Austrian Empire Navy Rum (75cl, 40%)

This is a blended rum bottled at 40% in a 75cl bottle, made from Jamaican molasses and aged using the Solera method. It is produced by Albert Michler GmbH from rum sourced from several Caribbean distilleries. The rum is matured in casks that previously held bourbon, sherry, port and single malt Scotch whisky, then married together in the Solera system. Both copper pot still and continuous column still distillates go into the blend. Vanilla leads the nose, with toasted oak, warm spice, roasted sugar, and later milk chocolate and dried fruit. The palate is soft and creamy, with toffee, burnt sugar, sherry sweetness, dark chocolate, caramelised banana and baking spice, held by dry oak. The finish is medium-long and round, with vanilla, dried fruit and toasted wood.