Zéro Nine Spirits Série Cyberpunk Jamaïque / Bélize

This Serie Cyberpunk release from France's Zero Nine Spirits is a single cask marrying two very different origins, the fruity, ester-driven pot still character of Jamaica's Worthy Park with the soft, gourmand sweetness of Belize. It is aged thirteen and a half years in ex-bourbon wood and bottled unsweetened at a powerful cask strength of 65.4%.

Worthy Park earns its esters from fermentation alone, so its funk is bright and fruity rather than wild, and here it brings banana, coconut and citrus alongside acetone and leather, while Belize supplies caramel, chocolate and pastry-like richness. The palate layers coconut, chocolate, caramel and orange peel, the finish staying woody, fruity and spiced. This is a study in contrast more than seamless harmony, the two styles set side by side rather than fully blended, and the high proof demands water and patience. For experienced drinkers who enjoy both ripe Jamaican fruit and sweeter Central American rum, it is a characterful glass with real intensity.