Naud Hidden Loot Dark Reserve Spiced Rum (70cl, 41%)

A spiced rum built on a molasses rum from the Arco Seco peninsula in Panama, distilled on columns and aged for two years in bourbon casks. It is then finished in France by the Naud family with spices and natural aromas. The recipe uses ten fruits and spices, including sweet orange, bitter orange, coconut, vanilla, nutmeg, cinnamon and bird's eye chilli, with tonka bean shaping the aroma. Bottled at 41% in a 700ml bottle with a tube, it contains no added colouring. On the nose there are bitter orange and vanilla, with toasted oak and tonka bean. The palate is full and layered, with candied orange peel, nutmeg and sweet pastry notes. The finish leaves a sweet note accompanied by a fine heat from the bird's eye chilli.