Gustoso Aguardiente Anejado Artisanal Rum (75cl, 40%)

A Mexican aged cane spirit from the cool highlands of Michoacán, made from 100% locally grown high-altitude sugarcane. Fermented cane juice distilled in a pot still is blended with first-press molasses run through a copper column still, then rested in fresh oak, sherry casks and single-pass whiskey casks. It is bottled at 40% ABV in a 750ml bottle and is deliberately dry. Brown sugar, vanilla, caramelised banana and hazelnut appear on the nose, with herbal and cinnamon hints. The palate is dry yet lush, with toffee, baked apple and vanilla bean, and a full, textured mouthfeel of cream, spice and vanilla. The finish is enduring, with vanilla bean and oak.