Velier Sangsom Shakara 12 Years Old

Velier Sangsom Shakara 12 Years Old is a Thai rum distilled at Sangsom and bottled by Velier, the Genoa house with the most respected name in collectible rum, here applying its additive free approach to a softer, more accessible origin. At twelve years and 45.7 percent it is unsweetened, yet the column still distillate carries a naturally pastry sweet, bourbon adjacent character. It makes an approachable entry point under a serious purist label.

Distilled from molasses on a column still and matured in ex bourbon wood, it shows caramel, vanilla, dark chocolate, cookie dough and gentle oak, sweet in flavour profile even without dosage. The body is soft and the finish moderate, leaning easy drinking rather than deep or long. It suits drinkers who like the pastry sweetness of Foursquare style rums but want something gentler and more affordable, comfortable neat or in cocktails and friendly enough to appeal even to the uninitiated.