Cachaca Mandaguahy Amendoim – O Destilado Nacional

Bythefatrumpirate

Cachaca Mandaguahy Amendoim. As noted with last weeks review of Cachaca Fuzue I will be writing quite a bit about Cachaca from now on. With so many rum reviews online and so little written about Cachaca in English I feel it is a good opportunity to help us all learn a little more about Cachaca.

Many of the brands I will be covering will be unfamiliar to the European and American market. Many are very much domestic products. However, the House of Cachaca are trying to lift the profile of Cachaca beyond just Brasil.

I’ll be 100% honest this is also a good opportunity for me to grow the blog to get more of an audience in Latin America as well.  Cachaca Mandaguahy is currently not available outside of Brasil – though they are hoping to change this. As a result I can’t really comment on pricing etc. I would imagine that any aged Cachaca that may make its way especially to the UK will command a price point of at least £30. That however is something to concern ourselves with going forward.

Cachaca Mandaguahy is a handcrafted cachaça. The Santana do Mandaguahy Farm located in Jahu, Sao Paolo State has been producing it’s own sugar cane since 1960. This sugar cane is used in the cachaça alongside natural yeast (with no chemical additives). Cachaca Mandaguahy is distilled in Copper Pot Stills using only the “heart” of the distillate. It is then stored in stainless steels vats. This particular Amendoim Cachaca is then transferred to Amendoim casks. Amendoim is a wood native to Brasil. The production is totally ecological and self-sustaining, all by products are used as field fertiliser and animal feed.

This cachaça has been matured in Amendoim casks for 18 months. It is bottled at 40% ABV. In Brasil it is available in 5cl,50cl and 70cl bottles.

Amendoim casks are said to impart only delicate flavours to the cachaça – they are not dominant. Notes of fruity truffle and notes of peach are said to be imparted by this wood.

Cachaca Mandaguahy have a webpage and Facebook page should you require further information.

Cachaca Mandaguahy Rum Review by the fat rum pirateIn the glass Cachaca Mandaguahy is the colour of white wine.

The nose is light and delicate and slightly vegetal. An air of grassiness is. It’s very fresh and vibrant like freshly mown grass or a summers day in a cornfield.

That’s a bit “flowery” for me but this Cachaca is best described that way!

It has as slight more “aggression” on the nose than the Cachaca Fuzue but it’s still a very delicate and light smelling spirit.

It has a very pleasant biscuit quality – a bit like freshly rolled biscuit dough or sweet pastry. Nice notes of vanilla and very light caramel. There is a nice “perfumed” flowery note bringing it all together.

Sipped it is surprisingly easy-going down despite its relative youth. It’s very spicy with a lot of citrus notes – lemon, lime and a touch of sweetened orange zest. Notes of ginger and a touch of turmeric/cardamon.

Taste wise Cachaca Mandaguahy is a little short and the finish is a light burn with some gentle spices. It’s not a big dominating spirit its very delicate and easy going. The finish is quite perfumed – rosehip and some rose petals alongside some zesty lemon and a touch of red pepper.

Cachaca Mandaguahy Original Amendoim O Destilado Nacional Rum Cachaca Review by the fat rum pirateThis is a really easy Cachaca to sip. Mixed it works well and makes a nice Caiprinha but it is perhaps best enjoyed on its own. It’s relative youth and all round delicate taste and aroma is best appreciated on its own.

From what I can gather the distillery do have other Cachaca’s – some older and some aged in different woods. I would be keen to try one of their older Cachaca’s as this has really taken on a lot of flavour in the 18 months it has been aged. More time in the cask would be very interesting to try.

The Hydrometer also shows no additives have been errrrmmmm added. Which is refreshing and re-assuring. They talk of artisanal production and they deliver. This is a very clean, very fresh tasting spirit and it is a really nice departure from heavier molasses rums or a grassier more vegetal agricole.

I’m really enjoying these departures into Cachaca.

