Bottled exclusively for Clos des Spiritueux
Trinidad Rum, Caroni 1998, Bourbon Cask and Recycled Rum Cask, 11 years in Trinidad, 14 years in the UK, 61,9% ABV, Cask Strength, only 350 bottles, 500ml
« Roll the cameras for a murder mystery as the smell of gunpowder hovers in the air above the hole in an old tweed riding jacket, and an ink-stained note lies under a broken inkwell and a fountain pen. »
Colour: Rich mahogany
Nose: Funk in the form of boot polish, rubber boots, vinyl cine-reel, flambéed tropical fruits covered in spices and roast nuts, and late-autumn orchards. There's candied orange dunnage, pulpy paper blotted with ink stains from a polished silver inkwell on an antique oak desk, tweed, gunpowder, mint throat sweets, horsehair-stuffed armchair, woollen blanket, dark chocolate truffles.
Palate: A hit of filthy funk with tar and rubber tobacco, tweed, bootlaces, leather driving gloves, antique leather-bound books, prunes, condensed milk, dark chocolate vanilla truffles, gunpowder, vinyl, aniseed balls and a richly roasted Turkish coffee with a hint of Armagnac and caramel.
Finish: Silver polish blends with chai tea, followed by rich coffee and tobacco on a wooden tray.
Conclusion: A sophisticated, rich rum with deep chocolate and coffee notes, perfect as a digestif instead of whisky or Armagnac.