Naud Ron Panama 15 Year Old (70cl, 41.3%)

A fifteen-year-old rum from Panama, matured for a long time in American oak casks in its country of origin before further ageing in the Naud family's Cognac cellars in the Charente. Bourbon casks contribute to its spicy character with wood and fine smoky notes. The project began with the Naud family's meeting with the owners of a sugar cane hacienda in the Herrera region of Panama; the sugar cane grows on the Azuero peninsula. The aromatic profile combines coconut, tonka bean and vanilla sugar with sweet pastry notes, liquorice and cinnamon. The nose shows vanilla and tonka bean, with sugar cane and cedar wood. The palate is soft and round, with caramel, cocoa and cinnamon alongside pastry notes and noble wood tones. The finish is long and warming, ending with gentle wood notes and mild spices.