Grays New Grove Café Liqueur

Grays makes this New Grove Cafe Liqueur on Mauritius, using a molasses-based rum as the base for a sweetened coffee liqueur. It belongs in the flavoured category, so it is best judged as a coffee liqueur rather than a rum, with the spirit serving as a foundation for the coffee character.

Built on molasses and bottled at a low 26%, it is rich and sweet. The nose offers mocha, chocolate, roasted notes and coffee, while the palate carries that mocha and coffee through with roasted depth and an oily texture. The finish stays on coffee with an oily, well-rounded feel. The coffee tones are smooth and nicely integrated, which makes it an easy after-dinner sipper, over ice or in a cocktail, for anyone who enjoys a sweet, coffee-forward liqueur and is not looking for a dry rum experience.