Holmes Cay Single Cask Rum South Africa Mhoba SAW (70cl, 59%)

A cask-strength rum distilled in 2018 at Mhoba Rum Distillery in Malalane, South Africa. It is made from 100% fresh-pressed estate cane juice, open-fermented for 6–7 days with ambient yeast and distilled in custom high-reflux pot stills. The rum was aged six years in ex–South African whisky casks (non-peated) and bottled uncut at 59% ABV, with 510 bottles released. It is non-chill filtered, with no sugar, colour or additives. The nose brings mint leaf and caramel, the palate vanilla, brine and Sichuan peppercorn, and the finish spun sugar with a hint of eucalyptus.