Denizen Vatted Dark Rum (75cl, 50%)

A blended rum combining Guyana and Martinique rums in an 18th century vatted style, bottled at 50% ABV in a 750 ml bottle. The blend draws 80% from Guyana, including components distilled in French Savalle and wooden coffey stills and aged in ex-bourbon barrels, with unaged wooden pot still rums making up the rest. The remaining 20% is unaged rhum agricole from Martinique, adding grassy, fresh-pressed sugarcane character. The aroma opens with candied banana and molasses, then toasted pineapple, allspice and licorice, deepened by browned butter and toffee. The palate moves from brown sugar-crusted peach and star fruit to green plantain and cherry, with cinnamon, cayenne and mesquite. The finish is long and warming, with mocha, soft oak and citrus peel.