Riviere Du Mât Single Cask 2003 was aged for 15 years in a single 400-liter French oak cask.
This traditional molasses rum comes from the island's oldest distillery (1886). The molasses used comes entirely from Réunion Island, more specifically from the Gol and Bois Rouge sugar refineries. This is one of Réunion's finest rums.
Nico's tasting notes
On the nose, molasses and toasted wood indicate a rum fairly typical of the English tradition. The wood distributes its aromatic notes right and left, playing the control tower. On one side, we catch toasted, caramelized nuts; on the other, vanilla and coconut, then orange peel and some red fruit in syrup. Time develops warmth and roundness. The fruit is soft and full-bodied, even if the roasted woodiness that strongly marked the juice remains.
On the palate, the attack is sweet and savory. Nuts unfold on the tongue, rise to the palate and fill the space. Then comes all the deliciousness of oak, with its sweet spices, its toasted surface with coffee accents, its full-bodied tobacco scented with coconut. It then gives way to a fruity, slightly tarry molasses, like quince paste.
The finish is well-balanced, reminiscent of maple syrup, bringing together all the qualities of this gourmet, roasted woodiness.
"What could be more normal for a Reunionese than to compose on Bourbon barrels?
Günter Asmus
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