A.H. Riise Old St. Croix Legacy

A.H. Riise bottles this Old St. Croix Legacy, a Virgin Islands rum from the historic Danish house, held at 42%. The style is openly rich and sweet, a smooth dessert rum in the mould the brand is known for, so it reads more confection than dry spirit.

Without firm production detail the profile tells the story, with caramel, burnt sugar and dried apricot on a sweet nose and a palate of caramel, chocolate, cream toffee and dried fruit. A tingly spice keeps it from going flat, and a faint smoke drifts through, but the finish returns to caramel and sweetness. Sugar is undeclared though the character points clearly to a sweetened pour, one for an easy after dinner glass rather than a contemplative neat sip.