Habitation Velier Papa Rouyo Papa Rouyo 2022

Papa Rouyo is a young Guadeloupe distillery working in the agricole tradition from fresh pressed sugar cane juice, here captured by Habitation Velier, the Pure Single Rum line from one of the most respected names in collectible rum. Bottled at just one year and barrel proof 56.7%, this is a vivid portrait of cane character with only a light brush of oak, made for drinkers who want their agricole bright, raw and energetic.

Distilled on a pot still, an unusual choice for agricole that adds weight and aromatic intensity, it shows fresh sugarcane sap, ripe yellow fruits and floral lift, with dried fruit and fresh wood on the palate and an earthy, cane sweet finish. The high strength and youth give it some lively rough edges, so it rewards slow sipping with water and is not a beginner's introduction. For followers of high proof cane juice rum, it is an honest, full powered expression of the estate.