Transcontinental Rum Line Fiji 2014 (70cl, 60%)

A single-origin rum from Fiji, distilled in 2014 from molasses at the South Pacific Distillery. It was aged tropically before continental maturation in Europe, bottled at high proof with no additives and no filtration, in a 700ml bottle. The nose is earthy and intense, with smoked banana, burnt sugar, dried herbs, rubber and wet stone. The palate is dense and oily, with bitter cocoa, grilled pineapple, black olive brine and licorice root. The finish is long and gripping, ashy, savoury and spicy.