Très vieux rhum, Dos Maderas PX 5+5 (« deux bois », en espagnol) est le produit d’un triple vieillissement.
This highly elaborate eau-de-vie is made with rum from Barbados and rum from Guyana. In other words, it's a traditional English rum.
Ces rhums vieillissent pendant 5 ans dans leurs pays d’origine, sous le climat tropical des Caraïbes. Ensuite, direction l’Andalousie sur les terres de l’embouteilleur historique Williams & Humbert pour l’assemblage et 2 maturations supplémentaires : 3 ans dans des fûts de Palo Cortado « Dos Cortados« , une variété rare de sherry, puis les 2 dernières années dans des fûts de sherry Pedro Ximenez.
The result is a syrupy rum, rich in its multiple terroirs. Dos Maderas PX 5+5 is best enjoyed neat.
Laurent's tasting notes
Its color is a deep copper with red highlights.
On the nose... quite a lot. There's fruit: fresh grapes, candied prunes and nuts, followed by almonds after a while. The barrel is there too, offering well-balanced oak and tobacco notes. Overall, it offers an interestingly dry, gourmand impression.
On the palate, we find tobacco and walnut, with candied fruit also present but a little in the background. The whole is soft, but well-balanced with alcohol.
The finish is long. The aromas of tobacco, walnuts, prunes and oak, which we enjoyed earlier, are again present.
"This is an interesting rum that can easily serve as a bridge between more classic, mild rums and more complex rums."
