Gold of Black 48 Edition (The Heritage Selection)

Gold of Black 48 Edition is a Mauritian rum from Litchquor under the Gold of Mauritius name. Distilled on a column still from sugarcane honey, an intermediate cane syrup, and bottled at 48%, it is a molasses adjacent island rum rather than a cane juice agricole, so it carries a softer, dessert leaning profile.

The sugar content here is not declared, and the rum drinks on the sweeter, rounded side: banana, caramel and ripe fruit on the nose, then banana, chocolate and caramel over a woody base, finishing with oak, more caramel and a creamy texture that stays only gently dry. The reference points are chocolate coated banana sweets rather than dry, grassy cane. An approachable, soft after dinner Mauritian for drinkers who enjoy easy, sweet toned dark rum at a comfortable strength.