at 70 proof for 10 to 15 years in ex-bourbon barrels using the Solera method before being bottled at 40% ABV. It has an aromatic birth with notes of sugar, citrus, dried fruit, nut, wood & spice; while a rich life adds notes of orange, raisin, dried cherry, vanilla & coconut; that leads to a balanced & semi-sweet death of medium length with notes of pepper, almond, toasted oak & smoke. April 2023

An intense, Rhum Agricole from Martinique, made in the foothills of Montagne Pelee, lies JM’s Rum distillery, dating back to the year 1790. The name comes from the initials of Jean-Marie Martin, the founder of the distillery. The rhum is distilled in column stills & aged in oak for over 10 years. It has an aromatic birth with notes of toasted nut, lemon, sage, mango, passion fruit & a hint of a Bourbon; while a copper filled life adds hints of citrus, caramel, cinnamon & nuts; that led to a long & warm death with notes of white pepper, cinnamon & nutmeg. June 2017 / April 2018

An elegant rhum Agricole from Martinique by Clément; featuring vintages that date back to the 1970s & even one that goes back to the 1950s, among other younger vintages. It has an aromatic & vegetal birth with notes of sugar & earth; while a bold life adds notes of spicy oak, dried fruit & light smoke; that led to a long & complex finish. June 2017 / April 2018

An elegant, Rhum Agricole aged in oak for four years. It has an aromatic birth with notes of brown sugar & milk chocolate; while a full & elegant life adds pepper, sugar cane, smoke, dried fruits, orange & coffee beans; that led to a silky & semi-sweet death with a touch of cocoa. June 2017 / April 2018