Santa Maria Gold is distilled in Japan, near Okinawa, from pure local sugarcane juice.
Nico's tasting notes
The nose opens with ripe sugarcane juice, enhanced by a dash of lemon juice. The sugar cane takes on a very green, almost chlorophyllous appearance, and is soon joined by some tangy fruit. Green papaya, guava and young mango dance around a coppery core.
Aeration continues the exploration of this original cane, both green and ripe. Fresh, juicy aromatics, honey and dry, straw-like wood follow.
The palate offers us a very soft, fluffy texture, which counterbalances the coppery aromas glimpsed on the nose. This characterful eau-de-vie offers us a decidedly round but electric cane, with a fresh, spicy alcohol in the mid-palate. It's followed by a dash of lemon that tightens the whole.
The finish takes on a very gourmand side of sugarcane, bordering on marron glacé and milk chocolate, with an ever-present coppery sensation, as well as a long persistence on lychee.
"An original treatment of sugarcane brandy, for delicate cocktails..."
