A superb-looking decanter bottle of XO rum from Barbados, aged in bourbon barrels before being shipped to France for a secondary maturation in Cognac casks from the Ferrand house. The result is a well balanced rum with a remarkably long finish, with a palate of chocolate, banana, coconut and mango. Now this is some very good stuff.
Hints of spicy oak on the nose, with guava, a little desiccated coconut and dried banana. Buttery.
Spiced, creamy palate entry, with sweet vanilla notes and caramel. Oaky spices.
Caramel. Toasted oak.
On the nose it's very bready and buttery, there's a pastry like aroma, alongside bananas and maple syrup. Very sweet, tropical fruitiness along with a yeasty, bready sensation. Very nice indeed. Very rich and smooth in the mouth, almost creamy. There's a little spicy tingle on the tongue with a deep vanilla sweetness. A cinnamon topped creme brulee springs to mind. The finish is medium in length, the vanilla turning to a fudgy toffee and then the banana comes back. A superb sipping rum, easy on the palate and would also be delicious poured over vanilla ice cream.
This is wonderful. As rums go it is not over sweet as some reviewers have claimed. The flavour is intense dark chocolate, marzipan, black treacle. My favourite rum to date.
Brilliant taste only thing is the bottle will go too fast!
Beautiful. Using it in an old fashioned with maple syrup (15/20ml) is incredible
One of best rum's we have tried will order again
