El Ron del Artesano Cabernet Cask Finish 2011

El Ron del Artesano bottles this single cask Panama ron from a 2011 vintage, finished in Cabernet wine wood and presented at full cask strength without added sugar. At fourteen years and nearly 59%, it sits far from the soft, mellow Panama norm, an intense and wine-driven release built for tasting at strength.

Matured with a Cabernet wine finish over a molasses base, it leads with red fruits, dried fruit, grapes and a barrel-led nose, then turns woody and spicy with dried fruit and a clear red wine note on the palate. The finish stays spicy with barrel, vanilla and wine. The Cabernet cask is assertive and largely reshapes the spirit, so this reads as a powerful wine-finished rum where the cask leads, suited to drinkers who want intensity and a strong red-wine character rather than gentle Panama softness.