This "extra old" pure cane juice rum from the Chamarel distillery in Mauritius was aged for just over 6 years in French oak barrels, before an 18-month finish in barrels that had previously contained Pedro Ximenez sherry.
The rum has been aged for a total of 8 years.
Nico's tasting notes
The nose is immediately marked by the Chamarel character, that coppery impression, as close as possible to the still. It exudes warmth, a frank greediness that doesn't lapse into excessive sweetness or roundness. The exotic fruits have a sweet juice, rubbing shoulders with pretty, ripe mirabelle plums and slightly oxidized pears with a hint of prunes.
With a little time, the rum gains in complexity and harmony, and a fine balance is achieved. On the one hand, the generous, ripe fruit, and on the other, a more roasted, caramelized palette, with soft, toasted wood. Then the sweetness of butterscotch soon envelops a candied, resinous vegetal.
On the palate, this rum is particularly seductive and enveloping. Without any aggressiveness, and even with a certain roundness, it unfurls a candied, elegantly spiced vegetal. Sweet ginger and clove simply caress, ripe fruit juices spill out languorously. Soft wood and vanilla take over, with bold blond tobacco and a spoonful of butterscotch.
The finish returns to pure cane juice. Well candied, it is adorned with notes of cherries and pits.
"What elegance, what charm... This rum is seductive without resorting to too much artifice..."
