Dos Maderas Seleccion Rum

Dos Maderas Selección is a rum from the family of "double-aged" rums by Williams & Humbert – a bodega with a centuries-old sherry tradition in Jerez de la Frontera. This Selección represents the most elaborate maturation stage of the series: longer in the barrel, denser in character than the standard bottlings.

The base consists of rums from Barbados and Guyana, which first mature in the Caribbean in ex-bourbon barrels. Subsequently, the blend travels to Jerez and spends additional years there in selected Oloroso and Pedro Ximénez sherry barrels from the bodega's own stock – a process that Williams & Humbert calls "doble envejecimiento".

In the glass, it reveals dark caramel, dried fig, and a hint of orange peel, behind which lie roasted notes of coffee and dark chocolate from the barrel. On the palate, it is dense and oily, with a long finish of raisins, nut wood, and a fine spice.

Best enjoyed neat at room temperature or with a drop of water to open up the barrel notes. It also works well as a digestif after a meal or in a classic Rum Old Fashioned.