Sample Eleven Special Edition 4 Maple Syrup Cask is a molasses rum made in collaboration between The Rum Mercenary and Kintra Spirits.
It's a complex blend of rums from Panama, Guyana, Barbados and the Dominican Republic (all aged between 2 and 5 years), a pot-still rum from Jamaica (age unknown), and a small amount of very old Caroni (19 years) and Enmore (27 years) rums to add complexity to the whole. This is exactly what makes up Sample Eleven Blended Rum.
This blend was then transferred for a 2-month finish to a barrel that had previously contained maple syrup. This gave it a slight herbal sweetness.
A total of 320 bottles were drawn from this unique cask.
Nico's tasting notes
On the nose, a sweetness of caramel, molasses and maple syrup takes us to the roasted, caramelized nuts typical of rums from the Demerara region. The rancio that develops here evokes a beautiful maturity, enhanced by some colorful, ripe exotic fruit.
With aeration, this roundly roasted profile is maintained, with the addition of a few sweet spices that now suggest a pastry register, like a caramelized pecan tart with salted butter.
The palate is round and fluid, with suave notes of ripe exotic fruit. The rum's fuller-bodied side kicks in right away, and spices and a mineral powder of wood and nuts begin to warm the palate. Caramelized nuts are savory and lightly salted, as in a molasses-soaked pastry.
The finish is pastry-like, with licorice, pits and cane sugar.
"A lovely rum treat, buoyed by caramelized nuts and maple syrup..."
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