Ferrer Rhum Salvador (Collection One Cask) 2006

Ferrer Rhum Salvador is a single cask from El Salvador, a rare origin on most rum shelves, bottled by Ferrer from a 2006 vintage given twenty years in ex-bourbon oak. Presented unsweetened at cask strength 59%, it is a long-aged, full-proof bottling for drinkers who like to explore origins off the beaten track.

Two decades in oak have shaped a rum where the wood leads. The nose offers caramel, vanilla and a woody depth, and the palate follows with caramel and oak over a notably dry frame, the long ageing having stripped away any easy sweetness. The finish stays woody with caramel lingering. This is a dry, oak-forward style rather than a fruity or estery one, the kind of aged rum that rewards patience and a little water to coax out its softer notes. An interesting window into Salvadoran cane spirit at serious age and strength.