Dzama Rhum Cuvée Noire Prestige 40%

Cuvée Noire Prestige is certainly attractive. It shows a bright, copper color, with multiple quick short-lived legs, the kind of dripping appendages you’d expect from a rum aged three years in oak. The vanilla aroma and flavor are more pronounced than in many enhanced rums - this would easily pass for a flavored/spiced rum in a blind tasting. The more subdued aromas are largely masked by the wonderful Madagascar vanilla, which makes them difficult to discern. With some effort and patience, you’ll ultimately detect lesser scents of caramel, toffee, coconut, the slightest tinges of cardamom, orange citrus, banana, ginger, and finally some mild alcohol. A creamy, sugary body delivers the primary flavor of vanilla, with mild coconut milk, a bit of oak and citrus zest in keeping with the aromas. In the end, the sweet vanilla flavor influences the entire tasting though to the finish.

Awards

BRONZ Congreso del Ron, Madrid'14, ZLATO Renaissance Rum Fest Miami. ZLATO Rhum Fair Paris'13. STRIEBRO-Rum Mastrs Lnd'12. STRIEBRO WSWA Las Vegas'12, BRONZ IWSC'11.