Takamaka Dark Spiced (70cl, 38%)

A spiced rum from the Seychelles, part of the Seychelles Series. It combines white rum with natural essences of vanilla, papaya and tropical spices. The base is molasses, distilled in a continuous column still and diluted with water from the distillery's own spring on the Seychelles. Papaya, vanilla and caramel give the rum a fruity-sweet core, with tropical spices, grassy tones and dry oak beneath. The golden spiced rum can be drunk neat or mixed with cola as an easy long drink. It is bottled at 38% ABV in a 700 ml bottle. The nose combines sugar-cane sweetness, caramel and vanilla with spices and tropical fruit. The palate is soft, round and rich, with strong vanilla and caramel, cane sugar and juicy papaya, plus cinnamon and nutmeg. The medium-length finish is creamy and sweet, with a gentle oak note.