Pyrat XO Reserve Rum 40%

Wine information: The beautiful Caribbean island of Anguilla is not only a picture-perfect vacation spot, it’s also home to the finest rum in the world, Pyrat. Production of Pyrat rums adheres to very unique and traditional aging and blending specifications, resulting in an elegant and distinctive ultra-premium spirit. Pyrat rums are a precise blend of nine carefully selected Caribbean barrel aged “pot still” rums. (“Pot stills” produce a distinctively rich, flavorful rum, whereas other “column still” rums tend to produce a very neutral alcohol product.) Some of the rums used to blend Pyrat are over 40 years old, which when further aged in Pyrat’s individually selected imported oak barrels, produce flavor complexities not found in most other rums. Pyrat rums are aged in a combination of French Limousin oak barrels and specially toasted American sweet oak barrels. Pyrat XO Reserve is a blend of 15 year-old rums perfectly balanced to produce an exceptionally elegant, smooth and delicious medium body rum, complemented by a rich amber color. The Pyrat XO bottle is designed to be reminiscent of the old rum bottles hoarded and traded by pirates and ship captains of the 1800s.

Tasting Notes: Pyrat XO is a very smooth, aged rum with an amber colour. It has fantastic aromas of vanilla, cinnamon, brown sugar, orange citrus and also tinned apricot notes. The palate is complex and rich with further flavours of citrus, cinnamon, caramel, vanilla, anise and slight rancio notes from the oak ageing. Excellent over ice with a twist of lemon, in a super Cuba Libra or visit the Pyrat website for some interesting cocktail ideas.

Reviews: "From this dark amber liquid wafts a luxurious aroma of toffee, marzipan, candied fruit and sarsparilla. On the sweeter side of the spectrum, this aged rum is gorgeous and mouth-filling, with caramel and a sprinkling of ginger and cinnamon fireworks on the elongated finish." 96 Points, Wine Enthusiast Top 50 Spirits 2011

 
     

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