post-beach blogging
I'm not ready to be back yet, so more rum (or rhum). It's really for the best.
The 8yr old has five starts on the label, but this one has none, so it must be really bad. (Guy Fieri bad.) This is a "rhum,"so I think that means it's made from sugar cane. It's from Haiti and comes in a loud box but with a fancy label. It's aged in oak, which is possibly Limousin.
Nose: sweet but suprisingly phenolic, with some black olives and grease. Basically it goes like this: there's some typical raisins and brown sugar gently in the background, some campfire ashes and medicinal notes in front, and then nutmeg and vanilla and vegetal notes on the side.
Palate: I like this. Nothing's terribly powerful or compelling, but the flavors seems to be fighting with each other in an interesting way, as if demerara and campfire ashes and spices were on a reality show together. Starts softly but the phenols power through.
Finish: It lasts in a sweet and mentholy way.
It's just interesting enough not to be boring, but has neither easy appeal nor complexity. It's good, though.
score: 75
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