Saint Aubin VSOP comes to us from the pioneer of pure cane juice rum in Mauritius: the Saint Aubin distillery. Its Single Estate rums are produced entirely from the estate's own cane. They receive constant attention, from field to bottle. After distillation in copper columns, the rums are aged in bourbon and cognac casks. After a minimum of 4 years' maturation, the rums are blended. The VSOP is bottled in numbered bottles.
Nico's tasting notes
The nose is initially driven by coppery notes, and one imagines a smoking still near which a few walnuts are roasting. Scorched spices take over, opening the way to a roasted register of toasted oak and coffee.
Aeration reinforces the coppery, smoky character, and warm, tarry notes can even be detected. The wood is also strongly scorched, releasing aromas of coffee and roasted nuts. The rum then quietly relaxes, revealing a hint of fruit syrup.
The palate is caressed by a candied cane, which cheerfully lets green, vegetal, yet sweet notes slip through. The melted wood carries flavors of almond, stone and spicy apricot jam (paprika).
On the finish, the oak fiber is bursting with vanilla blond tobacco and coconut milk, with a mellowness that stretches into length.
"A contrasted and varied profile, which results in great greed..."
