HOUSE SPIRITS

A lovely dry expression of a flavorful molasses rum.

Notes: Trust the crew from House Spirits (in the land of the serious foodies ) to come up with something completely different. Not content to rest on their laurels with their lovely and iconoclastic Aviation Gin,  Medeyoff Vodka, or Krogstad Aquavit, they decided to try their hand at the rum category. This is part of their limited edition series of spirits – spirits that they distill from time to time in even smaller than usual quantities more experimental projects than regular production items.

Appearance: Clear as a bell, light gold in the bottle, nicely thin oily edge line on swirling with mostly droplets and some legs forming.

First Impression: Dry molasses notes with hints of Vietnamese cinnamon, allspice, nutmeg and dried citrus fruit.

Taste:  Finally a nicely dry rum !, Far too many use sugar cane honey ( at the high end)  molasses (lower end) or even corn syrup ( lowest end) to sweeten a product that should (IMHO) be at least a bit dry to start with…

Hints of leather cinnamon, allspice and dried fruits with a bit of a bite from the alcohol make a a mixer rather than a sipper for most people.