Elements Eight Platinum Rum
http://www.e8rum.com - True to the name Elements 8 uses eight individual elements in its super premium rum production technique. With a retained focus on the 120 years of craftsmanship, the individual elements bring their own distinct characteristic to the final products. The distillery follows a strict protocol but also rely on the natural elements of the celestial St Lucian country to produce its outstanding quality. These are the tropical climate of St Lucia; premium molasses; virgin rainforest water; three strains of yeast to enhance complexity; four distillation stills, including a Kentucky Bourbon Pot Still; tropical aging in lightly charred oak Bourbon barrels; blending of 10 hand selected single rums; light filtration to retain flavor.Elements Eight Platinum Rum (80-Proof, 40% ABV):
The rum has a very attractive and shimmering color, well-filtered, that sparkles at the slightest provocation.
The aroma is that of rum distilled to a very high proof, with a low congener level, with citric, banana, pear and pineapple notes, light vanilla and hints of spices.
In the palate it opens up quickly and effortlessly, not as sweet as the aroma suggested, but with a very clean profile that matches the fruity and spicy components of the initial bouquet. The rum quickly vanishes leaving behind only a trace of sugary sweetness.
This rum is ideal for cocktails where the flavor of the rum is not required to play a dominant role.
(tasting notes by Luis & Margaret Ayala)