Santos Dumont Palmira (70cl, 40%)

Santos Dumont XO Palmira is an aged rum blend matured in former sweet wine casks, combining sweet wine notes with oak aromas and mild tannins. The amber blend is soft and full-bodied, with fruity impressions alongside spicy and more bitter accents. It blends molasses distillates from the West Indies and Central America with Brazilian cachaca made from sugar cane juice. Batch A15 comprises 2,000 individually numbered bottles. The bottling contains 0.7 litres at 40% ABV and comes without gift packaging. The nose shows intense apricot aromas with sweet tobacco and leather, plus a hint of honey and rose petals. The palate is soft and mild, with tropical fruit and sultanas joining sweet wine notes, cocoa and oak spice. The medium-length finish is light, with well-integrated dry tannins, leather and tobacco, plus roasted almonds, spicy honey and herbal notes.