Veritas White Rum (70cl, 47%)

Veritas blends three rums from two Caribbean distilleries. Foursquare in Barbados contributes unaged column-still rum and pot-still rum aged two years in ex-bourbon casks; Hampden Estate in Jamaica contributes unaged pot-still rum. Richard Seale assembles the blend, which was developed for cocktail use. Production, blending and bottling take place in the Caribbean. No sugar, flavourings, neutral alcohol, filtration or colouring is added, so the light golden tone of the aged component remains. At 47%, the blend brings tropical fruit, citrus peel and plant notes to classic rum cocktails, and can also be tasted neat. The nose combines tropical fruits with green, plant notes, sugar cane and lime peel. The palate brings citrus peel and cane sugar with passion fruit and sweet pastry notes. The finish is plant-like, with a gently sweet impression and a dry ending.