Barbados 2018

Single casks 2024

Characteristics

CATEGORY Single Casks PREMIUM 2024

ABV 51,7% alc./vol.

ORIGIN BARBADOS – West Indies Rum Distillery

RAW MATERIAL Molasses

FERMENTATION 2 - 3 days

DISTILLATION Pot & column still

Pot & column still 2018

TROPICAL AGEING 3 years in bourbon casks

CONTINENTAL AGEING 2 years in Ferrand casks

FURTHER MATURATION Matured 1 year in Saint-Estèphe wine cask

VOLATILE COMPOUNDS 206 g/hL AA

ESTERS 74 g/hL AA

BROWNING 0 g/L

CANE SUGAR CARAMEL E150a (% volume) 0 g/L

Tasting notes

COLOR

AMBER

NOSE

ELEGANT AND VINOUS, WITH FRUITY,
EARTHY, AND MINERAL IMPRESSIONS. OAK,
ALMOND, CARAMEL, CINNAMON AND VANILLA
PROVIDE A REFINED BACKDROP,
COMPLEMENTED BY AN ELEGANT SPICINESS
AND SMOKINESS.

PALATE

STRUCTURED AND COMPLEX, IT FEATURES
A BLEND OF FRUITS, WITH PLUM TAKING
CENTER STAGE, ALONG WITH TOBACCO AND
LEATHER ADDING DEPTH. CUSTARD AND
BAKING SPICES BRING WARMTH, FOLLOWED
BY LIQUORICE, PEPPER, BAY LEAF, AND
COFFEE.

FINISH

VERY LONG ON BUTTERSCOTCH AND CEDAR,
GRAPHITE AND THYME HONEY FOLLOWED BY
BANANA, NUTMEG, AND MILK CHOCOLATE.

EMPTY GLASS

PEPPER, CARAMEL, ALMOND AND PRUNE.