PLANTERAY RUM 23 ans 2001 Fiji Pot Still Foundations

Nose : rich, heady. Scents of mimosa, wallflower, artichoke base and salted butter caramel form a highly original initial olfactory sequence. On aeration, it opens up to fruitier (mandarin, apricot), more vegetal (sugar cane) and more syrupy (cane honey) scents.

Appearance : vieil or soutenu.

Palate : lively and unctuous. Tertiary (dry leaf, mushrooms), praline and tenderly spicy (cinnamon), the palette reveals remarkably smooth artichoke flavors. Over time, it becomes increasingly leguminous (carrot, pumpkin) and root-like (gentian).

Overall : long, greedy. Fibrous (sugar cane) and endowed with a pleasant chocolate bitterness, the palette of tastes is now very serene. The retro olfaction is deliciously liquorous (cane sugar) and slightly camphoraceous. The empty glass is undeniably medicinal (balsam, arnica).