Planteray Barbados Rum Grande Reserve (70cl, 40%)

A blended rum from Barbados, bottled at 40% ABV in a 70cl bottle. Molasses is fermented for three to four days, then distilled in a twin-column still and a pot still. The rums mature for one to three years in Bourbon casks in Barbados, then spend a further year in former Cognac casks in south-west France. The blend includes spirit from Old Gregg's, an 1850 copper pot still. Dosage is 16 grams of cane sugar per litre. The nose combines ripe tropical fruits with vanilla, white peach and coconut. The palate brings candied tropical fruits, rich Bourbon vanilla, fresh fruit notes and fine tannins. The finish is long, silky and balanced.