Labourdonnais VSOP (Edition Feb 2023)

Labourdonnais is a Mauritian estate distillery on a historic sugar plantation, and this VSOP from its February 2023 edition is an aged Mauritian rum, made on the island where both cane-juice and molasses traditions sit side by side.

The profile leans toasted and woody, with toasted oak, an agricole-style cane note and spice on the nose, then a savoury palate carrying smoky bacon, cane, spice and oak. It stays relatively soft and mellow for its style, which makes it an easy after-dinner pour. At 42% it is approachable and warming rather than fiery, the kind of woody, gently spiced aged rum that pairs naturally with a cigar. A characterful Mauritian sipper for drinkers who enjoy savoury, oak-driven aged rum.