Zuidam Flying Dutchman No.3 - 3 y.o. Rum (70cl, 40%)

A Dutch aged rum from Zuidam Distillers, an independent family distillery in Baarle-Nassau. It is based on sugar cane molasses, fermented with two yeast strains at controlled low temperature in small batches for at least two weeks, then triple-distilled in small hand-made copper pot stills. It matures for at least three years in new American oak, first-fill Oloroso sherry casks and first-fill Pedro Ximénez sherry casks, and is bottled at 40%. The aroma combines sweet fruit with nut, vanilla and wood notes. The rum is not chill-filtered and contains no colouring. On the nose, roasted nuts and sweet sherry fruit meet vanilla cream and toffee, with burnt sugar and dark oak. The palate is dense and almost chewy, with nut, fruit, vanilla, toffee and oak notes, plus brown sugar, canned peaches and a light charred-wood note. The finish is long, with a pronounced spicy sherry note.