Licores de Antioquia Medellín 8 Ans

Licores de Antioquia is a Colombian regional producer, and this Medellín 8 is a column-distilled molasses rum aged eight years in ex-bourbon and bottled at a low 37.5%. It sits firmly in the soft, sweet, accessible Spanish style, made for easy drinking rather than deep contemplation.

The nose is heavy and concentrated, brown sugar and fudge leading with a faint alcoholic edge. The palate is sweet and dessert-like, chocolate, caramel and vanilla in a light body. This is a gentle, sugar-forward sipper at the affordable end of the category, pleasant enough neat for those who like a sweet pour and comfortably at home in a mixed drink. It does not aim for depth or structure, and the low strength keeps it soft throughout. An honest, undemanding Colombian for everyday use rather than a contemplative sipping rum, best judged on its easy sweetness.