Saint Aubin Black Premium 1819

Saint Aubin's Black Premium 1819 is a molasses-based black rum from Mauritius, sitting apart from the distillery's cane-juice agricole range. It is bottled at 40% and styled as a rich, dark, easy-drinking rum rather than a structured aged spirit.

The profile runs sweet and roasted, with espresso, banana, butterscotch and raisin on the nose, then banana, dark chocolate and butterscotch on the palate. It is rounded and approachable, if a little short on the finish, the kind of rum that pairs comfortably with a cigar. With its sweetness unconfirmed, it reads as a soft, dessert-style pour, best taken as a relaxed after-dinner rum rather than something to dissect, and a clear contrast to the dry, grassy whites Saint Aubin also makes.