Viva Brasil!

 

 

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    Bythefatrumpirate

    Vale Verde 12 Anos Rum review by the fat rum pirateVale Verde 12 Anos. This cachaca has a very good reputation and is widely available (there is even a stockist here in the UK). It has won some quite prestigious awards since it’s release back in 2012.

    Vale Verde 12 Anos is a 12 year old cachaca, which has been aged in European oak. It hails from Betim, Minas Gerais. A region well known for its excellent cachaca. The distillery is situated in “Vale Verde Alambique e Parque Ecologica” at Rua Ary Barbosa da Silva. This development houses the distillery which produced Vale Verde, a cachaca museum (which has over 2,000 cachacas on display) and a recreational/sight seeing park complete with man made waterfalls and various activities such as archery for visitors to enjoy.

    In the early eighties the then owners of popular Brasillian lager brand “Kaiser” decided to branch out and begin producing cachaca. In 1985 the first Vale Verde cachaca was released. It was a 3 year old Premium cachaca aged in european oak barrels. his product remains available to this day.

    Vale Verde or (Green Valley in English) produce their cachaca in small batches on Copper Pot Stills. The entire process from harvesting to ageing takes place on site. The founder of Vale Verde visited Scotland in the eighties to learn fermentation and distillation techniques, used in Scotch Whisky. One technique that is quite unique in the world of cachaca is filtering of the distillate through Pine Charcoal to reduce the acidity of the cachaca.

    Vale Verde was the first to be recognized by Ampaq (Mineira’s Association of Quality Cachaça Producers) and currently has got a voluntary certification of INMETRO, which certifies the quality of the cachaca. For more information on this please read here.

    For once I am reviewing a cachaca, which is easily available on the Brasilian domestic market but is also available right here in the UK. Specialist importer Delicias currently have this in stock. It isn’t cheap though at £169.95 for a 70cl bottle.Vale Verde 12 Anos Rum review by the fat rum pirate

    Vale Verde 12 Anos is bottled at 40% ABV. As well as the bottle pictured at the start of the review, they also have a Limited Edition “Gift” bottling which is a bit more upmarket/European in appearance and comes with a cork stopper rather than a screw cap. It is more expensive than the standard bottling. Nothing indicates the liquid is any different.

     

    So lets take a look at this rather expensive cachaca and see how it shapes up against the others.

    Vale Verde 12 Anos is a very bright golden yellow colour. Not as dark as you might expect of a 12 Year Old spirit. The hydrometer bobbed slightly below 40% ABV when I measured it. In cachaca you are pemitted to add 6g/L of sugar before you label your cachaca as dulce (sweet) cachaca. It seem Vale Verde have made full use just about of this allowance.

    The nose is very fruity and quite sweet. Almost a little like crystalised fruits. It’s flowery with a fair amount of toffee. It is almost a little too sweet and does smell a touch confected. It just has something a little odd about it.

    Further nosing and time in the glass seems to dull the sweetness a touch allowing more of the oak spices to shine through. It’s pleasant easy going nose but it doesn’t  strike me as being hugely complex.

    Sipping Vale Verde 12 Anos is much woodier than the nose suggests. It’s quite similar to a Spanish style ron. In many ways it’s not a very “agricole” like cachaca. No grassy notes or other flavours I would normally associate with a cachaca.

    Vale Verde 12 Anos Rum review by the fat rum pirateThe intial sweet entry of honey and light toffee gives way to some mild wood spice. There is a hit of slightly bitter oak on the mid palate which gives the cachaca but it’s still very easy going. It’s not hugely complex. I don’t think I would rate this particular cachaca in the same bracket as Havana Anisio Santiago or Cachaca Indaiazinha it just lacks the complexity.

    Finish wise is perhaps the biggest let down it just kind of fades out to just about nothing. Pretty quickly as well.

    This is a very easy going and very drinkable cachaca. I’m not sure I would want to be forking out £170 for a bottle though.

