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Mezan
Mezan are one of a few independent rum bottlers that are pioneering the idea of ‘terroir’ within the rum category, and this is evident across their entire portfolio. After a period of tropical ageing, which creates real depth from the wood, Mezan bring their rums across the Atlantic to further age in Europe. The cooler climate of Europe facilitates a much slower ageing process, which, in turn, allows additional complexities to develop whilst, in their words “also preventing oxidisation and an excessive build-up of esters”. This is standard practice for Mezan, and their simple philosophy is to craft pure and singular expressions that reflect the country, style, culture, and DNA of the distillery they come from.
Mezan take pride in their unadulterated, unfiltered, and unaltered rums, meaning no additional sugars, colourings or flavourings are added. All the flavour is created during the distillation and ageing process, with Mezan choosing to use only ex-Bourbon casks for maturation for their mild influence on the final taste.
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Mezan have an uncanny ability as an independent bottler for capturing the essence of a place, and this 2004 single cask from Guyana’s only producing distillery, the legendary Diamond Distillers Ltd, is no exception. Made using the world's only wooden pot still and wooden column still (dating from the 19th century), it has an enticing profile of mango, golden syrup, wood spices, green banana, and ginger with a light hint of petroleum and a faint waft of daffodil.
George Turner, Spirits Shop Manager, Berry Bros. & Rudd (January 2024)
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