William Grant & Sons Discarded Spirits Discarded Banana Peel

Discarded Banana Peel, from William Grant & Sons, is a banana flavoured spirit drink that turns the byproduct banana peel into a punchy, fruit driven bottling. The banana is huge and unmistakable, ripe and candied, backed by brown sugar, cocoa and vanilla.

This is firmly a flavoured product rather than a traditional rum, sweet and soft at 37.5% with a banana, brown sugar and cola tinged finish. It leans toward dessert, almost Haribo banana in style, which makes it a poor fit for anyone chasing depth or dry rum character. Where it earns its place is behind the bar and in the kitchen, lending bold banana to cocktails, long drinks, pours over ice and baking. A playful, sugary one trick bottle that is honest about what it is.