A cannonball of rum, forced through peated whisky casks for half a year, this is not a random title but a very precise description of what awaits in the glass.
Expert description
Compagnie des Indes Boulet de Canon No. 6 is a Blended Rum composed of matured distillates from Nicaragua and Panama, finished for 6 months in ex-peated Islay whisky casks and bottled at 46%.
The blend is released by the French independent bottler Compagnie des Indes as a limited edition, bottled in 2018. The Central American rum base provides a round, fruity foundation, which is then given a pronounced smoky layer from the previously peated Islay whisky casks, a combination unusual even within Compagnie des Indes' experimental Boulet de Canon series.
Tasting notes
Nose
Exotic and fruity, with spices such as pepper and curry, finishing with a subtle smoky tone.
Palate
Smooth to start with hazelnut and praline, developing mid-palate into a vegetal, full-bodied character.
Finish
Delicately roasted and smoky.
Bottler: Compagnie des Indes
Region/Country: Nicaragua and Panama
Type: Blended Rum
ABV: 46%
Size: 70 CL
Cask type: Ex-peated Islay whisky casks, 6-month finish
Bottled: 2018
Serving suggestion: Neat, in a rocks glass
Flavour profile
Smoky · Nutty · Spiced · Complex
Did you know?
Compagnie des Indes' Boulet de Canon series is named after cannonballs and is the house's playground for unorthodox cask experiments, where rum meets casks from everything from whisky to beer and wine, far from the more traditional single cask releases the bottler is otherwise known for.
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