Alcoholes Y Rones de SA Origenes 18 Years

This Origenes release carries an eighteen year age statement from Alcoholes Y Rones de Panama, a column still molasses rum in the mellow Panamanian mould. Matured in ex-bourbon wood and bottled at 40%, it sits firmly in the approachable end of the Spanish style, where the appeal is texture and ease rather than power.

The spirit is light by design, so the character comes from the barrel and from a clear thread of added sugar that rounds everything off. Expect cocoa and milk coffee, caramel and vanilla, with a soft woody touch and a finish of dark chocolate and coffee. It drinks smooth and sweet, an unhurried pour for relaxed evenings or alongside a cigar, honest about being gentle company rather than a demanding sipper.