Isautier 16 Year Old Sugarcane Rum (75cl, 59%)

A cask-strength agricole rum from Isautier on Réunion Island, distilled from fresh-pressed sugarcane juice from small local planters. Barreled in May 2006 and bottled in September 2022, it spent all sixteen years ageing in tropical conditions at the distillery in Saint-Pierre. It is part of the La Maison & Velier × Isautier exceptional-cask series from the island's oldest distillery, founded in 1845, with 3,790 bottles produced. The nose brings dried fruits, tropical notes, ginger, cinnamon and citrus peel; the palate shows salted butter caramel, geranium and juniper berries; the finish is long, with beeswax, orange zest, dark chocolate, cloves and camphor.