Organic Copalli Barrel Rested Rum

Organic Copalli Barrel Rested Rum

L'explorateur du Goût

Certified organic from soil to bottle (Eurofeuille label), Copalli Barrel-Rested Rum Organic is an organic amber rum from the tropical forests of Belize, a green and preserved environment. It is the same rum as Copalli White Rum Organic after a few months of aging in oak barrels. Copalli Distillery, founded by Will Maheia and Todd Robinson, supports local communities by being the largest employer in southern Belize through its Copal Tree sugarcane plantation, distillery, and lodge. The cane varieties are traditional (noble cane and black cane), and all cultivation and manufacturing waste is recycled on the plantation. Copalli, in addition to protecting the environment, subsidizes the education of its employees' children.

Production

After double distillation in a pot still (a Charentais-style copper still), this pure cane juice rum (as opposed to the less rare molasses rums), entirely organic, is aged for eight months in bourbon barrels. Copalli Barrel-Rested Rum is made from only four ingredients: organic sugarcane, pure canopy water, local yeasts, and barrel wood with its bourbon aromas.

Tasting

Incredibly aromatic. Deep, clear amber color, with a nose of Chinese oolong tea and precious wood. This Copalli Barrel-Rested Rum opens with woody notes on the nose and palate: green, cocoa bean, leather, cinnamon, nutmeg, vanilla, tobacco, hot powder, sandalwood, and oud wood. The finish is long, rich, and complex. A rum to drink on its own or in a cocktail. It can also accompany a spicy meal. If you use it in cooking, be careful: consider it as a spice and not as an alcohol for pancakes.

L’Explorateur du goût: to find out more

This organic Copalli White Rum was selected by L’Explorateur du goût, a project by François Sommer in search of the best spirits from around the world. Its conditions: ecological concern (Bcorp label for compliance with social and environmental standards; organic certification for most of the references, etc.), attention to people and the terroir (solid and lasting relationships with producers), quality of products and taste, originality. In the catalog: French spirits (cognac, calvados, etc.) and exotic spirits (whisky, rum, mezcal, etc.), not to mention liqueurs and tonics. Enough to delight any bartender, amateur mixologist, or simply demanding consumer.