Hija Ilegítima Riserva Foursquare Rum Cask Grappa 2006 (50cl)

Hija Ilegítima is an aged Italian grappa from Pellegrini, made from selected grape pomace distilled in a discontinuous steam-heated still. The spirit first aged for 24 months, then spent 6 months in casks that had held Foursquare rum from Barbados. The name means illegitimate daughter, a nod to the meeting of grappa and rum. The bottles are numbered and come in an old-pharmacy style bottle. It is bottled without cold filtration and is best served at room temperature, no warmer than 20°C. The nose offers delicate herbal notes and wildflower honey, with coconut, banana and a dusting of pepper. The palate echoes these, with savoury, floral grappa character.