Labourdonnais Premium Rum is made in Mauritius from pure estate cane juice and a specially selected sourdough.
Nico's tasting notes
In brief: fruity - apple - lemon sorbet - floral - cane - herbaceous - pepper - light
The nose has an interesting, distinctive and rather unusual fruitiness. Halfway between apple, lemon, peach and melon, it doesn't go for big, ripe, exotic fruit. Like a sorbet in a Normandy hole, its aromas diffuse with the alcohol as it melts. It leaves behind a few spices and a hint of herbs.
With aeration, the nose becomes more acidic, the sweet yellow apple turning into a granny smith. Flowers then stand out, with their sweet nectar, evoking exotic lands, like hibiscus. The vivacity of the lemon sorbet continues to penetrate the nostrils.
On the palate, the rum is light and tingles delicately on the tongue. Fruits and spices trace a path to the throat, with hints of pear, apple and, more briefly, vine peach. The cane is precise and mineral, just like the fruit, not greedy but light.
The finish leaves an impression of natural cane. Although fleeting, it will leave its aromas of pepper, bagasse and lime zest.
"Throughout the tasting, I imagined myself sipping this rum with a scoop of sorbet, like a trou Normand..."
