O Reizinho 3 ans is the first aged rum from this small family distillery in Madeira. It made its name with white rums of extraordinary smoothness and naturalness. These were quickly followed by some of the tastiest amber rums. So we were extremely eager to taste this 3-year-old. This cuvée was aged in casks containing Madeira wine from Justino's.
This is an agricultural rum, distilled in a small traditional Portuguese still. The care taken by the distiller, who controls every minute of every stage of production, is the key to this authentic, artisanal product.
Nico's tasting notes
The nose conjures up an array of roasted aromas, combined with a sweetness of cane juice and fruit. A sulphurous, flinty edge supports the whole at first. Then comes a succession of toasty, gourmand aromas, with toasted bread, cocoa, caramelized nuts...
Aeration refocuses us on the Madeira wine cask, with a marked, sulphurous woodiness that opens up once again to a profusion of milk chocolate and malted, toasted cereals. Cane sugar is at home in this brioche-flavored atmosphere.
On the palate, chocolate-covered cereals emerge from a dense, rich, dark woodiness. The cane is candied, caramelized and reduced to a syrup mingled with meat juices. Pepper and salt add a gourmet touch, sustaining the aromas of cooked sugar.
The finish is very balanced, as caramelized as it is vegetal, as gently spicy as it is woody.
"A rum typical of Madeira cask ageing, which develops enormous greediness on the palate..."
On video
We discovered O Reizinho rums with Joao Pedro Ferreira, the distiller, during the tasting of the O Reizinho sample pack. You can find this video and many others on our Youtube channel :
The 3-year old O Reizinho was also present at the tasting of the Rum Box of the month August 2021, here's the replay:
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