alc./vol: 40%
Proof: 80°
Vintage: Non-vintage
Aged: 3 years
Product of:
Cuba
The best-know expression of the leading Cuban rum brand, this light rum is aged for three years in ex-bourbon casks giving it rum a light straw yellow hue. Produced by a joint-venture between Pernod and state-owned Cuba Ron.
Review and Tasting
Sampled on 30/05/2016
Appearance:
Clear, faint straw yellow tint.
Aroma:
Pungent, toasted coconut, dark muscovado sugar and fudge with faintly herbal vermouth/oxidised wine-like notes.
Taste:
Slight honeyed muscovado sweetness, oxidised pineapple esters and caramelised pear balanced by mild ginger, black pepper spice, citrus and mellow oak.
Aftertaste:
Vermouth and delicate spiced oak.
Overall:
Light to medim-bodied, dry and delicately spicy with distinctive muscovado sweetness, oxidised pineapple and caramelised pear, garnished with mild ginger, citrus and mellow oak.
