$120
A Dominican molasses ron from the Ron Cristobal range, bottled by 1423 World Class Spirits and finished in Calvados casks, a vintage 2010 Santa Maria expression at a soft 42%.
Description
Ron Cristobal is a Dominican line bottled by 1423 World Class Spirits, the Danish house behind the detail-focused S.B.S range. This Santa Maria expression takes a Dominican molasses rum, a tradition of amber, vanilla and caramelised-nut character, and gives it a finishing period in Calvados casks. That apple-brandy wood should fold an orchard-fruit note and a touch of bright sweetness over the soft Dominican core. Carrying a 2010 vintage and bottled at 42%, it reads as a gentle, approachable sipper. While 1423's S.B.S casks are typically dry, this branded Dominican release is not stated to be unsweetened, so expect a rounded, fruit-led profile rather than a bone-dry one.
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