     

     

     

  • Kill Devil Guadeloupe Bellevue Distillery Aged 20 Years The Whisky Barrel Exclusive

    Bythefatrumpirate

    Kill Devil Guadeloupe Bellevue Distillery Aged 20 Years The Whisky Barrel ExclusiveKill Devil Guadeloupe Bellevue Distillery Aged 20 Years The Whisky Barrel Exclusive. Another collaboration between The Whisky Barrel and Hunter Laing’s rum offshoot Kill Devil. This time they have bottled two separate casks for 20-year-old rum from the Bellevue Distillery on Guadeloupe.

    Today I am reviewing the following cask. Both rums are available only from The Whisky Barrel and are priced at £129.95.

    Distilled in March 1998 and bottled in late 2018 this is a 20-year-old rum. It was produced on a column still (which makes me think it may be made from Cane Juice rather than molasses). It is a Single Cask Rum bottled at Cask Strength of 58.8% ABV. There were 245 bottles of this rum available on release.

    Bellevue Distillery is on the island of Marie Galante, which is a part of Guadeloupe rather than being the main island. There is also a distillery better known for producing Damoiseu Rhum Agricole which also goes under the name of Bellevue on the main island.

    I am not all together sure which distillery this r(h)um hails from. Information on the internet is conflicting. So any further information would be greatly appreciated.

    Presentation wise the Kill Devil rums are always nicely presented the Cask Strength bottlings used a black and purple colour scheme and the opaque bottle is classy with a cork stopper. The rum comes complete with a cylinder to store the rum. It’s a very nice package overall and certainly a bit classier than some Scottish Indie Bottlers. Yes Cadenhead’s I do mean yourselves!Kill Devil Guadeloupe Bellevue Distillery Aged 20 Years The Whisky Barrel Exclusive

    There are quite a few late 90’s bottlings of “Bellevue” rum out there. Rums of between 17 and 20 years old are quite common from this distillery. All are being bottled by independent bottlers and sourced from Scheer/Main Rum Company in Amsterdam and Liverpool.

    I’ve enjoyed a couple of these rums in the past from various bottlers so my hopes for this rum are quite high.

    In the glass we have a very dark spirit. Like an older Caroni rum. There is a tinge of red around the edges.

    Nosing the rum reveals a very complex and quite smoky rum. It’s full of dark chocolate and some slightly tarry notes. Sweet fruity notes of blackcurrant and a slight tart marmalade also make an appearance.
    It’s rich and complex. A “heavy” rum in many ways similar to Caroni.

    It perhaps has less of the “off notes” of a Caroni though – it’s a bit sweeter and less industrial. The burnt tyres are subdued more with this rum. It’s still quite intense stuff though.

    Sipped this is a very distinct style of rum. Rich and fruity with some real sweetness on the initial sip but it’s still very smoky and very dry. This is a rum which you will sip and savour. It’s very full flavoured and has a really long finish.

    After the initial sweetness of blackcurrant and bitter plums you get much more smoke and oaky spice on the mid palate. This rum really coats the palate with rich intense flavour. Tobacco, leather and some dark slightly bitter chocolate are present alongside some zesty and spicy oak spices.

    This is “hairs on the chest” kind of rum. Rich, warming and smoky. Ideal for cold winter nights beside the fire. Kill Devil Guadeloupe Bellevue Distillery Aged 20 Years The Whisky Barrel Exclusive

    The finish is very long and full of peppery smoke and wafts of vanilla and caramel. The interaction with the oak gives this a really long finish which is wonderfully spicy but so well-balanced.

    The rums from this distillery – I do suspect its the one on Marie Galante are fantastic and whilst you won’t find them particularly “cheap” they certainly aren’t fetching the prices some Caroni’s are.

    Admittedly this is probably mostly continental aged in Europe but it is still a really rich profile for this rum. Think Tropically aged Caroni and Demerara rum.

