Distillerie de Montréal Rosemont Santa Banana (Rhum à la banane flambée)

Distillerie de Montréal Rosemont Santa Banana is a flavoured rum from the Rosemont line in Canada, built around the idea of flambéed banana. Flavoured rums sit on the sweet, mixer-friendly side of the category, but this one is noted for a fruit character that comes across as genuine rather than artificial, a banana rum made with a lighter, more balanced hand than many in the style.

The profile is focused and consistent, banana and sugar running through nose, palate and finish, sweet and dessert-like but kept in check enough that the fruit feels real. At 35% it is soft and easygoing, clearly a flavoured rum rather than a dry sipper, and honest about its sweetness. It comes into its own poured over ice, in a tiki-style cocktail or alongside dessert, a well-judged banana rum that leans on natural-tasting fruit rather than heavy confectionery.