Mount Homosexual has unveiled the fifth rum in its famed, limited-edition Grasp Blender Assortment, The Madeira Cask Expression. The uncommon bottling celebrates the model’s hertitage and is launched yearly to showcase its ardour for innovation.
The Grasp Blender Assortment debuted in 2018 with the discharge of XO: The Peat Smoke Expression, created by former Grasp Blender Allen Smith. Since 2019, when Trudiann Branker took over as Grasp Blender, and has since added Pot Nonetheless Rum, The Port Cask Expression, and The Andean Oak Cask Expression to the sequence.
For this 12 months’s launch, Branker seemed to Madeira, the gorgeous Portuguese island off the coast of Morocco, that has made an iconic fortified wine for greater than 300 years. Utilizing solely column distilled rums, she positioned the liquid in seasoned Madeira wine casks six years in the past, rigorously observing how the rum aged over time.
Working carefully alongside her R&D group, Trudiann revisited the Madeira wine casks that had been stuffed in 2015. She discovered that the ageing column distilled liquid had an unimaginable flavour profile, and instantly knew it was destined to be the following iteration of the Grasp Blender Assortment. A step away from Mount Homosexual’s conventional mix of column and pot nonetheless rums, the liquid offered a fantastically advanced profile not usually present in column distilled rums. She and her group noticed the liquid’s aroma and flavour profile, ready for the perfect second to take away it from the barrels and bottle it.
At first sight, the liquid has deep golden hues. The nostril showcases pear, oak, grapefruit, vanilla, and butterscotch. On the palate, the daring column distilled rum is married with the subtlety of Madeira wine notes from the barrel, together with honey, grapes, pear, citrus rind, and dried fruit. This rum evolves over time, revealing layers of flavour thorugh the tasting journey.
“I used to be impressed by Madeira’s wealthy historical past and experience of ageing wine,” famous Grasp Blender Trudiann Branker. “After we positioned the column distilled rum in these stunning barrels six years in the past, I had a affected person curiosity understanding that at some point, the liquid from these barrels would deliver a wholly new taste profile to our distinct rum. What developed actually pushed my palate past what I believed Mount Homosexual rum do, and I’m proud to launch Madeira Cask as this
12 months’s Grasp Blender Assortment.”
The Madeira Cask Expression must be loved neat.
Bottled at 55% ABV, the Mount Homosexual Grasp Blender Assortment: The Madeira Cask Expression will likely be accessible at choose premium retailers in 700ml sizes for $220 beginning in October. The expression may also be accessible on ReserveBar within the coming weeks.
For extra info, head over to Mount Homosexual’s official web site.
