Pixan 6 Solera Wine Finish is a rum produced by the Mexican distillery Espíritus Del Norte.
It was aged for 6 years in ex-bourbon American oak barrels before spending at least 3 months in carefully selected barrels that had contained Mexican wine.
Nico's tasting notes
The nose is charmingly round and floral. Fluffy as rose petals, it also touches on dark caramel and vanilla tobacco. There's also something a little farmy about it, almost like fermented cane juice.
Aeration reveals a rather complex rum, with interesting aromatic concentration. The wood is well toasted, but also melted, and a syrupy, nutty coulis mixed with cooked cane juice emerges. The heady flowers become increasingly fruity with age.
On the palate, the first impression is one of roasting and measured sweetness. The nuts are caramelized but not too sticky, and the rum is light and velvety. A handful of slightly more roasted walnuts, with a hint of burnt fat. The roundness is more pronounced later on, as evidenced by the fruit in a rich syrup.
The finish is very round, vanilla and fruity.
"A lovely variety and concentration of aromas on the nose, leading to a simpler, sweeter palate..."
