New Grove Old Tradition Rum
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Why Aged five years, this wacky rum hails from the tiny volcanic isle of Mauritius off the coast of Madagascar. Aged in French oak and port casks, it’s funky, fruity and dry. Points for peculiarity.
Price 700 ml/$44.95
Availability LCBO 403410
Rum Dos Maderas PX
Rating: NNNN
Why This gorgeous, lengthy rum (a blend of spirits from both Barbados and Guyana) spends the first five years of its life cradled in American oak in the Caribbean before heading to Spain to rest in Palo Cortado and PX sherry casks for another five years. The perfect dessert.
Price 700 ml/$64.45
Availability LCBO 402826
Chic Choc Spiced Rum
Rating: NNN
Why Far from the average vanilla-bomb spiced rum, all-Canadian Chic Choc is infused with botanicals native to Quebec’s Gaspé Peninsula: peppery green alder, lovage root, wild angelica and bog myrtle to name a few. Whiffs of pepper, dried flowers and vinegar overlaid with maple (naturally).
Price 750 ml/$30.45 on sale till July 19
Availability LCBO 402867