Rum
Rum (sometimes spelt Rhum) is made from sugarcane juice or molasses. All rums are distilled clear, with heavy or dark rums made in traditional pot stills with a slow fermentation of up to 12 days. Lighter rums ferment only 24 hours and are produced with modern continuous stills.
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With a perfumed nose full of musk and exoticism, this rum charms and entices with equal measure. Pink peppercorn, vanilla, waxed apple skin and rosehip crowd the nose, while the palate affords floral tea, beeswax and glacé cherries. Joyously, this isn’t too unctuous, with no excess sweetness beyond a supple fleshiness to balance the spice. It just cries out for a wedge of orange and lashings of ginger beer or cola, for a refreshing salve any night of the week.
Rob Whitehead, Spirits Buyer (February 2019)
Rob Whitehead, Spirits Buyer (February 2019)
New to the Penny Blue stable is this VSOP. Deep and enticing with notes of marmalade, melon skin and cloves, it is soft yet luxuriant. As with Penny Blue’s award-winning XO, it is entirely natural in colour and non-chill-filtered.
Penny Blue is named after the world's rarest stamp, printed in Mauritius in 1847. Berry Bros. & Rudd’s Spirits Specialist, Doug McIvor, and Jean-Francoise Koenig, Master Distiller at Medine combine their expertise to distil, age and select casks at the very peak of their maturity.
Penny Blue is named after the world's rarest stamp, printed in Mauritius in 1847. Berry Bros. & Rudd’s Spirits Specialist, Doug McIvor, and Jean-Francoise Koenig, Master Distiller at Medine combine their expertise to distil, age and select casks at the very peak of their maturity.
Often claimed to be the birthplace of rum, Barbados has over 350 years’ experience growing sugar cane. This example is softly brooding on the nose, with sugared almonds providing levity, especially allied to a palate offering notes of dense wood and molasses. This is a delightfully old-fashioned rum of a type that has been popular on these islands for generations.
Doorly's is blended with rums aged from 6 to 12 years old. It cobines Barbados finest, oldest rums with a special second maturation. The special ‘rare’ second maturation takes place in solid oak Spanish Oloroso Sherry Casks, which ages Doorly's XO Fine Old Barbados Rum to perfection for a taste of exception smoothness and superiority.
Given 5 stars by Dave Broom in 'Rum'.
Given 5 stars by Dave Broom in 'Rum'.
This añejo Rum made from a blend of light and heavy molasses-based rums aged for a minimum of 8 years in charred American oak bourbon barrels. Angostura 1919 rum possesses a rich, golden-amber hue with excellent clarity. The rum exudes a complex bouquet brimming over with aromas of cocoa, molasses, caramel and vanilla. It is remarkably soft and well rounded as the rum glides over the plate without a hint of harshness or biting edge. Within moments it opens up, revealing a generous and long-lasting array of toasty flavours. The finish is warm and very relaxing.
Created in small batches, each one with its own personality, Penny Blue rum is matured on the estate and is, by definition, rare and finite.
Every batch is unique although there is continuity in overall style to retain the rich, smooth, fruity complexity that makes this single estate Rum a real expression of its Mauritian terroir.
The Penny Blue Mauritian Rum Collection is not only popular with connoisseurs but is also recognized by the spirits industry as the very best in class. Most lately Penny Blue has been awarded Gold in the Spirits Business (2014 and 2015), awarded "Outstanding" with 5 stars by Difford's Guide and awarded Gold in the World Rum Awards 2015.
Colour: Bright amber gold
Nose: Honeyed, with a full fruitiness and delicate spice
Palate: Bright and rich with concentrated burnt orange, passion fruit and spice. Playfully fruity, with balancing tannins and spicy outcrops
Limited release of 10,000 bottles for sale internationally excl. the USA
Matured in ex-Cognac, Whisky and Bourbon casks
This is a blend of rums between 7 and 13 years old, representing the oldest average ages for an XO release to date
Awarded Gold Medal – Rum Masters 2015, The Spirits Business
Every batch is unique although there is continuity in overall style to retain the rich, smooth, fruity complexity that makes this single estate Rum a real expression of its Mauritian terroir.
The Penny Blue Mauritian Rum Collection is not only popular with connoisseurs but is also recognized by the spirits industry as the very best in class. Most lately Penny Blue has been awarded Gold in the Spirits Business (2014 and 2015), awarded "Outstanding" with 5 stars by Difford's Guide and awarded Gold in the World Rum Awards 2015.
Colour: Bright amber gold
Nose: Honeyed, with a full fruitiness and delicate spice
Palate: Bright and rich with concentrated burnt orange, passion fruit and spice. Playfully fruity, with balancing tannins and spicy outcrops
Limited release of 10,000 bottles for sale internationally excl. the USA
Matured in ex-Cognac, Whisky and Bourbon casks
This is a blend of rums between 7 and 13 years old, representing the oldest average ages for an XO release to date
Awarded Gold Medal – Rum Masters 2015, The Spirits Business
This Venezuelan rum is not shy on the nose, bursting forth with chocolate, tropical fruit and fudge. The palate continues this theme with caramel, sweet spice and gingerbread-and-butter pudding. Sometimes these things don’t need to be overcomplicated. Find some friends, open this bottle, have a party.
Robert Whitehead - Spirits Specialist
Robert Whitehead - Spirits Specialist
Deep and enticing on the nose, with intense wood spice, this rum exhibits ripe fruit in abundance and a rare complexity. A stunning example from Panama, it demonstrates the ability of the country’s unique climate and terroir to produce world-class rum. The palate is equally complex and balanced, with amazing puissance and longevity but it is not at all overpowering. Exceptional.
The Caribbean boasts a long history of rum distilling, born of the sugar plantations that began to develop in the 17th century. Each country has its own unique style and, with maturity, the full, intense fruit, spice and, often, molasses flavours shine through. Jamaica is renowned for its distinctive full flavoured rum and this example from Monymusk is true to this, with tarry, smoky aromas lurking beneath generous ripe yellow fruit. The palate is layered with complexity and bursts with full-on fruit against a slightly medicinal backdrop.
From the unique realm of Guyanan Demerara rum, we have an equally unique expression which encapsulates the diverse abilities of this nation to produce something very different. The nose exudes a mix of tobacco leaf and sultana infused with liquorice and linseed. The palate has an oily, fruity and spicy balance and the flavours fight to disseminate but do so in wonderfully staged progression.
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Doug McIvor - Spirits Manger
Awards: Rated Excellent by Difford’s Guide 2014