Secret Distillery #2, Panama - Multi-column Rum, Single Distillery - Batch 1 - 10 Year Old

That Boutique-y Rum Company has bottled another secretive edition from an undisclosed Panamanian distillery here. What we do know is that this is a multi-column distilled rum that was matured for 10 years before it was bottled at 56.2% ABV. The label art is something of a tribute to the great Van Halen song ‘Panama’, set on the Panama Canal, of all places. There's a lot of references here, so if you're a fan of the band/fun label art you should enjoy working them all out. Nose: Demerara sugar, chocolate baked bananas and dry nutmeg lead among exotic fruit and dried grass.

Palate: Rich baking spice, earthy vanilla and more tropical fruit - pineapples and Passion Fruit.

Finish: A little caramel lingers.