Thomas Sontheimer T.Sonthi

Thomas Sontheimer T.Sonthi is a Panamanian rum selected by the German bottler of the same name, a twelve year old column still molasses spirit matured in ex bourbon wood and bottled at 44.3%. Panama supplies soft, vanilla led rum to many independents, and this leans hard into the sweeter, dessert end of that spectrum.

The nose offers vanilla, honey, walnut and dried apricot, and the palate follows with honey, nuttiness and gentle oak over a clearly sweet base, finishing on honey, nut and a cappuccino note. It is honest to say this reads as a sweetened, dessert style rum, closer to a spiced liqueur than a dry barrel aged dram, and that is where it is most enjoyable, as a soft after dinner pour for those who like sugar and spice in their rum rather than purists chasing dryness.