Angostura No.1 First Edition – Cask Collection Rum – 70 cl

No. 1 is a celebration of the House of Angostura’s rich heritage and artistry in blending some of the world’s finest rums. With only 9,600 bottles available worldwide, No. 1 is the first premium rum to be unveiled in The Cask Collection, a new limited-edition range dedicated to rums aged in special casks.

Angostura No.1 is a testament to Don Carlos Siegert, son of the brand’s founder, who dreamt of making the “smoothest blend in the new world.

Tasting Notes

On the nose, toffee apples, cinnamon and vanilla, the rum and first fill bourbon both shining through. On the palate caramel, ginger, soft oak, sweet treacle. Fruit salad and spice on the finish.

Country: Trinidad

ABV: 40%

The Festive Spirit of Louisiana Matured in bourbon barrels for up to 6 years using Solera aging method and partially finished in sherry barrels.

A deep mahogany complexion with a stone fruit, plum and sandalwood on the nose, this complex spirit delivers orange marmalade and dark stone fruit with bursts of black currant and tupelo honey. Rounding out with a long, rich touch of smoke this 6 year old spirit lingers like the early morning mist that can only come from the Delta of Louisiana.

NOSE: Slightly floral mixed with cedar wood, tobacco and dried dark fruit

PROFILE: Multi-layered and complex with hints of tobacco, prune and oak along with slight sweetness reminiscent of tupelo honey

MOUTH FEEL: Long and pleasantly dry with honey, black pepper and sherry

ABV: 40%

Country: USA

This is a dark rum (and a fairly dusky one at that. Aged up to eight years, it’s got some coffee, cinnamon, and cloves on the nose — along with some raisin notes. Quite savory on the tongue — those bitching about Exclusiva being too sweet can check this out — the coffee notes filter down to dusky charcoal, barrel char, some raisin, and a bit of dark chocolate. Sugar is almost an afterthought here. If you like your rum chewy and filtered through the dank haze of wood, this is your jam. For me though, it’s a bit one-note. 80 proof

Negrita is a blended rum which is distilled on the French islands of Reunion, Guadeloupe, and Martinique in the Caribbean. It is made from sugar cane juice, not molasses

This is a white rum (with a slight shade of yellow to it) that is aged up to six years, then charcoal filtered to strip the color out. As delicate and delightful a white rum as you’re likely to find, the rum starts off with a heady amount of alcohol, masking sweet notes of coconut and a hint of lemon. The palate is on the sweet side (but not overly so), dosed with coconut, pineapple, and a kick of licorice on the back end. This gives the otherwise fairly straightforward rum a bit of a spicy kick, with just a hint of lime peel lingering on the back end. A worthy choice as your new house white rum for making daiquiris and mojitos. 94 proof

Distilled from sugar cane, this very delicate rum is an excellent example of Caribbean flavour. Deep yellow in colour with a delicate and refined aroma, the rum has a long elegant finis with a complex blend of banana and vanilla.