The Rum Cask 2005 Jamaica Single Cask Pot Still WP Distillery 12-Year

My Version: TRC Jamaica WP 2007 - 2019 Age 11y. 2y Finish in Laphroaig Cask

Nose: At first there is some ash in the nose, or ash tray. The balance is not bad. There are fruits, some ester, citrus and plants. After some time the ash reduces.

Taste: Ash, sweetness, papaya, then citrus, some ester, spice, some bitterness
Finish: long, citrus, spice and then fruits (citrus, prune)

The cold smoke is very intensive on the palet in a new bottle, but it reduces after some time. First I don't liked it. It doesn't go well with the fruit. But with less intensive smoke in the mouth it was great.
The rum is very fruity. It's good, I would prefer it without the Laphroaig finish.

Both nose and mouth are typical from WP : moderate esters (green banana/ananas/zests), slightly vegetal, delicate wood with a slightly dusty, mineral part. The more sweet and round aromas balance very well the funky side. Quite a civilized Jamaican excepted that the alcohol is not so well integrated. Very well priiced, by the way. Far from the hype brands pricetags...

This is a Jamaica Single Cask Pot Still Rum, distilled at the Worthy Park distillery and bottled with 56,6%, aged for 12 years. Nosing is a great pleasure with intense fruity notes coming out of the glass. The palate of the first sip is quite spicy/medical with a clearly noticeable attack. But this quickly turns into intense fruity notes, which also dominate the nice finish. Overall a very good and interesting rum. Real grade is 8-9.