Worthy Park S.B.S 2010

S.B.S is the detail-obsessed Single Barrel Selection from Danish house 1423, known for transparent, cask-strength, unsweetened bottlings. This single cask comes from Worthy Park, the clean and precise St. Catherine estate whose 100% pot still spirit takes its esters from fermentation alone, and this 2010 leans into the drier, more savoury side of the distillery's character.

Bottled at 52% with no added sugar, it opens with banana, tobacco, rubber and pineapple, the palate turns nutty, leathery and dry with a rubbery funk, and the finish stays dry with tropical fruit, tobacco and leather. The rubber and leather notes give it a savoury, slightly funky edge that sets it apart from the estate's fruitier releases, well balanced for the strength. This is a solid, characterful Worthy Park for drinkers who appreciate a dry, savoury Jamaican with leather and gentle funk rather than sweet tropical fruit, an easy yet interesting sipper from a bottler that tells you exactly what is in the glass.