Ron Espero XO Extra Añejo

Ron Espero XO Extra Anejo is a Dominican molasses rum bottled at 40%, a column still spirit in the soft, sweet mould of the Spanish style. The character sits firmly at the sugary end, where smoothness and dessert flavours carry the glass rather than oak or spirit.

The nose leans fruity with vanilla and a bourbon edge, while the palate turns creamy and sweet with fudge, raisin, honey and caramel, closing warm and round with brown sugar and a touch of chocolate. It is mild and easy throughout, more a sweet sipper than a complex dram, with the sweetness arriving early and staying. For drinkers who enjoy honeyed, dessert-style rums, it makes a pleasant terrace pour or sweet mixer, honest about being soft and sugary rather than dry.