Mount Gay is the world's oldest rum brand, made from local cane in Barbados. The smoke on the Havana Club played well with the Oliva, while the rum became tangier. The Alec Bradley was little changed by the rum, but added to its spice. A recent relaunch includes Añejo Clásico, which features lots of heady spice-eucalyptus, mint, even some peat-conjoined with maple and banana. The prerevolution owner of Havana Club sold its original recipe to Bacardi, which now distills the brand in Puerto Rico. The Flor de Caña also boosted the cigar's leather. The rum really found its stride with the Oliva, becoming very lush with exaggerated honey and cream. The vanilla grew with the Alec Bradley as the cigar got nuttier. It mingles creamy vanilla and honey with spice and pine notes. The spirit is accordingly sweet and full, yet complex. (80 proof, $60)Ī Nicaraguan single-estate rum, Flor de Caña stresses its volcanic soil and slow aging. Mounds of fruitiness materialized on the rum when sipped with the Oliva, while the cigar took on chocolate and fruit notes as well. The result is a combination of vanilla and maple overlaid with walnut and pralines that sparked similar flavors in the Alec Bradley, becoming brandy-like at the same time. Made in Puerto Rico (with Cuban heritage), Eximo is blended with medium- and full-bodied rums before being aged 10 to 12 years. Part of Bacardi's extra premium Facundo collection, Eximo was created to celebrate the rum maker's 150th anniversary. The cigar became earthier for its troubles. The Oliva also found chocolate in the rum, as well as heightening its citrus. The cigar got smoother and sweeter in return. The Alec Bradley opened it up quite a bit, lending the rum chocolate notes. It smacks of butter-rum candy and caramel with hints of spice and grapefruit. This Florida rum from John Drew, (the spirits venture from the cofounder of Drew Estate Cigar Company) is made with molasses from cane grown in the Everglades. Leather and barrel flavors were the stars in the Oliva pairing. The Alec Bradley's tea and orange played into that hand and the cigar got back a woody lift. It issues caramel and vanilla flavors, but also has ample sugar and spice. The Gran Añejo is less dry than the island's typical style. This Puerto Rican rum is distilled at the Serralés distillery, which dates to the 19th Century, but was rebuilt after Prohibition. The rum's maple popped and sweetened the cigar. The Oliva brought chocolate and molasses to the Diplomático, while becoming more leathery. While not a clash, it tends to run in cross direction to the Alec Bradley, even while the cigar gained from its sweetness. (80 proof, $30)Ī pot-stilled rum made at the foot of the Andes Mountains in Venezuela with spirit as old as 12 years, this Diplomático mixes notes of butterscotch, nuts, brown sugar and vanilla with tutti-frutti, but without being effusive. It did even better with the Oliva, imparting cocoa and white chocolate to the cigar and getting a hearty character in return. Exhibiting the orange notes of a triple sec as well as cinnamon and licorice, it woke up the rich wood possibilities of the Alec Bradley's finish and took on some extra spice and orange. This extra-aged example blends samples from five to 12 years old. Virgin Islands, Cruzan holds the odd distinction of being the only rum on the American Whiskey Trail. (80 proof, $30)Ĭruzan Single Barrel Distiller's Collection The rum took on leather and wood from the Oliva and gave back hints of banana. Cockspur worked well with both cigars, finding spices and a bit of sweetness in the Alec Bradley while profiting from the cigar's creamy smoke. Flavors of bread dough join with allspice, ginger, molasses and banana. Its VSOR (Very Special Old Reserve) melds the facility's oldest pot- and column-still spirits. distribution, this brand is blended from molasses rums made at the West Indies Rum Distillery on the beach in Barbados. Its voluptuousness was a bit much for the Alec Bradley, but paired with the Oliva the rum brought out loads of leather and coffee notes as well as its signature orange flavor. Specially chosen yeast gives it full body, with huge notes of apple, banana and pear, joined by licorice and cinnamon. Surprisingly, this 21-year-old is not the oldest the estate has made (that was a 50-year-old). Jamaica's Appleton follows strict English rules, which insist a rum's label reflect the minimum age used in a blend. The relatively mild Alec Bradley Connecticut (top) and the bold Oliva Serie V.
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