Flensburg Rum Firm (Oldman Spirits) has a really open have a look at the rum scene. They’ve some belters from established rum producers however additionally they launched fascinating names that apparently no different unbiased bottler had an curiosity in till then.
In our glass in the present day is an Australian rum, which underwent tropical and continental ageing. The entrance label has a cute platypus – after the equally cute quokka version from the identical bottler and from the identical Beenleigh distillery. They’re the oldest rum producer down underneath.
Beenleigh 7 yo ‘Platypus Version’ (43%, Flensburg Rum Co 2025, PX + Oloroso end, 1500 btl.)
Nostril: fairly impartial, with caramelized notes up entrance. Milk chocolate. Hints of Twix. Gentle aromas although, leaving some room for the spirity facet and some sharp edges. Lemons, a touch of inexperienced banana and golden raisins. Faint hints of hazelnuts. Refined natural / mineral notes as effectively, which makes this much less industrial than I first thought.
Mouth: now some fruitier notes are displaying (extra bananas, berries and citrus) though this natural aspect makes it a bit thinner. Hardly any PX sweetness, in any case. White pepper and ginger, with slightly vanilla from the unique bourbon barrels. Hints of column distilled whisky at occasions. Total fairly restricted, it appears youthful than seven years.
End: medium lengthy, with mild raisins, mint and a few bourbon spice.
One other area that we hadn’t found but by way of rum manufacturing. This one wants time, and even then it doesn’t attain the identical heights of different indie rums. After all the value makes up for this – as a cardplayers rum that is fairly an sincere proposal.
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