Rhum JM 2003 12-Year

Recibir como regalo un ron agrícola como JM es un desafío interesante pues no es fácil conseguir ron agrícola en Perú. Como me suele pasar, al principio el agrícola me es muy alcohólico pero que poco a poco permite ir saboreando los tonos frutales, de madera que le da esa personalidad al ron agrícola. Muy interesante.

Wonderfull bouquet, vanilla and a bit oak. Strong but no burn, oak, mint, fruits.
Longlasting with a bit pepper and spices.
Great stuff

Man. This stuff. It smells like butterscotch and grass, and tastes like....candy and leather and grass and coconut and...everything. Maybe one of the most perplexing, layered rums I've tried.

Distilled in 2003, bottled at a perfect 44.8%. My bottle is number 0417. If I were to make a rum cake I just might take the plunge and use this, but then again it's just too good not to sip. The nose is flat out lovely, pound cake, vanilla oak without the bourbon and a slight whiff of orange. In the mouth it's equally lovely with a densely rich linger. Pepper, leather, licorice, mocha toffee.... absolutely fantastic.

I'm going back to get another bottle of this while it's still available.

It's strong and a little bit too alcohoolic but it's ok. Great flavour, long aftertaste, fine notes of dried fruits.