Ferroni La Dame Jeanne 4

Maison Ferroni, the Provence-based craft house known for unsweetened cask-strength rum, presents La Dame Jeanne 4 as a clear, unaged cane spirit bottled at a bracing 57%. Stripped of wood, it shows the raw distillate in full, an austere and saline style closer to a coastal eau de vie than a soft sipper.

The nose carries iodine, salt, sugarcane and an alcoholic, faintly medicinal lift, the palate turns spicy and bitter with iodine pushing through, and the finish stays alcoholic, spicy and iodine-driven. A subtle brioche note softens the edges for some, but this is an assertive, mineral spirit that pulls few punches at strength. With no sugar and no cask to round it, the honest read is a stark, briny white that rewards drinkers who chase saline, high-proof cane spirits and will feel sharp and challenging to anyone else.