Mezan Trindad 2003 Rum
Cellars: £63.00
NOSE: Deep caramel and muscovado
PALATE: Burnt sugar, buttered bread, candied ginger, honey, fresh peach and mango.
FINISH: A very long finish -
Country: Trinidad
Region: Caribbean
Producer: Mezan
Distillery: Port of Spain
Cask Type: Ex Bourbon
Style: Golden Rum
Distilled: 2003
Bottled: 2019
Tropical Aging: 3 years
European Aging: 13 years
Allergens: Not known
Bottle size: 70cl
abv: 40.0%
Distillery Information
Famed for its golden sands, turquoise waters and gently swaying palms, the Caribbean is also the cradle of one of the worlds’s oldest and most popular spirits: rum For centuries, rum production has prospered in these myriad islands to form a whole palate of aroma’s and styles unique to each place and each distillery. Meticulously selected by the cellar Master Mezan rums capture the depth and diversity of the Caribbean by offering the purest and most authentic flavours.
Mezan Rums have created this collection of “untouched rums”Unsweetened, uncoloured and unchill filtered. Aged in casks until they reached their optimal maturity. Mezan rums capture the most complex and original essence of the Caribbean
It was not until the 1906 Rum Duty Act was passed that the industry began to develop as we know it today. Prior to this, distillation took place on many of the plantations, but the new law meant the distilleries had to obtain a licence and could sell only in bulk.
Based in Port-
The fermentation process takes abour 48 hours and is left to stand for several days longer to enhance the flavour development before distillatiom using modern multicolumn, continuous stills. This vintage was initially aged in Trindad using first-