Maennerhobby Krum Weisser Rum

Krum Weisser Rum is an unaged white from the German bottler Maennerhobby, distilled on a pot still from molasses and presented at a sturdy 46% rather than the soft strength many white rums settle for. It is a small-scale European rum that aims for character over polish, and it carries more going on than the average unaged white.

With no barrel to lean on, everything rests on the spirit itself. The nose is floral and green, green apple meeting a peppery spice, while the palate turns drier and spicier still, baked apple and pepper over a floral thread. A dry, savoury edge runs through it, and the finish leans on baking spice and a touch of prune. The pot still gives it a fuller, more aromatic body than a column white would, and the result is an interesting, well-integrated sipper for those curious about what German distillers are doing with unaged cane spirit.