CDI Secret Rum & Co 2009

CDI Secret Rum & Co 2009 is a Cuban single cask chosen by Compagnie des Indes, the respected French bottler known for terroir led, natural rums drawn from across the rum world. The Secret name signals an undisclosed Cuban source, bottled here at full cask strength from a single barrel.

Distilled on column stills from molasses and aged ten years in Ex-Bourbon, it is unsweetened, which lets the spirit and oak speak without dosage softening the edges. The strength is well integrated rather than aggressive: leather, pepper and toasted almond on the nose, then raisin, biscuit and chocolate across a powerful palate, closing on coffee and almond. This is a structured, savoury take on Cuban rum, dry and characterful, the kind of bottling that rewards a little water and works as an everyday pour for those who like their rum honest and unsugared.