Product of: United States

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Trovador Inspirado is a blend of three different rums: a Cuban-style rum distilled from molasses fermented with a special yeast strain, a Dominican rum that's also molasses-based but with more age, and a Mexican pot-still rum distilled from fermented fresh cane juice.

Trovador Rum has many parents, but its inception started with Chad Newton, an owner of a hospitality business in Nashville. He is a fan of Raul Malo and The Mavericks, the band he is the frontman of, and listening to Raul's album Say Less, Chad decided the music, much of it inspired by the Caribbean, is "like the soundtrack of rum."

Thus, the foundations of this collaborative rum brand were established. The rum takes its name from the Spanish for "troubadour," a term the singer, who has Cuban American heritage, identifies with.

Newton approached Devon Trevathan and Colton Weinstein of Liba Spirits, experienced in creating and launching spirits. Nashville bartender, Beau Gaultier, was also recruited to the team for his cocktail skills.

The rum was blended and bottled in Nashville for initial distribution locally via Lipman Brothers.

Review and Tasting

Sampled on 02/09/2025

Appearance:

Clear, pale straw yellow.

Aroma:

Subdued. Toasted coconut and newly sawn oak with vanilla and grassy notes.

Taste:

Grassiness continues with coconut turning more toasted almond. White pepper and cinnamon spiced oak with overripe banana.

Aftertaste:

Nutty oak, overripe banana, toasted coconut and baking spices.

Overall:

There's a touch of colour to this "Silver Rum" from light ageing, and this shows on the delicately woody palate. Nutty ripe banana with toasted coconut and enlivening white pepper and cinnamon spice.