Santiago de Extra Añejo 12 Años

Santiago de Cuba is a classic light Cuban rum, made from molasses and distilled on a column still in the island's ron ligero tradition, where the spirit comes off clean and light and the character is built through ageing and blending. This Extra Anejo carries twelve years of age and sits at the soft, sweet end of the style, a comfortable after dinner pour rather than a bold one.

The profile is gentle and rounded, vanilla, caramel and mild spice with mirabelle plum, tobacco and a little coffee, finishing soft and lightly woody. It is a sweetened rum and drinks that way, smooth and easygoing without aggression, and is honest about leaning sweet rather than dry. At 40% there are no high proof fireworks here, which is by design, this is built for relaxed sipping, pairing with a cigar or slipping into a cocktail. Drinkers who enjoy the lighter Cuban style and a touch of sweetness will find it easy company, while those after depth or strength will see it as a soft, approachable example of the tradition.