The Chalong Bay distillery was founded by a young French couple in Phuket on a mission to return rum to the original home of sugar cane. The distillery is equipped with a forty-year-old armagnac still. Notably aromatic and fresh, the rum made here is a veSee more
The Chalong Bay distillery was founded by a young French couple in Phuket on a mission to return rum to the original home of sugar cane. The distillery is equipped with a forty-year-old armagnac still. Notably aromatic and fresh, the rum made here is a ve
Profile: lingering and powerful. Exotic (coconut, vanilla, lychee) and fruity (various citrus fruits) notes. Aromas of fresh sugar cane and agave juice. Lavender honey, spices and heady florals.
Tasting notes
Nose : lively, powerful. Coconut milk and fresh sugar cane juice are underpinned by the acidity of citrus fruit (lime, orange). It slowly merges into notes of agave and geranium. The lavender honey gradually spreads across the entire aromatic palette.
Palate : fine, lingering. Although its opening is chocolatey and roasted (coffee), it quickly develops into something more spicy (pepper, nutmeg) and hot. Heady florals (lily, tuberose) take over the mid-palate and are seasoned with vanilla pods and toffee. Lightl
Overall : long, silky. An incredibly pure, expressive note of lychee takes over the aromatic palette. Well-defined notes of roses appear at the end of the palate, evoking the outer covering of this delicious fruit. The retronasal olfaction is mouth-watering. Once e
