Chamarel Chamarel Oloroso Cask Finish 8 Years

Chamarel distils on Mauritius, and this expression is made from molasses rather than cane juice, placing it in the molasses rum tradition despite the island's strong agricole culture. An eight year old finished in oloroso sherry casks, it pairs tropical ageing with a sherry influence that deepens its colour and adds dried fruit richness, a special edition from a rhumerie founded in 2008.

The nose is spicy and herbal with wood and intensity, while the palate brings wood, caramel, vanilla and chocolate together, the finish carrying wood, caramel, chocolate and a clear raisin note from the sherry casks. It drinks smoothly, not aggressive but pronounced in flavour, the oloroso lending a sweet, dried fruit warmth over the molasses base. Bottled at 45%, it is a polished, sherry forward Mauritian rum, well suited to after dinner sipping for drinkers who enjoy a rich, wood and dried fruit profile, a pleasing introduction to Chamarel's sherry finished work.