Coruba 18 Years

Coruba 18 Years is the older sibling in the Coruba range of aged Jamaican rum, sitting well away from the island's funky pot-still extreme and toward a soft, mellow style. The nose is mild and a touch sour, with dried apricot setting a restrained, fruit-led tone rather than a solvent-heavy one.

Distilled from molasses and matured in ex-bourbon oak for eighteen years, it shows creme brulee, banana, dried apricot and a light ester lift, the palate gentle and the finish noticeably thin. This is an understated, easygoing aged Jamaican that prioritises smoothness over character, and some drinkers find it wanting a clearer identity. Bottled unsweetened at 40%, it suits those after a soft, low-intensity island rum rather than the oily, ester-driven weight of the heavier marques.