Famille Ricci Zodiac Taureau 2024

Famille Ricci Zodiac Taureau 2024 is a powerful blend of Jamaican Hampden and Trinidadian distillate, a 13 year pot and column molasses rum bottled at a hefty 65.6%. The French selector's Zodiac series leans into bold, characterful releases, and this one is built for drinkers who already know they like funk and proof together.

Matured in ex-bourbon oak, the blend pairs Hampden's high-ester fruitiness, all pineapple, esters and a rubbery, petrol-tinged hogo, with the drier, more savoury and coastal character of the Trinidad component. The palate is an explosion of tropical fruit, pepper and salt, the finish minty, smoky and faintly petrol-laced and very long. At full strength it is fierce and aromatic, a serious sipper that rewards a drop of water and a slow pace rather than any attempt to tame it quickly.