Ron Espero Liqueur Creole Coconut & Rum

Ron Espero Liqueur Creole Coconut & Rum is exactly what its name promises, a flavoured coconut liqueur built on a Dominican molasses base distilled on a column still. This is not a dry sipping rum and the copy will not dress it up as one, it is a sweet, coconut driven liqueur made for indulgence.

The nose is full of coconut over caramelised sugar and vanilla, the palate is coconut forward, sweet, caramel rich and syrupy, and the finish stays coconut and sweet. It drinks creamy, mild and very sweet, oily on the tongue in the way a good liqueur is, and the coconut comes across as natural rather than synthetic. The honest framing is straightforward, this is a dessert pour or a cocktail component for coconut forward drinks, closer to a boozy Bounty bar than to a contemplative rum. For anyone who enjoys coconut liqueurs it is a pleasant, easy treat; for serious rum character, look elsewhere.