Privateer Distiller’s Drawer #97 Pot Stilled New England Rum ‘Spirito di Contemplazione’

Privateer's Distiller's Drawer No. 97 is an American molasses rum from Massachusetts, distilled on a combination of pot and column stills and drawn from a single cask at 55.7 percent. It carries no age statement but plenty of character, a craft release for curious drinkers ready for something with more grip.

The profile is nutty and oak-forward: walnut and toffee, vanilla and coconut, with a young-oak structure and a distinctly bourbon-like edge on the finish. The strength gives real warmth, and the style splits opinion, reading as fresh and characterful to some and rough-edged to others, which is part of the fun of single-cask American rum. Sipped slowly with a little air it shows best, appealing to anyone who enjoys bourbon-cask weight and craft-distillery individuality.