Features
Name:
Rum Officer's Releases N° 1 Port Cask Finish 2006 - 45°
Cellar
In the beautiful valley of Roseau stands the St Lucia distillery, born in the '1950s from the union of two distilleries,
one in Dennery, linked to the Barnard family's plantation and one in Roseau belonging to the Geest family. It was on the site of the latter that the long tradition of St. Lucia began, the birth of which also sanctioned the corporate union of the families of the two original distilleries.
The Geest remained partners until 1992 when the Barnards took over the shares and then brought in Trinidad's Angostura Ltd. in 1997.
Since 2005 at the helm of the St Lucia Distillers Group of Companies is Clico with Laurie Barnard, the third generation of rum makers.
Description
The Officer's Releases is a limited edition series that pays tribute to Admiral Rodney, a renowned British naval officer who distinguished himself in 1782 during one of the Caribbean's most memorable battles, 'The Battle of the Saintes'. The first edition of the series, Admiral Rodney Officer's Releases No. 1, is an artful blend in the Saint Lucian rum tradition. This limited edition is distilled and aged in the tropical climate of Saint Lucia and expertly composed by Master Blender Evanius Harris
Organoleptic characteristics:
Bright mahogany hue in the glass. On the nose an exotic combination of dried plums, spiced vanilla and toasted oak. The palate is intense, with candied fruit, dark chocolate, liquorice and tobacco. The integrated oak gives definition and balance to a long finish
Storage time:
over 20 years
Vinification
fermentation of the molasses in open tanks with indigenous yeasts;
distillation in column and discontinuous stills.
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