Old Man Rum Project Three Dark Expression (70cl, 40%)

This is a blended rum combining aged rums from South America and the Caribbean, with a particularly influential Colombian component. The blend includes distillates from both continuous column stills and copper pot stills; the rums mature in the Caribbean, with the youngest at least eight years old and an average age of slightly more than ten years. It is bottled at 40% in a 0.7 litre bottle and contains colouring. Nose: coffee with vanilla and caramel, plus spicy oak notes, discreet raspberry and a hint of citrus fruit. Palate: smooth, with dark chocolate and fruit, vanilla, coffee and caramel coffee, soft tobacco, fine orange peel and light spice; bitter notes give a drier side. Finish: long, with bitter cocoa, cinnamon and oak.