Planteray Plantation Special Dry Rum

Xaymaca Special Dry is a blend of rums distilled in the old John Dore pot still at Long Pond and the Vendome at Clarendon. Molasses is fermented for 1-3 weeks, pot still distilled, esters of 156 g/hL, and 0 g/L dosage. Bottled at 43% ABV.

Very complex nose, slightly smoky and meaty with fruity, herbal and sour notes building up. Next vanilla come forward, almost pastry-like, with cooked banana, bitter orange peel and ripe pineapple. Palate is dry, with a more floral and fruitier profile of rose water, soursop, pear, white grape, apricot and sugar-apple. Next some coconut milk, balsam, allspices, bread and nuts emerge.