Spirits Reviews

Brilliant, medium tawny/amber color. The aromatics are very intense, offering scents of caramel, dried fruits, and vanilla with supporting notes of brown sugar, gingerbread, and oak. The palate confirms the nose delivering a caramel-driven core with flavors of treacle, baking spices, toasted oak, and marzipan. The finish is long and lingering with generous spice accents. Full-bodied and nicely balanced with a supple texture. $31.49 – 4.5 Stars

Hazy, medium coconut water color. The aromatics are very intense, presenting scents of honeysuckle, soursop, and white sugar with supporting notes of sweet coconut, honeydew, and vanilla. The palate is in substantial agreement with the nose delivering a tropical fruit-driven core with flavors of blanched almonds, sandalwood, wet paper, and vanilla bean. The finish is a bit dull. Medium-bodied and nicely balanced with a creamy texture. $32.99 – 3 Stars

Brilliant, medium amber color. The aromatics are very intense, giving scents of caramel, oak, and baking spices with supporting notes of cashew butter, ginger biscuits, and vanilla flower. The palate echoes the nose delivering a toffee-driven core with flavors akin to roasted nuts, coconut, butterscotch, and charred oak. The finish is long and lingering. Full-bodied and pleasingly balanced with a rich texture. $59.99 – 3.5 Stars

Brilliant, crystal clear. The aromatics are very intense, offering aromas of vanilla, honey, and roasted pineapple with supporting notes of apricot stone, orchid, crème brulee, and meringue. The palate is in substantial agreement with the nose delivering a tropical fruit-driven core with supporting flavors of lychee, star fruit, slate, and a bit of cane Rum funk. The finish is crisp. Medium to full-bodied and favorably balanced with a vibrant texture. $32.99 – 4 Stars

Brilliant, crystal clear. The nose is filled with the scents of pot-still, cane juice Rum with waves of tropical grass, jackfruit, sandalwood, mineral, and hints of petrol. The palate agrees with the nose delivering a wild blast of fermented tropical fruits with hints of vanilla, green grass, caramelized sugar, and hints of banana bread. Full-bodied and ideally balanced with superb length while cleverly hiding its alcohol strength. $49.99 – 4.5 Stars

Bright, medium golden/amber color. The aromatics are very intense, offering scents of banana bread, vanilla bean, and treacle with supporting notes of nutmeg, butterscotch, and oak. The palate confirms the nose delivering a baking spices and baked tropical fruits-driven core with supporting flavors of toffee, candied ginger, lemon curd, honey, and hazelnut. The finish is long and lingering. Full-bodied and perfectly balanced with a supple texture. $69.99 – 5 Stars

Bright, medium golden/amber color. The aromatics are very intense, giving scents of brown sugar, cashew butter, and fruitcake with supporting notes of ginger biscuits, five spice, and honey. The palate echoes the nose delivering a baked tropical fruit-driven core with flavors akin to baked apple, toffee, butterscotch, lemon curd, and candied walnut. The finish is long and lingering. Full-bodied and ideally balanced with a voluptuous, bold, and decadent texture. $79.99 – 4.5 Stars

Brilliant, medium/light amber color. The nose gives scents of baked tropical fruits, crème brulee, and fresh cut grass with supporting notes of lychee, vanilla bean, and caramel. The palate echoes the nose delivering sweet baked pineapple-driven core with waves of salted caramel, mineral, and grilled lemons. Full-bodied and perfectly balanced with a wild cane distillate note rising on the finish. $59.99 – 4.5 Stars

Brilliant, deep mahogany color. The aromatics are very intense, giving scents of brown sugar, baking spices, and Sherry with supporting notes of ginger biscuits, crème brulee, and treacle. The palate echoes the nose delivering a toffee-driven core with flavors akin to fruitcake, caramel, roasted nuts, vanilla, and molasses. The finish is long and lingering. Full-bodied and pleasingly balanced with a voluptuous texture. $34.99 – 4 Stars

Brilliant, crystal clear. The nose reveals the unmistakable scents of pot-still, cane juice Rum with waves of sandalwood, jackfruit, dried flowers, wet clay, mineral, and banana skins. The palate echoes the nose delivering sweet and ultra-funky tropical flavors with accents of dried herbs, mineral, citrus, and bamboo shoots with hints of pepper. Full-bodied and ideally balanced with a great length while deftly managing it's over-proof strength. This may not be everyone's cup of tea but if you carve funky and complex sugar cane spirits this is worth seeking out. $68.99 – 4 Stars