Monymusk offers two different styles of pot still rums: light and heavy. Both rums styles are made from molasses, a mix of sugarcane juice, bagasse (among others sugar cane fibres left post pressing). The main difference lies in the fermentation time which is fairly short for the light style of 2-3 days, and much longer for the heavier style of 2-4 weeks. Multiple marks/marques exist defining exact production specifications, a bit like a cuisine recipe.

Tasting Notes

Profile:  Fruity Pot Still.

Nose: Fruit concentrate, apricot jam, cumquats, underripe lemons. Apricots again, a golden richness, plenty of nuance, wood spices, furniture polish, red fruits, Turkish delight, just to name a few…

Palate:  Rich, thick but very fresh and fruity. A long lasting fruit bomb of a rum courtesy of age and a pot distillation. Plenty of wood spices, bay leaf, and a lemon grass curry. Digging deeper, sugarcane vegetal notes start revealing themselves.

Finish:  Long and spicy with lots of sultanas and an overall bready note that finishes the experience and lingers.