1731 Fine & Rare Spanish Caribbean XO (46%)

This is an XO rum blend in the Spanish style, made from Cuban and Dominican Republic rums and bottled at 46%. All of it is distilled in column stills. The average age is five years for the Cuban rum and eight years for the Dominican. The Cuban part is made from molasses, the Dominican part from sugar cane juice. The result is a dry, easy-drinking rum. The 1731 Fine & Rare series is bottled at natural colour, without caramel, sweeteners or artificial flavourings. The name marks 1731, the year the Royal Navy reputedly began giving sailors a half pint of rum a day.