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$70
A 2014-vintage Panamanian ron from Malecon at 43.2%, a spicy, peppery departure from the soft Panama norm, with dried fruit and coffee on the nose and a wood-and-pepper bite on the palate.
Description
Malecon, a Panamanian brand drawing on the country's big distillery output, bottles this Rare Proof from the 2014 vintage. Panama usually means soft, sweet, vanilla-led rons, so this one is a useful counterpoint: a spicier, more assertive classic-style rum rather than a smooth dessert pour.
The make is column-distilled molasses spirit, bottled at a stronger-than-usual 43.2%. The nose carries dried fruit, coffee and a pronounced spice, while the palate is genuinely peppery and woody, the kind of pepper that pinches the tongue rather than the soft spiced-rum sweetness many expect from Panama. Honestly described, this is a spice-driven, fairly dry classic rum, more interesting for its bite than for any sweetness, and a change of pace for drinkers who find the standard Panama profile too mellow.
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