Famille Ricci Beenleigh Zodiac Cancer 2024

Famille Ricci Beenleigh Zodiac Cancer 2024 is a selection of aged Australian Beenleigh distillate, chosen by the French house Famille Ricci. Distilled on a pot still and given seventeen years in Ex-Bourbon oak, it arrives at a serious cask strength of 65.2%, an old and powerful expression of one of Australia's historic distilleries.

Despite the proof, this is a clean and fruit led rum rather than a heavy one. The nose pairs pear and almond with coconut over gentle wood, while the palate brings citrus, pear and red fruits framed by oak. The finish stays woody with dried fruit, a wine like note and that signature pear running through, a character tasters return to again and again on Beenleigh. It drinks remarkably smoothly for its strength, fruity and well mannered, a touch reserved given the years behind it. For those who like clean, pear driven high proof rum in the manner of polished Caribbean pot stills, it hits the mark.