    A pretty excellent rum all round. The other cask is pretty much the same so you could safely buy either.

  • Worthy Park Special Cask Release Port

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    Worthy Park Special Cask Release Port Rum Review by the fat tum pirateWorthy Park Special Cask Release Port. Last year Worthy Park released the first of their two “Special Cask Releases”. They also released their own Single Estate Reserve.

    Worthy Park are very keen to release their rums either as their own Rum Bar brand, inconjunction with Habitation Velier and as part of these Special Cask releases. Establishing a strong brand identity for Worthy Park rum.

    Some of the Caribbean rum producers, see now as the time to really step up and release their own distillery bottlings. Rather than rely on bulk rum sales and having independents take all the acclaim for bottling their rums. So in future rums released by Independent bottlers other than Velier will not prominently display the Worthy Park name.

    Worthy Park Special Cask Release Port was distilled back in 2008. Which makes it the oldest Special Cask Release thus far. As with all Worthy Park rums this is a 100% Pot still rum. It was aged for 9 years in ex-bourbon barrels before being transferred to a Port Cask in Denmark (1423.dk do the second maturation) for a further year before being bottled. The run is 585 bottles, which have come in at 56% ABV. In the UK a bottle will set you back around £100-120. So it is also  the priciest of the Special Cask releases so far.

    In the glass Worthy Park Special Cask Release Port is dark brown with an orange hue. The nose has that classic toffee/caramel banana note so recognisable as Worthy Park. Further nosing reveals the Port Cask influence. Wafts of slightly tannic/bitter red wine notes – dates, raisins and some almost malty whisky like notes.

    The nose on the Worthy Park Special Cask Release Port is vibrant and nicely balanced. It’s rich and fruity but the port doesn’t overtake the rest of the classic Worthy Park notes. The finish is complementing rather than dominating the rum.

    Sipped the rum really does display the Port maturation.  It’s very rich and fruity on the entry. Huge amounts of blackcurrant jam and tart orange marmalade. Fruity raisins, pineapple juice and some lighter notes of banana.

    The mid palate is very warming and sharp – again like a red wine. I like the intensity of this rum. Just as the rum runs the risk of being a touch on the bitter side the fades begins into the finish.

    The finish is full of milk chocolate and spicy gingerbread. A touch of clove in the mix as well. It’s long and very pleasant. Really nicely done throughout.Worthy Park Special Cask Release Port Review by the fat rum pirate

    As with the first two Special Cask Releases the cask finishes have really added an extra dimension to a Worthy Park rum. Not that there is anything wrong with your standard Worthy Park rums of course!

    Thing is once you get down the rabbit hole as much as I have with Worthy Park rums you do start to look for different finishes etc. Variety is one of the main reasons I enjoy rum so much so releases such as this are right up my alley.

    Of the Special Caks releases (I have a couple more up my sleeve) I think this one is my favourite so far.

    Really top stuff from a top producer and kudos to 1423 for the second maturation in the Port Cask.

     

  • Cachaca D’Lourdes Carvalho

    Bythefatrumpirate

    Cachaca D'Lourdes Carvalho Rum Review by the fat rum pirateCachaca D’Lourdes Carvalho. This cachaca hails from perhaps the most famous cachaca producing state in Brasil – Minas Gerais. However, this cachaca does not hail from the more common city Salinas but even further inland, in the city of Congonhas do Norte.

    Production of cachaca in this area is second only to raising cattle in terms of employment. Around 5,000 people live in the city and its surrounding farms.

    The distillery is situated in the 7ª Reserva Natural da Biosfera dentro da Serra do Cipo, (7th Biosphere Nature Reserve within Serra do Cipo)

    This cachaca is produced from sugar cane grown on the estate. It is harvested and the sugar cane juice is extracted within 24 hours of harvesting. The sugar cane juice is fermented with wild yeasts prepared with local microbiotics.

