Mount Homosexual, the world’s oldest working rum distillery situated in St Lucy on the northern tip of Barbados, has known as this island residence since 1703, celebrating its 320th anniversary this 12 months. This autumn, Mount Homosexual revealed the First Version of the Single Property Sequence, a brand new annual launch that celebrates Barbados and embodies the terroir of the birthplace of rum.
In 2015, Mount Homosexual acquired 324 acres of the previous Mount Homosexual Property and, for the primary time in centuries, the distillery was a completely vertically built-in operation from cane to bottle. Since then, the group has harvested Property sugar canes annually, remodeled them into molasses, earlier than fermenting, distilling and growing old in St Lucy on the distillery. The Property distillates had been taken care of by Grasp Blender Trudiann Branker till she knew the rum was prepared for launch.
“The Single Property Sequence is as Barbadian as rum might be. Rising Barbadian sugar cane to make Barbadian molasses and bringing each factor of the rum manufacturing collectively at our residence in St Lucy, the birthplace of rum, was a singular journey,” commented Grasp Blender Trudiann Branker. “This launch is a primary for us, the primary property rum we’ll launch at Mount Homosexual. Like all first, it has been an enormous journey for the entire group. We realized to farm sugar cane, we realized to mill sugar cane. We created Barbadian molasses that, for the primary time, was not a byproduct of constructing sugar, it was the product focus. The Single Property Sequence rum speaks to this high quality of molasses, and of Barbados rum making.”
Single Property Sequence 23_01 is a mix of 2016 and 2017 harvests. It’s 100% copper pot nonetheless and aged in ex-bourbon casks, permitting the flavour of the rum and its distinctive terroir to shine. The bottle is eco-designed to be a singular vessel for the attractive liquid inside. The bottle is light-weight and made with 70% recycled glass. The present field is mono-material and makes use of as little packaging and ink to make sure that it’s 100% recyclable. On every label, shoppers and collectors can discover and scan a QR code which ends up in a web based internet web page the place they will unlock the journey of the liquid from cane to rum.
Bottled at 55% ABV, Mount Homosexual Single Property Sequence 23_01 is non-chill filtered. The expression is restricted to 1,200 bottles out there within the US in 700 ml sizes for US $400 SRP.
GSN’s Remarks: Crisp, spicy and shiny nostril of oak stave and molasses distillate. Excessive, superb and alluring. On the tongue, the preliminary strategy is tightly entwined with an intense package deal of sweetness, sharp wooden, gentle caramel, barley sugar, gentle baking spice, dried apricot, melba toast and gentle black tea. A lightweight mouthfeel, hitting all elements of the palate. Pretty lengthy end, with tannic notes hitting on the very finish. Total, a world class rum that’s nearly as distinctive as you’ll find on the planet. GSN Ranking: A+
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