Ron Añejo Carúpano Reserva 21 Privada Rum (75cl, 40%)

Ron Añejo Carúpano Reserva 21 Privada Rum comes from Destileria Carúpano in Sucre State, Venezuela. It is a light brown rum with amber and golden raisin highlights, offering aromas of citric fruits, orange peel confit, grapefruit and mandarins mixed with a salty sea breeze, with slight sweetness giving way to diverse salinity balanced by a closing touch of bitter. The Reserva 21 Privada is aged in sealed white American oak barrels for up to 21 years with no replenishment, a single-cohort ageing approach. The coastal Venezuelan environment and the Sucre State's sugarcane contribute to the distinctive citrus-and-sea-breeze character. On the nose there are also butter, popcorn and caramel; the palate moves from slight sweetness to diverse salinity with a bitter close; the finish carries salinity and citrus through with the bitter close.