Isautier Rhum Vieux 7 ans is a traditional molasses rum from Reunion Island. Today, the sixth generation of Isautier is at work, drawing on the experience of their elders.
This cuvée is made from column-distilled rum, then matured in new French oak barrels and red barrels for over 7 years.
Nico's tasting notes
On the nose, the rum is light and fruity, like pears and peaches in syrup. Then, we quickly enter a more full-bodied, concentrated dimension, with encaustic, resinous vegetation, a hint of motor oil, and very ripe exotic fruits.
Aeration confirms this full-bodied character, while allowing it to achieve a very nice balance. The rum becomes truly interesting and original. Its profile flirts with concentrated fruit jellies, dried fruit and pits, always with a well-dressed oily edge. Seriousness, gourmandise, fun and elegance all come together in generosity.
The palate opens with vegetal flavors, with green aromas such as mint and basil. Other more resinous and oily aromas complete the picture, rosemary for example. We continue our journey naturally enough, encountering a little olive oil with hints of nuts, then a green olive in brine, with its stone.
The finish is fruity and mature, between dried fruits and concentrated fruit pastes.
"A very interesting rum, with intense in aroma and very easy to drink... "