    Cachaca D’Lourdes Carvalho is distilled on 2,000 litre capacity Copper Pot Stills. The oak barrels are from Europe (likely French Oak then). Some of the barrels used in the ageng of this cachaca are virgin oak. Cachaca D’Lourdes Carvalho is aged for around 18 months it is a blend of various cachaca’s produced at the distillery. It is bottled at a very respectable 42% ABV.

    This is available in a 670ml bottle and should cost around R$50 as per this webstore. It comes in a tall, short necked clear bottle. Cachaca D’Lourdes Carvalho has a metallic screw cap enclosure. The presentation isn’t particularly enticing or up to European expectations but this isn’t a hugely expensive cachaca. As well as producing this gold/ouro cacahca D’Lourdes also have a Prata expression, which comes in a very similar bottle.

    In the glass we have a very light coloured spirit – white wine. The nose is full of double cream and icing sugar. It’s light but nicely defined and the extra ABV definitely adds some body to the cachaca.

    The nose has some of the wood influence – their is a touch of ginger and a hint of spice but it’s pretty deep in the mix.

    Sipped – this is a very flavourful cachaca.The initial entry is much spicier than the nose with stronger notes of ginger and white pepper. A touch of cumin and maybe some turmeric. The mid palate has a slightly mineral like note which adds an extra layer of complexity.

    The creamier notes that were present on the nose stay with you throughout the sipping experience. They meld nicely with the spicier notes in the cachaca giving a sweetness and a balance which makes this a very easy cachaca to sip.

    Cachaca D'Lourdes Carvalho Rum Review by the fat rum pirateFinish wise you get a lot of the mineral notes and the spicier elements. It’s a reasonable length and makes a nice finish to the experience. Overall this works nicely as a sipper but it isn’t as complex as you might want from a sipping experience.

    In mixed drinks this cachaca works much better – the woodier and spicier notes really stand out in things like a Ti Punch or a Caiprinha. The extra ABV is a bonus and gives it just an extra little bite.

    This is a very decent sipper/deluxe mixer style of cachaca. Another hit from Minas Gerais.

     

  • S.B.S – The 1423 Single Barrel Selection Brazil 2013/2017

    Bythefatrumpirate

    S.B.S – The 1423 Single Barrel Selection Brazil 2013/2017 rum cachaca review by the fat rum pirateS.B.S – The 1423 Single Barrel Selection Brazil 2013/2017. 1423 have released a few “Brazilian Rums” over the past few years – they even blended one with a Barbados rum.

    Now technically the juice in this bottle is Cachaca. However due to a lack of understanding regarding Cachaca’s independent bottlers and even brands such as Ben Bom label their products “Brazilian Rum”. I guess this helps appeal and not alienate certain consumers who do not understand the spirit. Fair enough I say.

    In fairness to 1423 on their website they do note this as Brazilian Cachaca Rum. Looking at the bottle, it is not immediately identified as rum or cachaca from what I can see. I’m going to call it cachaca for the purpose of this review – even though the part ageing in Europe for some might suggest it shouldn’t be labelled cachaca.

    Luckily quite a lot of other information is available both on the bottle and at their website. So lets take a look and see exactly what the juice in this bottle might be…..

    The cachaca comes from the Pardin Distillery. You can read a review of one of their more famous bottlings here courtesy of Rum Diaries Blog. It is 100% Pot Still cachaca made with fresh sugar cane juice. A portion of this cachaca was distilled in 2013 and some was distilled in 2017. They have been married together into one barrel which eventually yielded just 282 bottles. It has been finished in an ex-Oloroso sherry cask before being bottled in August 2020 in Denmark.

    It has been bottled at 45% ABV. Legally Cachaca cannot exceed 48% ABV. If it does it is called Aguardente de Cana. In Europe I guess such a spirit could be labelled rum.

