FINISHED IN RED PINEAU DES CHARENTES CASK

GUATEMALA XO

Single casks 2018

Characteristics

Alc./Vol. 41.2%

Origin Guatemala

Distillery Darsa Distillery

Raw material Molasses

Fermentation 2-3 days

Distillation Column Still

Tropical Ageing several years in bourbon casks

Continental Ageing 1 year in Ferrand casks

Maturation 1 year in red Pineau des Charentes cask

Volatile Substances 238 g/hL AA

Esters 54 g/hL AA

Dosage 20 g/L

Cane sugar caramel E150a (% vol) No caramel added

Tasting notes

Nose

Elegant and balanced profile of wood, spices and fruits, a nice mixture of caramel, black currant and vanilla / reseda. Then it evolves on green banana, pear and apricot with some waxy and flowery notes.

Palate

Rich, the first sips show some varnish, pineapple and plum. The next ones are even fruitier with the apparition of sour cherry and gooseberry with delicate rose petal and ylang-ylang balanced by more earthy notes.

Finish

Quite long, spicy with nutmeg, fruity on cooked apple and fresh grape and floral on hyacinth.