Ferroni La Dame Jeanne 13

This La Dame Jeanne 13 comes from Maison Ferroni, the French bottler from Provence known for unsweetened cask-strength releases, here drawing on agricole-style rum made from fresh sugar cane juice in the Canary Islands, on Gran Canaria. It is bottled at a forceful 57%.

The column-still spirit shows a dry, mineral and saline character on the nose, with earthy notes setting a savoury tone, while the palate turns fruity with banana but carries a distinct metallic edge that runs into the finish. Unsweetened, it reads as a lean, rustic cane-juice rum where minerality and earthiness lead rather than ripe sweetness. It rewards a careful approach given the metallic streak and high strength, an interesting bottling from an unusual rum origin for drinkers curious about cane-juice spirit beyond the French islands.