Rum Nation

Name: Rum Nation Peruano 8 Year Old Rum
Brand: Rum Nation
Rating: 8.4 (2 reviews)

Peruano 8 Year Old

(0.7l, 42%)

8.4/10 (16 votes)

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About
Details

Born in Peru, Solera-aged, and bottled by a gifted Italian.

Ironically, Rum Nation was started in 1999 when Italian founder Fabio Rossi went to Scotland. Rossi had been importing Whisky for his independent line of single malts called Wilson & Morgan and it was on a distillery visit in 1990 that he first sampled Rum sent to age in Scotland. He liked what he tasted. Years after this visit Rum Nation was born, and Fabio has been acquiring spirit and bottling his line of Caribbean Rums ever since — naming each release after its place of origin.

There are two things you need to know about Rum Nation Peruano 8 YO. The first is that “Peruano” translates as “Peruvian” — so you know that this is made from sugarcane molasses raised and distilled about as close to the equator as you can get. The second thing you need to know is that — even though 8 years is a very respectable age for Caribbean Rum — Rum Nation Peruano is aged by the Solera method, which means that 8 years is the “youngest” Rum in the bottle. So this tasty Rum has the complexity and depth of a far older spirit.

Smartass Corner
Fabio Rossi himself likes this Rum paired with a fine cigar. He recommends a Cuban Montecristo no.4.

Flavour Spiral™

About The Flavour Spiral

milk chocolate

spicy

ripe banana

cinnamon

milk

coffee

vanilla

sweet

pineapple

What does Rum Nation Peruano 8 Year Old Rum taste like?

The Flavour Spiral™ shows the most common flavours that you'll taste in Rum Nation Peruano 8 Year Old Rum and gives you a chance to have a taste of it before actually tasting it.

We invented Flavour Spiral™ here at Flaviar to get all your senses involved in tasting drinks and, frankly, because we think that classic tasting notes are boring.

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Smartass
Corner

Rum (usually) comes from molasses; the sweet and syrupy residue left behind after sugar crystals are extracted from sugar cane juice. Molasses is over 50% sugar, but it also contains significant amounts of minerals and other trace elements, which can contribute to the final flavour.

Tasting Notes

Appearance / Color
Mahogany

Nose / Aroma / Smell
Vanilla, smokes sugar, ripe banana

Flavor / Taste / Palate
Spicy and sweet, with crème brûlée, cinnamon, and milk chocolate

Finish
Long and slow, blooming to dark coffee and chocolate