    S.B.S – The 1423 Single Barrel Selection Brazil 2013/2017 retails at around £100 and is currently available at Master of Malt. Presentation wise it comes in their signature stubby bottle and you get an attractive carboard sleeve with a “viewing slot” so you can see your rum.S.B.S – The 1423 Single Barrel Selection Brazil 2013/2017 rum cachaca review by the fat rum pirate

    I’m quite excited to see independent bottlers picking up cachaca and giving it an “exotic” finish. It will be interesting to see how this works!

    In the glass we are presented with a very dark brown spirit. Almost mahogany like.

    The nose is an inviting harmony of conventional aged cachaca notes – light vanilla, some soured cream, clotted cream and some light spicy wood and the Oloroso finish.

    So we are presented with sweet rich notes of raisin, honey, citrus and some white wine. The nose is rich and full. It’s almost luxurious and dense. Very dense.

    It has a very distinctive orange aroma to it as well. But not in the sweetened liqueuer sense like Pyrat XO – it is authentic and reminds me of Seville Oranges.

    It’s a very nice and very inviting nose.

    Sipped Pardin Oloroso is not as sweet as the nose suggested. I was suspicious that some of the Oloroso was still swishing around the barrel but once I tasted this I wasn’t quite so sure (there isn’t I Hydrometer tested it as well, its clean). It’s much more citrus heavy than I was expecting with far more “bite” and spice particularly on the initial entry.

    There is more cachaca than I was expecting with a very nice mid palate built around delicate vanilla and some double cream. A pleasant array of spices – a touch of ChristmasS.B.S – The 1423 Single Barrel Selection Brazil 2013/2017 rum cachaca review by the fat rum pirate cake remind you of the Oloroso finish. As things should be with a finished or second maturation the Oloroso doesn’t dominate – it contributes and brings extra layers to the cachaca. You can always taste the cachaca though.

    As you continue to sip the initial entry shows more of the raisin and fruitiness that was on the nose. The mid palate and finish continue you to grow in complexity. This makes for a really nice sipper. It’s sweet but not in an “added sugar” kind of way.

    The finish is long and has a lot of stoned fruits and berries. A slightly bitter note mingles alongside the warming oak spices which build and slowly fade away nicely.

    A lovely spirit overall really tasty and full of both cachaca and sherry flavours.

  • Dràm Mòr Single Cask Rum Clarendon Estate Aged 10 Years

    Bythefatrumpirate

    Dràm Mòr Single Cask Rum Clarendon Estate Aged 10 Years rum review by the fat rum pirateDràm Mòr Single Cask Rum Clarendon Estate Aged 10 Years. The Dràm Mòr Group are a new bottler of Scotch Whisky and Rum, who hail from Bonny Scotland. Dumbarton to be exact. The group is headed up by husband and wife team Viktorija and Kenny Macdonald.

    Dràm Mòr as well as being quite a fun little pun “dram more” means literally Big Whisky in Gaelic. The bottling I am reviewing today is a rum (obviously) and is one of 2 releases so far from the group.

    I previously reviewed the other bottling a 13 year old Foursquare rum here. For those unfamiliar with Clarendon here is a brief overview

    Clarendon Distillers Ltd is located on the Monymusk Estate. You will see terms such as Estate and Distillery used quite interchangeably when referring to Clarendon/Monymusk. The distillery was built in 1949 by the owners of the nearby Monymusk Sugar Factory. By 1976 it was under government ownership in the form of the Sugar Corporation of Jamaica.

    Today the distillery is run by National Rums of Jamaica, which is jointly owned by West Indies Rum Distillery Ltd, Demerara Distillers and the Jamaican government.

    There are two sides to the distillery. The older area is equipped with pot stills, used to make heavier styles of rum. The newer section features column stills that produce a lighter spirit. Rum produced onsite is used in brands such as Captain Morgan, Myers, Royal Jamaican, as well as their “own brand” the Monymusk rum range.

    The bottling we have today is from the pot still side of the distillery. This is an 100% pot still rum.

