Neptune Rum Barbados Gold, The World's Most Awarded Rum of 19, 70 cl

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Overall: Mature, full-bodied and smooth, this is an exceptionally impressive rum for its age. It strikes you as a very mixable spirit, too. Recommended Neptune Rum serves

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Neptune had a desire to associate itself with Foursquare not just because the distillery makes awesome rum (it was named Rum Producer of the Year at the prestigious International Spirits Challenge 2017), but because Davies wanted to work with a team he felt were “at the forefront of the revolution with regards to be totally honest and transparent”. The sheer number of awards Neptune it has received in such a short space of time would suggest it was a smart move. The brand was named Britain’s Best Rum Brand at the 6th Golden Barrel Awards, as well as Barbados Rum of the Year at the New York International Spirits Competition 2018, and the Berlin International Spirits Competition. Neptune Rum Caribbean Spiced is an exceptional spiced rum from the Caribbean. Masterfully infused with tropical fruits and balanced with vanilla and cinnamon, giving an exceptional full-bodied flavour, with no added sugar. Neptune is now celebrated once again on the bottles of Neptune Rum, with Neptune Rum even committing to protect the world’s oceans, with sales of every bottle generating vital funds for projects that help prevent and clean up pollution and restore the Earth’s oceans to their former glory, something I’m sure Neptune would approve of. THE WORLDS MOST AWARDED RUM OF 2018/19 Over 65 global awards and rising, a beautiful golden pot and column still rum, with a blend of 8, 5 and 3 year old rum.Nose: Subtle and nuanced with a nice melding of vanilla, butterscotch and almond accented by fine oak spice. The fine oak spices build, bringing dusty impressions of sandalwood, ginger and light fruity citrus zest forward. There are hints of cinnamon as well. Hints of tropical fruit (banana and coconut) add to the nuanced aroma. After a few minutes I notice that the impressions vanilla, almond and butterscotch had almost melded completely bring a nice impression of marzipan to the fore. Aroma – “A smooth, light touch of vanilla, layered on top of roasted banana surrounded by pieces of coconut .”

Neptune became 2018’s most awarded rum - Master of Malt How Neptune became 2018’s most awarded rum - Master of Malt

Neptune’s final production stage involves a specific cold-filtration process and the addition of soft spring water to dilute the rum from 68% ABV cask strength to its 40% bottling strength. It is bottled in England, without any additional colouring or sugar. Davies was keen to emphasise that he wanted Neptune “to be really honest and very transparent” as a brand. “A lot of producers in the rum industry are a little cloak-and-dagger, which is thankfully coming to an end,” he added. The Neptune Rum and Tonic (R&T): Swap out gin for rum to revamp your go-to tipple. All you need to do is add 50ml Neptune Rum to a highball glass filled with ice and top with tonic water (the brand recommends Fever-Tree Premium Tonic Water) and a dash of orange bitters. Garnish with an orange twist and you’ve got yourself a simple, rum-tastic treat.Aged in Bourbon oak casks for a distinctive vanilla edge, which interweaves with notes of apricot, banana, coconut, spice and honey. When Davies initially explored developing a new drinks brand, it probably won’t surprise you to learn that gin was his first focus. However, he moved away from that idea after “talking to industry people”.