Transcontinental Rum Line Panama 2011 (75cl, 43.4%)

Transcontinental Rum Line Panama 2011 is a vintage-dated Panamanian rum distilled in 2011, bottled at 43.4% ABV in a 750ml bottle by La Maison du Whisky. It is a molasses-based rum selected and bottled without the blending and sweetening that define most commercial Panamanian rum. La Maison du Whisky's buyers select single distillates and bottle them as transparent vintage expressions. The Panama 2011 is a fresh, green, herbal take on the country's rum. The nose shows toffee and herbs, with green tarragon, thin caramel, fresh mint, sharp apple and buttery icing, developing crisp barley sugar and lemon. The palate leads with pear drops, rhubarb and custard sweets, and banana purée, with toffee sweetness underneath studded with spice and sweet black licorice. The finish brings herbs back up front with a gentle aniseed tingle fading to light treacle toffee.