Two islands, one bottle. Jamaica's funky pot still character meets Trinidad's elegant column still style in this blend from 1423.
Expert description
Companero Gran Reserva is a Rum, blended from pot still rum from Jamaica and column still rum from Trinidad, bottled at 40%.
Companero is the Danish independent bottler 1423's rum series, and Gran Reserva is the house's take on a classic, well-balanced blending style. The Jamaican pot still rum contributes tropical fruit and funky, ester-rich notes, while the Trinidadian column still rum provides elegance and a smooth, woody finish, together creating a rum that combines the best of both Caribbean traditions.
Tasting notes
Nose
Tropical fruit from the Jamaican rum, complemented by sandalwood and tobacco, with caramel, toffee and dark sugar plus oak, cinnamon and nutmeg in the background.
Palate
Fruity and funky from the Jamaican rum at the start, before the Trinidadian rum takes over with an elegant, smooth finish of oak and vanilla.
Finish
Long, with lingering caramel, oak spice and a light persistent sweetness.
Bottler: 1423
Region/Country: Jamaica and Trinidad
Type: Rum
ABV: 40%
Size: 70 CL
Distillation method: Pot still (Jamaica) and column still (Trinidad)
EAN no.: 5712718000214
Serving suggestion: Neat or in a Daiquiri
Flavour profile
Fruity · Funky · Elegant · Spiced
Did you know?
The combination of Jamaican pot still rum and Trinidadian column still rum is a classic blending exercise among independent bottlers, precisely because the two styles are so different that they fill each other's gaps.
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