Silver Seal Rum 2007

Silver Seal is a collector respected Italian bottler in the unsweetened single cask tradition, and this fifteen year old Belize, distilled in 2007 and bottled at 51.5%, shows how much character a well chosen column still cask can hold. The nose is generous, dried fruit, sweet spice, coconut and a roasted depth, leading into a palate of roasted wood, nuts, spice and chocolate.

Matured in ex bourbon at tropical strength, it delivers caramel, molasses, dark chocolate, coffee and dried fruit with a velvety, well rounded mouthfeel that belies its column distillation, and the finish stays nutty, spicy and long. Approachable for its proof, it rewards attention neat or with a few drops of water. A rum capable of converting even committed Belize skeptics, this is a satisfying, roasted and nutty single cask for drinkers who value aged, unsweetened molasses rum with real depth.