Saint Aubin Spirits Edition – Banane Flambée

Saint Aubin is a Mauritian estate, and this Spirits Edition Banane Flambée is a flavoured rum themed around caramelised banana. Bottled at a gentle 35% from a sugar cane base, it sits firmly in the dessert and aperitif category rather than the straight sipping camp.

The profile is exactly what the name promises, a wave of ripe banana and tropical fruit with the warm, just caramelised edge of the flambeed fruit. It stays soft and easy thanks to the low strength, and while it is sweet it is not cloying, keeping the banana clearly in front. This is an infused, flavour led rum rather than a dry Mauritian agricole, pleasant served chilled or poured over ice cream. Drinkers chasing earthy or vegetal Mauritius character should treat it as a different proposition entirely.