Chalong Bay double barrel new french oak x ex-Armagnac is a pure cane juice amber rum produced by the distillery based in Phuket, Thailand. The distillery was founded in 2012 by a young French couple with a passion for rum and Asia.
This rum is made from the pure juice of the first press of an endemic Thai cane variety, sourced from small partner farms where it is grown without chemicals or pesticides, and harvested by hand. The fresh cane juice was fermented in the wild, then the vesou was distilled in a copper Armagnac still imported from France.
This edition, distilled in 2019, was aged for 18 months in new French oak casks, as well as in casks that had once contained Armagnac. This first batch was bottled on site from 15 casks, with no additives and no added sugar.
Yoann's tasting notes
The first nose of this rum is fresh. It shows great subtlety. Different notes stand out gently. A pot of flower honey opened under our nose brings a certain delicacy. The rum rests on a bed of straw with a discreet smell.
With aeration, the notes become more exotic. An orange zest, occasionally sprinkled with wild black pepper, completes the whole. The whole is accompanied by a split bourbon vanilla pod.
The palate is elegant, fine and shy at the same time. It leaves the impression of not delivering its full potential, with a certain restraint. Then comes an explosion of flavors with in particular a very fatty bourbon vanilla. It is accompanied by a brown sugar that has caramelized in a copper pan. This rum could have been used to prepare a recipe for flambéed bananas. This gourmet palate evokes a generous pastry register.
The finish , rather long, persists for several minutes on a bouquet of warm and exotic spices, and on rose water.
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