Tiki Lovers Dark Rum

Tiki Lovers Dark Rum is a 5 year old Caribbean blend bottled for the tiki bar, drawing on pot still rum matured in ex-bourbon casks and presented at a punchy 57%. The name signals the intent, this is a cocktail engine first and foremost.

The profile is powerful and edgy throughout. A fairly raw, ester driven and alcoholic nose leads into a palate of pineapple, leather and overripe tropical fruit, with the finish turning grassy and spirity. There is a spicy sweetness and a faint smoky, glue like edge that marks it as a characterful pot still blend, though a noticeable vanilla note suggests it is not entirely untouched. At 57% it has the muscle to stand up in a Mai Tai or other tiki builds, which is exactly where it belongs, holding its own against fruit and citrus rather than asking to be studied neat.