Barrum Reserves 2018

Barrum is a Mauritian bottling, and this 2018 single cask is a molasses-based rum rather than an agricole, Mauritius sitting outside the French AOC framework. Drawn from a single barrel and bottled at 42%, it leans into a deep, dessert-leaning character built on the molasses spirit and its cask time.

The defining note is chocolate, and tasters are clear it comes across as natural rather than artificial flavouring. The nose is dark chocolate, cappuccino and caramel, the palate brings dark chocolate, chocolate and a woody, dark depth, and the finish stays on dark chocolate and coffee. Roasted and rounded in the mouth, it drinks like a natural chocolate bomb without any added sweetener doing the work. This is a satisfying after-dinner molasses rum for drinkers who love cocoa-rich profiles, generous and smooth, best sipped neat to enjoy its roasted, chocolatey core.