DonQ Gold Rum (75cl, 40%)

A Puerto Rican gold rum produced by Destilería Serrallés in Ponce, Puerto Rico. It is made from molasses fermented with a proprietary living yeast strain, distilled in a continuous column still, and blended from rums aged between 1½ and 5 years in oak barrels before carbon filtration. It is bottled at 40% ABV in a 750 ml bottle. The aroma leads with tropical fruit, ripe banana and pineapple, followed by vanilla, white oak and a subtle undercurrent of molasses. The palate opens with light vanilla and caramel, moving into ripe peach and tropical fruit, with gentle baking spices and oak. The finish is moderately long, with lingering spice, vanilla and molasses.