Earlier this month, The Home Of Angostura (well-known for its ubiquitous model of cocktail bitters) unveiled Zenith, the most recent in a line of extremely premium rums in its Personal Cask Assortment collection. The discharge brings collectively totally different rum types from two of Trinidad and Tobago’s most distinguished distilleries: each the namesake Angostura distillery and the now legendary Caroni distillery, which closed its doorways eternally in 2003.
Aged in charred American ex-bourbon oak casks, Zenith contains Angostura and Caroni rums starting from 20 to 23 years outdated. While Angostura is thought for its more energizing, extra vibrant fruity fashion, the rums produced on the Caroni distillery had a a lot heavier, earthy and smoky attribute, coming from the molasses used within the manufacturing course of. The result’s a deeply complicated character, with plentiful candy tropical fruits, heat vanilla toffee, darkish cocoa and a dry, crisp oak-led smokiness.
Angostura is now the one remaining distillery of the as soon as 50-plus rum distilleries in Trinidad and Tobago. The corporate’s signature fashion, showcased in a three-strong vary of cask-style releases together with bourbon, French oak and sherry cask varieties, stems from molasses, which is fermented utilizing Angostura’s personal bespoke yeast tradition and distilled in steady column stills.
Chairman of Angostura, Terrence Bharath says, ‘After 3 years in improvement, we’re delighted to increase our Personal Cask Assortment with the launch of Angostura Zenith, making our rum providing probably the most distinctive on the earth. We’re continually striving to deliver the spirit of Trinidad and Tobago to rum connoisseurs all over the world and the launch of Angostura Zenith demonstrates our dedication to producing world class rums.’
Zenith is proscribed to 195 bottles, bottled at 44.7% and is obtainable with an RRP of £2,500 from chosen retailers.
Tasting notes
Wealthy and strong aromas of polished wooden, bonfire embers and darkish chocolate arrive first, alongside toasted hazelnuts, nutmeg and darkish brown sugar. The flavour is equally complicated, with swathes of griddled pineapple, seared orange zest, milk chocolate and woody spices, with an extended, lingering creamy oak end.
