Ti Arrangés de Ced‘ R.C.N.A Ananas Caramel Beurre Salé (Sauternes & Cognac) Les Rhums de Ced

Part of the Ti Arranges de Ced range out of Martinique, this is an arrange rather than a straight agricole, a fresh cane juice rhum infused with pineapple and a salted butter caramel idea, with Sauternes and cognac casks lending a sweet wine and brandy edge. The base is column distilled Martinique cane juice, so there is a green agricole thread underneath, but the maceration and the dessert wine influence push it firmly into flavoured territory.

Expect a buttery, salty caramel aroma wrapped around ripe pineapple, with that tropical fruit running right through the palate. At 32% and openly sweetened by the fruit and sugar of the arrange, it drinks soft and sippable rather than dry, closer to a confected after dinner pour than a serious aged rhum. The pineapple is assertive and can crowd the salted caramel, so this suits anyone who likes their rum fruity and sweet over a single large cube of ice.