Thomas Sontheimer T.Sonthi XO

Thomas Sontheimer bottled this as the T.Sonthi XO, a Jamaican-style rum with no age statement at a soft 43.4%. The added-sugar status is unconfirmed, but the palate reads distinctly sweet, so it is best approached as an easy, dessert-leaning sipper rather than a dry pot-still statement.

Molasses-based and Jamaican in character, it shows banana, tropical fruit, honey and pineapple on the nose, then a sweet, fruity palate with light ester and a touch of glue before a woody, fruity finish where the alcohol is not fully integrated. The funk is present but gentle, wrapped in sweetness that softens the edges. At modest strength it makes an approachable, flavourful introduction to Jamaican-style fruit and hogo for drinkers who like their rum on the sweeter, smoother side, and it carries good everyday value.