Barber Lee White Rum (75cl, 40%)

Barber Lee White Rum is an unaged white rum from Barber Lee Spirits in Petaluma, California. It is made from piloncillo sugar, chosen after testing several other sugars, and is fermented and double distilled in a copper pot still before being bottled immediately at 40% ABV. The rum is full-flavoured and built for cocktails, with caramel aroma and toasty, dark-sugar flavours. It is produced by a grain-to-glass craft distillery co-owned by Aaron Lee and master distiller Michael Barber, with Lorraine Barber of Barber Cellars winery. Non-GMO and organic inputs are used, along with scrap-leather bottle labels and spent grains given to local farmers as feed. On the nose there are hints of caramel over clean pot-distilled spirit. The palate shows toasty, dark-sugar flavours, and the finish is clean and warming, suited to carrying cocktails.