Within the southwest area of Panama, northwest of the city of David, the Hacienda Carta Vieja is surrounded by miles of sugar cane fields which thrive within the wealthy soil close to the Pacific Ocean. Right here we discover the distillery that produces the legacy Carta Vieja rum, and their latest expression — 8 Años Double Cask.
Manufacturing Notes
After conventional fermentation, Carta Vieja distillates are refined in a contemporary five-column nonetheless product of copper and stainless-steel. The excellence that makes this rum distinctive is the double maturation in American Oak and French Oak barrels in two places.
Carta Vieja 8 Años Double Cask from Panama is aged in each American and French Oak.
This 8 Años Double Cask spirit is aged for seven years within the heat and humid Solera 1915 getting older warehouse close to sea degree utilizing solely American ex-Bourbon White Oak barrels. The ultimate stage of maturation takes place in French Limousin Oak barrels for one yr within the temperate mile-high Solera Home of Rum in Boquete at 1668 meters above sea degree.
The result’s a spirit that reveals much more complexity and nuance than different expressions within the product line. Carta Vieja 8 Años Double Cask spirit transcends the normal taste and aroma profiles, setting a brand new normal for intricacy and steadiness.
Tasting Notes
Aromas of caramel and low result in vanilla, treacle, pecan wooden, raisin and earthy peat.
On the palate, a dry entry suggests darkish stone fruit with contact of cinnamon toast mid-palate earlier than toasted oak, vanilla, marzipan and baking spices. The numerous layers of complexity are tempered by a easy and nice mouth really feel. The end is lengthy and effectively balanced — notes of smoky vanilla, pecan and prune wine distinction and steadiness a bitter wooden tannin within the late end.
This double cask rum makes a fantastic sipper neat in a correct tasting glass, or with a single good dice of ice. It excels in a top quality cocktail such because the Rum Previous Customary, complimented by fragrant bitters and a contact of sweetness.
Carta Vieja 8 Años Double Cask aged rum is bottled at 40% ABV. The 750ml bottle prices about $28.
Web site: https://cartaviejapa.com
