Worthy Park 109 (70cl, 54.5%)

Worthy Park 109 is a Jamaican rum from Worthy Park Estate, blending unaged, ester-rich rum with lighter rum aged three years in ex-bourbon casks. The components are distilled in a copper double-retort pot still on the estate and blended there. Caramel colouring deepens its colour. Bottled at 54.5% in a 700ml bottle. The nose shows fresh tropical fruit notes of banana and pineapple plus orange, with vanilla and cinnamon. The palate is full-bodied and powerful, with guava and caramel, a fine toffee note, peach and chocolate. The intense taste leads into a soft, long finish with caramel, toffee and wood.