    Dràm Mòr Single Cask Rum Clarendon Estate Aged 10 Years is a run of just 295 bottles. The rum has been bottled at 63% ABV and is presented in a traditional 70cl bar style bottle. The labelling is clear and uncluttered with some tasteful artwork and a modern logo. Their are no fairy tales or stories on the bottle just solid information regarding the liquid held within. The liquid is kept safe by the use of a sturdy wooden topped cork stopper. In the UK should set you back around £75-80. The Good Spirits Co currently have it in stock (limited to 2 bottles per household).Dràm Mòr Single Cask Rum Clarendon Estate Aged 10 Years rum review by the fat rum pirate

    So that’s pretty much everything I know about this bottling so lets give it a whirl and see how it tastes.

    In the glass I’m presented with a medium to dark brown liquid. It has a nice golden glow to it. All is well.

    A quick nosing of Dràm Mòr Single Cask Rum Clarendon Estate Aged 10 Years reveals a very fruity smelling spirit. Lots of banana and pineapple. There is also a toffee like sweetness and a nice waft of vanilla.

    Further nosing reveals ginger and a slightly herbal almost grassy note. I’m getting banana loaf and a kind of toffee sponge. It’s a bit treacly as well.

    I often notice a slight “musty-ness” with Clarendon/Monymusk bottlings there are hints of that but this smells a lot “fresher” and more vibrant than a lot of previous bottlings I’ve experienced.

    The rum overall smells a bit like a blend of Worthy Park and Hampden. Funky yet with a gentler more refined note. Interesting. Theres a lot to the nose and as I go in for another sniff I’m getting Kola Kubes (boiled sweets), which is interesting and perhaps a hint of Pear Drops (boiled sweets again).

    When sipped the rum is more savoury and less sweet than the nose suggests. However, it has a really nice almost malty note to it and it still has an initial burst of slightly sour/hot pineapple, banana and pear.

    The mid palate becomes more rounded and the oak ageing begins to show. It becomes spicier with hints of ginger, cardamon and some white pepper running alongside some slightly sharp oak notes and some vanilla to round things.

    As we move into the finish the initial sweetness returns I’m getting some notes of pickle juice and pickled onions (?) lurking in the back of the palate as the finish builds into a oaky and quite peppery finale.

    The finish is a good length and the intensity of the flavours on the initial sip and mid palate remain for some time.

    Although this rum is probably quite low overall in terms of esters it’s still a very complex and very interesting rum to sip on. There’s a lot going on and it all blends together very nicely.

    This is certainly more interesting than a lot of the Monymusk branded rum I have tried. It is interesting to see whisky bottlers picking out rums such as these. It shows that people are looking for variety. I hate the endless posts on Facebook requesting “Rums to gift a whisky/bourbon drinker” then seeing people suggest rums aged in Scotch Whisky casks or rums which are very similar in profile to whisky/bourbon.Dràm Mòr Single Cask Rum Clarendon Estate Aged 10 Years rum review by the fat rum pirate

    When I try and other spirit I want a good example of that spirit not something which is going to taste vaguely familiar. What’s the point in that? “Here’s a whisky I’ve picked for you that tastes like rum” Yeah thats great, just what I was looking for…..not. Other people think differently though. People like familiarity. I get that.

    Anyway this is certainly one of the better Monymusk/Clarendon bottlings I’ve had to date and I’ve had a few.

    Thoroughly recommended. Thats two great picks so far from Dràm Mòr

     

     

     

3 Comments

  1. Having just returned from Brasil, and Rio de Janeiro and MInas Gerais States, I was amazed to find so many cachacas and such a wide variety of stylesI knew nothing about. There is definitely a world beyond LeBlon, and 51. Thanks for posting.

  2. Thank you for writing in English about cachaça. This is very important to get more information about the Brazilian drink that has been produced since 1530. Congrats! Cheers!

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