Havana Club Tributo 2018
Cuban Rum
40% ABV
Cuban Rum
40% ABV
Nose: Werther's Original butter candies - stewed stoned
fruits - grilled pineapple rings – clove studded orange – Hotel Chocolat dark
chocolate covered coffee beans – smoked walnuts – musk – sandalwood – iodine - old
chair leather – freshly polished oak furniture – seaweed - wood smoke
and a tease of something very sweet dessert wine-esqe.
Palate: Tea stewed stoned fruits – blackberries – Princes tinned
strawberries in syrup - mixed candied peel – butterscotch sauce - Caffè mocha –
sugared almonds - liquorice – juniper – cloves - tobacco leaf - charred oak and
the subtlest kick off capers.
Finish: A right rollickingly rich and rum-arkable ride
across the senses, with a finish that is longer than a hot steamy night in Havana.
Summary: In addition to its core range of Cuban rums, which
make for superb bridging sips and serves between the worlds of rum and
whisk(e)y, Havana Club also has a number of special limited editions in its
armoury, including this, the third bottling in its Tributo Collection, which contains rums drawn from 60 Year Old casks.
Limited to just 2,500 bottles, this latest Havana Club release has
been finished in barrels that previously held smoky Scotch whisky. Although not
immediately obvious, once you take the time to get up, close and personal with
this epic drop of rummage, some of the notes more synonymous with Scotch, start
to make themselves proudly present.
