Penny Blue Batch #7 is the seventh batch produced entirely by the Médine distillery in Mauritius.
As with previous versions, the distillery's cellar master, Jean-François Koeni, carried out the blending with Doug McIvor of Scottish bottler Berry Bros & Rudd. Nor is it chill-filtered. 3 casks were used for aging: whisky, cognac and sherry.
While you wait for the tasting notes of this batch 7, you can find those of batch #5.
Limited edition of 6,000 bottles worldwide.
Nico's tasting notes
The nose opens with a pleasant, balanced profile of caramelized nuts, sweet spices and orange peel. It's the American oak that expresses itself, with a fairly strong roasting, which in return allows it to develop a lot of vanilla.
Aeration reveals a lovely smoky sweetness, while the rum takes on a delightful fullness. The wood is soft and fatty, its vanilla more intense, darker, enriching the oak fiber.
The palate is very smooth and fluid, with an attack of soft oak scented with blond tobacco, toasted coconut and sweet spices. The rum continues to unfold its extremely mellow, gourmand notes, with milk chocolate, nougatine and soft caramel.
The finish is slightly roasted, and the wood leaves a little grain on the tongue.
"A rum that has drawn all its aromas from American oak, and offers a very fluid palate, on vanilla and soft wood..."
In comparison, Penny Blue batch #5 offers slightly fruitier aromas, with less emphasis on oak and sweet spices. The palate is similar, sweet but perhaps a little thicker, and the finish a little more vanilla. You could say that these two rums are very similar.
