Review #1420; Rum #719
Here we have a bottle of rum from Taiwan distillery Renaissance. This rum was distilled from Taiwanese molasses that fermented for 12 days with dunder. It was then distilled on a Charentais Pot Still twice and put into a new American oak cask with Char IV for 4 years. It then finished for a time in a first till Tokaj cask for around a year before being bottled after 5 years of tropical aging at cask strength.
Distillery: Renaissance
Bottler: Renaissance
Region: Taiwan
Still: Pot
ABV: 60.9%
Nose: White Grape, Lemon, Blackberry, Clove, Allspice
Palate: Thick oily mouthfeel, White Grape, Blackberry, Lemon, Allspice, Black Pepper
Finish: Long length finish, White Grape, Blackberry, Lemon, Earl Grey Tea
Rating: 8/10
A great showing from Renaissance. The fruits really pop here and there’s an underlying current of weird over-ripe fruits that form the backbone of this bottling, but the lemon and grape really bring a pop of brightness I haven’t gotten in other bottlings from them before. The spices round it to bring a bit of balance but this is an incredibly fruit medley.
1 | Disgusting | So bad I poured it out.
2 | Poor | I wouldn’t consume by choice.
3 | Bad | Multiple flaws.
4 | Sub-par | Not bad, but better exists.
5 | Good | Good, just fine.
6 | Very Good | A cut above.
7 | Great | Well above average
8 | Excellent | Really quite exceptional.
9 | Incredible | An all time favorite
10 | Perfect | Perfect
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