Fair - Belize XO Rum - 70cl

FAIR is a French spirits brand (vodka, rum, gin, liqueurs) that was born in 2009 and specializes in promoting and distributing products sourced exclusively from fair trade. The molasses used in this rum, aged five years in American oak casks, comes from the Belize Sugar Cane Farmers Association cooperative, made up of 6,000 small producers. Certified "fair trade", this rum, both powerful and delicate, delivers a chocolatey apotheosis. - Origin: Belize - Nose: round and lively at the same time. Medicinal, it is also fruity and salty. Spicy, it builds in power to become empyreumatic (thuja, essential oil) and extremely vanilla-forward. Delicate citrus (mandarin, kumquat) provides a pretty aromatic punctuation. - Palate: Heady and powerful. At first, it proves to be an exact copy of the nose. Then, it gradually and serenely, with indulgence, lets its fruity (apricot, peach, melon) and pastry (crème brûlée, madeleine) temperament emerge. - Finish: long and rich. With a fruity tannic quality (peach skin, citrus zest), it also shows earthy notes (gentian root). It extends into notes of tuberose, wallflower and dahlia. The retronasal aroma is spicy, almost peppery (Cayenne). The empty glass is divinely chocolatey.