Three cultures, three cask types, one glass - Dos Continentes travels from the Caribbean through Spain to France before landing in the bottle.
Expert description
A. Michler Ron Espero Dos Continentes is a Premium Caribbean Spirit from the Dominican Republic, bottled at 40%.
Dos Continentes ("Two Continents") undergoes a triple maturation process. The rum first rests for 6 years at its place of origin in an ex-bourbon cask, before being moved to a former sherry cask and then to a former banyuls cask from southern France for a further 4 years of solera ageing. This journey through three cask types and three cultures - Caribbean, Spanish and French - creates a fusion that, according to A. Michler, brings harmony between flavour and aroma.
The rum is blended and matured from carefully hand-selected Barbados rum. Behind the A. Michler brand is a rum house with roots stretching back to the historic Albert Michler distillery, today part of the wider Caribbean rum scene.
Tasting notes
Nose
Sherry sweetness and dark berries from the banyuls cask, over a base of Caribbean caramel.
Palate
Full and complex, with layers of dried fruit, nuts and wine-like sweetness.
Finish
Long and layered, with lingering notes from the three cask types.
Specifications
Name: Espero Dos Continentes
Distillery: A. Michler
Region/Country: Dominican Republic
Type: Premium Caribbean Spirit
ABV: 40%
Size: 70 CL
Cask type: Ex-Bourbon, Ex-Sherry & Ex-Banyuls Casks
EAN: 0742832219433
Serving suggestion: Neat at room temperature
Flavour profile
Complex · Sherry · Full-bodied · Layered
Did you know?
Banyuls, the third cask in the rum's journey, comes from the southern French wine region of the same name, known for its sweet, fortified-style wines - an unusual cask type to find in a Caribbean rum.
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