Kirk & Sweeney Gran Reserva Superior 70cl 40°

New Kirk & Sweeney Gran Reserva Superior 70cl 40°
Distillery : Kirk & Sweeney / Country : Dominican Republic / Reference: : 25877

Handcrafted in the Dominican Republic, this rum is aged in various American and French oak barrels. The final blend is a selection of rums aged between 6 and 25 years, carefully selected by hand.

Its profile evolves between sweet notes (dried fruits, fresh honey, caramel) and pastry notes (Sherry, almond, vanilla).

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Features
Volume0.7 L
ABV40 °
TypeOld Rum
DistilleryKirk & Sweeney
CountryDominican Republic
MaturationAmerican & French Oak
Reference:25877

The name "Kirk and Sweeney" echoes the prohibition era in the United States. Indeed, Kirk and Sweeney was the name of a wooden schooner (type of sailboat) that was primarily known for smuggling rum between the Caribbean and the United States.


Before entering US territorial waters, the schooner would drop anchor and sell rum to the small boats alongside it. Faster and more maneuverable than the big coastguard boats, they brought rum ashore without being worried.


This route they took for rum smuggling was then called the "Rum Line" and the place where they threw ink off the coast of the United States was called the "Rum Row".


The Kirk & Sweeney range is composed of molasses rums distilled in Santiago De Los Caballeros in the Dominican Republic. These rums are traditionally made from sugar cane juice and then aged in American oak barrels. Their beautiful mahogany colour reflects complex flavours of cane sugar, dried fruit, vanilla and toasted oak.

Nose: subtle notes of dried fruit and toast, caramel, fresh honey and caramelized sugar in addition to a slight note of almond and
vanilla.

Palate: complex, rich evolution between freshness and sweet notes of dried fruits.

Finish: end notes range from a distinct, sherry-like caramel to a well-balanced blend of almond and vanilla.