Mates Spirits Rum

An English bottler whose name nods to friendship and sharing a good bottle together. Mates Spirits travels the world to find casks others have overlooked, and bottles them as they are - unfiltered and honest. This is rum for people who'd rather share a good story than a smooth, standardised taste.

Mates XO Dark Rum 70 cl 40%

Item no.: 059763-615-620

Three countries, three rum traditions, one bottle - Mates XO brings together the best of Barbados, the Dominican Republic and Nicaragua.
Expert Description
Mates XO is a Dark Rum from the Caribbean and Nicaragua, 5-8 years old, aged on ex-bourbon oak casks, bottled at 40%.
Mates Extra Old (XO) unites two outstanding 8-year-old rums from Barbados and the Dominican Republic. Mates Spirits has combined these two celebrated spirits with their 5- to 8-year-old rum from Nicaragua to create a three-part blend that draws on three different rum traditions. The result is a dark, full-bodied rum with complexity from the three origins, each contributing its own character.
Mates Spirits is known for combining distillates from several countries in their blends, an approach that sets them apart from more traditional single-origin rums.
Tasting Notes
Nose
Caramel, dried fruit and a hint of spice.
Palate
Dark and full-bodied with complexity from the three origins.
Finish
Medium length and soft.
Specifications
Name: Mates XO
Bottler: Mates Spirits
Region/Country: Caribbean & Nicaragua
Type: Dark Rum
Age: 5-8 years
ABV: 40%
Size: 70 CL
Cask type: Ex-Bourbon Oak Casks
EAN no.: 7435829834841
Serving suggestion: Neat or on ice
Flavour Profile
Dark · Caramel · Full-Bodied · Spiced
Did You Know?
Mates XO is composed of rum from three different countries - Barbados, the Dominican Republic and Nicaragua - making it a three-part blend rather than a classic single-origin rum.
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45,50

1pcs.
39,50EUR

About Mates Spirits Rum

Mates Spirits is an English bottler that selects single casks of rum from distilleries around the world. For a newer rum drinker, it's a good way to discover how differently rum can taste from cask to cask and distillery to distillery, without committing to one particular brand. For the collector, independent bottlers like Mates Spirits are the backbone of what has, in recent years, been called rum's answer to single malt culture: single casks in limited runs, often at full or high cask strength, where each bottle is unique and never repeated.

History & Background

Mates Spirits is part of the English tradition of independent bottlers, a role that has historically mattered more in whisky than in rum, but has grown strongly within the rum category over the last 10-15 years. Rather than owning its own distilleries, the house travels to producers across the Caribbean, Latin America and other rum regions, tasting its way to interesting casks and buying them for bottling under its own name. The name Mates - English for "friends" - underlines the informal, community-minded approach that characterises many of the newer British rum bottlers.

Production & Style

The rum is distilled at the original distilleries and then selected cask by cask by Mates Spirits, often unfiltered.

Signature Style

Varied, Authentic, Cask-Driven
The flavor varies by source distillery, but a clean, unfiltered cask character is common.

Facts

Bottler	Mates Spirits
Pronounced	"mayts SPIH-rits"
Country	England

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Mates Spirits Rum

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