La Brigade is a cuvée created by the Montebello distillery in Guadeloupe, in collaboration with the General, Commander of the Gendarmerie forces in Guadeloupe and the northern islands.
This is a blend of two aged rums, aged for 6 and 8 years in American and French oak barrels.
This special edition produced 971 numbered copies.
Nico's tasting notes
The nose is a mixture of a warmly humid, tropical character and a great brew of sweet spices, with vanilla taking the lead. The exotic fruits are more than ripe and candied, they melt into a sweet syrup to which the oak barrel adds a little framework.
Aeration introduces a lovely complexity of pits, orange peel and walnut liqueur. The candied fruit that joins the party then signals an old-fashioned Guadeloupean style, which is a pleasure to rediscover.
The palate is full of candied fruit and cane, so this rum's greediness unfolds generously and without delay. A hint of acidity adds balance and elegance, while the copper notes of pits and resin sparkle. This pastry-chic side then comes to rest on a cocoa-coated woodiness, in a rum that ultimately has a lot to offer.
The finish is dotted with pits, bitter seeds, cocoa and dark raisins, with a touch of molasses-tinged coffee.
"A beautiful gourmet complexity nestles at the heart of this debonair rum..."
