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LEGENDS OF RUM

FIJI ISLANDS 2007


Extreme series 2026

Characteristics


CATEGORY Extreme Series VI – Legends of Rum

ABV 57.8 % alc./vol.

ORIGIN FIJI ISLANDS – Rum Co. of Fiji

RAW MATERIAL Molasses

FERMENTATION 4-5 days

DISTILLATION Pot still

VINTAGE 2007

TROPICAL AGEING 14 years in bourbon casks

CONTINENTAL AGEING 4 years in Ferrand casks

VOLATILES COMPOUNDS 851 g/hL AA

ESTERS 190 g/hL AA

BROWNING 0 g/L

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

Tasting notes


COLOUR

AMBER WITH GOLDEN HIGHLIGHTS.


NOSE

INTENSE AND MULTI-LAYERED, OPENING ON RICH TOBACCO, DRIED APRICOT, AND CANDIED ORANGE PEEL. A BOLD ESTER PRESENCE EMERGES WITH HINTS OF VARNISH AND AGED
WOOD, GRADUALLY EVOLVING INTO FLAMBÉED BANANA, RIPE PEACH, AND ROASTED HAZELNUT. SPICY AND HERBAL UNDERTONES OF NUTMEG, MINT, AND PECAN ADD COMPLEXITY, WHILE A SUBTLE SMOKY TOUCH LINGERS IN THE BACKGROUND.


PALATE

LUSH AND FULL-BODIED, WITH AN OILY MOUTHFEEL. HONEYED RICHNESS INTERTWINES WITH DEEP NOTES OF LICORICE, DARK CHOCOLATE, AND COCOA. A DELICATE
BALANCE BETWEEN FRUITY AND SMOKY ELEMENTS UNFOLDS, REVEALING NUANCES OF PASSION FRUIT, BITTER ORANGE, AND TOASTED MOLASSES. A PEATY, ALMOST
WHISKY-LIKE CHARACTER EMERGES WITH HINTS OF PEPPER, VANILLA FUDGE, AND ROASTED NUTS.


FINISH

LONG AND EVOLVING, WITH LAYERS OF CHARRED OAK, LICORICE, AND DARK COFFEE. SALINE AND DRY NOTES BRING FRESHNESS, WHILE LINGERING TRACES OF BALSAM,
CLOVE, AND COCONUT MILK ADD DEPTH, WITH HINTS OF MENTHOL AND SICHUAN PEPPER.


EMPTY GLASS

LICORICE, TOBACCO, VANILLA, AND COCOA, WITH SUBTLE ECHOES OF NUTMEG, SMOKY CHARCOAL, AND TOASTED BREAD CRUST.