Tanduay Double Rum – La Caña de Azúcar

Tanduay's Double Rum, subtitled La Cana de Azucar, is a Filipino rum bottled at 40% in the soft, sweet mould that shares a shelf with the Spanish style. The base and distillation are not detailed, but the glass points to a typical column still, sugar-led approach where smoothness and sweetness carry the profile.

The nose opens floral with bitter orange and burnt sugar, leading to vanilla, light oak and baking spice on a sweet, faintly syrupy palate, with a short, sweet, oak-touched finish. It reads simple and easy rather than complex, soft enough to slip down over ice or alongside cola. For drinkers who enjoy gentle, sweet rums and mostly reach for a mixer, it offers an agreeable Filipino take, honest about being uncomplicated company.