Bologne Le Distillat Canne noire is a single-varietal, brut de distillation agricultural rum. It is produced by Guadeloupe's oldest distillery, located on the slopes of the Soufrière volcano in Basse-Terre.
This limited edition of 7,500 is made exclusively from black cane grown on a plantation dating back to the 17th century. Despite its low yield, this is a variety with exceptional aromatic potential that only the Bologne distillery uses to this day. The rum is distilled in one of Guadeloupe's last remaining copper Creole columns, and rested for several months before bottling at its natural strength.
Nico's tasting notes
On the nose, fresh, dry rhum agricole doesn't necessarily announce the strength indicated on the label. Instead, it's a quiet, mature rum, with firm but elegantly perfumed cane. The bagasse is candied with pepper, and a very slight hint of salty licorice hovers over the glass.
Aeration lets the fruit burst forth, and we find ourselves under a deluge of lime, kumquat and star fruit, with a slight bitterness of grapefruit immediately counterbalanced by a sensation of syrup.
On the palate, the rum opens and unfurls like the petals of a flower, slowly and delicately. The roundness is quite impressive, and the sweetness of the aromas matches it. The candied cane develops flavors of white fruit and sweet citrus, in a simplicity that's just delicious.
The finish is a little more lively, revealing a few red fruits accompanied by their seeds and pits.
"A candy cane as we like to discover it right out of the distillery, with a nice extra roundness..."
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