Privateer Rum Single Cask #P430 (70cl, 57.8%)

An aged rum from Massachusetts, made from molasses and matured for five years and five months in cask P430, new American oak. It is part of the Letter of Marque series and was selected by La Maison du Whisky as a European Exclusive. The outturn is 215 bottles of 0.7 litres each. It was bottled at its natural cask strength of 57.8%, with no added sugar or colouring and without chill filtration. The profile combines pronounced vanilla and spice with fruit, pastry and a woody finish. The nose shows strong vanilla, caramel and grated nutmeg, with roasted coconut and cardamom. The palate brings juicy pear and cinnamon, then warm butter pastry, pancakes with vanilla sauce and cream caramels, with a clear oak note developing. Caramel and nutmeg round it off. The medium-length finish shows strong cardamom, roasted hazelnuts and a fine wood note.