FINISHED IN BANYULS CASK

BARBADOS XO

Single casks 2018

Characteristics

Alc./Vol. 40.8%

Origin Barbados

Distillery West Indies Rum Distillery

Raw material Molasses

Fermentation 3-4 days

Distillation Pot Still & Twin Column

Tropical Ageing several years in bourbon casks

Continental Ageing 1 year in Ferrand casks

Maturation 1 year in Banyuls cask

Volatile Substances 180 g/hL AA

Esters 60 g/hL AA

Dosage 20 g/L

Cane sugar caramel E150a (% vol) No caramel added

Tasting notes

Nose

Complex and elegant, it starts with nutmeg, oak, cherry, blackberry and then come deeper notes of coffee, leather and walnut. It evolves on raisins, prunes, fig and cocoa.

Palate

Full and elegant, the first sips are quite spicy with cinnamon and cloves, followed by butterscotch and coconut. The come delicate notes of citrus, honeysuckle and pepper.

Finish

The Banyuls kicks back with tobacco and rancio balanced by cooked banana and hazelnut.