Paraguay is almost entirely absent from the rum map, but the Fortin distillery makes its distillate from clarified sugar cane honey instead of molasses, a technique that gives this 13-year-old release a character all its own.
Expert Description
La Maison Du Rhum 2007 LMDR Batch 3 Rom Paraguay is a Paraguay Rum, distilled in 2007 and aged 13 years, bottled at 45%.
The rum comes from the Fortin distillery, part of the Castilla distillery founded in 1993, and is made from clarified sugar cane juice, often called cane honey, rather than the more common molasses. After 72 hours of fermentation with wild yeast strains, the rum is distilled on column stills and first aged in American ex-bourbon casks, before finishing with a short period in Fino sherry casks. The French bottler La Maison Du Rhum, run by distributor Dugas, released only 3,657 bottles of this third batch in 2020.
The result is a rum with clear structure and a lightly smoky, earthy complexity that sets it apart from more traditional Caribbean rum styles.
Tasting Notes
Nose
Lightly roasted and ashen, with quince paste, liquorice and molasses tones beneath the surface.
Palate
Chewy and full-bodied with a rich, slightly sulphurous woodiness, flinty tones and gentle blond tobacco.
Finish
Long with cane sweetness and a lingering mineral dryness from the Fino finish.
Specifications
Name: La Maison Du Rhum 2007 Batch 3 Paraguay
Distillery: Fortin Distillery
Region/Country: Paraguay
Type: Single Cask Rum
Age: 13 Years
ABV: 45%
Size: 70 CL
Cask Type: Ex-bourbon casks, finished in Fino sherry casks
Distillation Method: Column distillation
Distilled: 2007
Bottled: 2020
Number of Bottles: 3,657
Edition: Batch 3
Flavour Profile
Earthy · Chewy · Mineral · Lightly Roasted · Complex
Did You Know?
The Fortin distillery is a rarity in the rum world because it uses clarified sugar cane juice, called cane honey, instead of molasses, a method normally associated with French rhum agricole rather than South American rum.
See our full range of Rum
