Havana Club Añejo 7 Años (70cl, 40%)

Havana Club Añejo 7 Años is a Cuban aged rum with a protected D.O.P. Cuba designation. Continuous ageing blends older reserves with later bottlings, with part of the matured rum held back and returned to the blend later, so each bottling deepens in character while remaining connected to the last. The youngest rum in the blend has spent at least seven years in oak casks previously used for Bourbon. It is bottled at 40% in a 70cl bottle. Roast notes and tobacco meet vanilla, fruit and woody spice, yet the palate is rather dry despite the sweet-seeming aromas. The nose shows roasted coffee, tobacco leaves, dark chocolate, vanilla, orange marmalade and a hint of gingerbread. The palate is full-bodied and rather dry, with woody spice, orange marmalade, vanilla fudge and overripe banana. The finish leaves black pepper, coffee and vanilla fudge.