Plantation Sealander (70cl, 40%)

A blended rum combining traditions from Barbados, Mauritius and Fiji, using both molasses and sugar cane juice as base materials. Fermentation times range from three days to three weeks, with distillation in both pot stills and continuous columns. It matures for several years in former bourbon casks under tropical conditions, followed by one year in Ferrand casks in France that previously held Cognac. The blend receives a dosage of 20 grams of sugar per litre and is bottled at 40%. Barbados contributes elegance and vanilla, Mauritius grassy and herbal notes, and Fiji fruitiness and structure. The nose brings pear, quince jelly and gooseberry with Christmas spices and gingerbread, followed by clover honey, liquorice, beeswax, vanilla fudge and prune on the palate, and a long finish of cooked apple, tonka bean and dried banana.