The multi-award winning Takamaka Extra Noir Dark Rum from the Seychelles Islands, aged in a combination of new French oak and bourbon barrels. Rich yet elegant with a layer of ester funk and notes of vanilla and wood spice.
Takamaka Extra Noir is part of the premium St André collection, which includes three other rums (2 of which are on offer to members as our optional ADD-IN bottles). These have been crafted to showcase the rich heritage and Creole traditions while at the same time pushing the boundaries of conventional rum making. The Takamaka team uses several different techniques to make its unique rum, including pressing rums, combining pot and column distilled rums, using a mix of cane and molasses rums and blending with world-class Bajan rums. Takamaka’s mission is to push rum-making boundaries while celebrating the island’s Creole traditions and heritage.
Takamaka Extra Noir is a balanced blend of pot and column distilled molasses rum, soaked with ex-bourbon American oak wood and pressed with both French and ex-bourbon cask wood. After the rum has been filtered and rested in second fill ex-cane French oak casks for 60 days, it again goes through a further filter before being bottled. The result is a full-bodied, punchy rum that retains some higher ester funk and spicy elements from the French oak, with notes of vanilla and sweet undertones from the ex-bourbon wood. With no sugar added, at 43% ABV, this expression can be sipped and savoured or is ideal for a long and serious highball.
AWARDS
– 2024 Rum & Cachaça Masters 2024 — Gold Medal
– 2023 International Wine & Spirits Competition (IWSC) — 94 points
– 2023 London Spirits Competition — Silver Medal
SPECIFICATIONS
- CLASSIFICATION: Single Traditional Blended Rum (Blend of pot & column still rums from a single distillery)
- PRODUCER: Trois Frères Distillery
- ORIGIN: Seychelles Islands (Island of Mahé)
- SUBSTRATE: Molasses
- CASKS: Virgin French Oak and ex-Bourbon American Oak Barrels
- ABV: 43% (700 mL full size bottle)
Website: www.takamakarum.com
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