Penny Blue XO Batch # 001 Rum

Description

Rum: Penny Blue XO Batch # 001

Named after the world’s rarest stamp, Penny Blue is distilled at Medine on the island of Mauritius and is column distilled using molasses from the distillery’s own estate.

Size: 750ML

Proof: 88.2 (44.1% ABV)

Origin: United Kingdom

Distillery: Medine Distillery

Penny Blue rum is packaged in a stumpy ‘little sumo bottle’ on the Medine estate without chill-filtration or any additives, including caramel. It is named after the Penny Blue stamp which was printed in Mauritius in 1847, immediately becoming a collectors’ item due to its inscription. A mistake by the carver on the wooden printing block resulted in the stamp reading ‘Post Office’ rather than the usual ‘Post Paid’. Of the thousand stamps originally printed only twelve are thought to be in existence today and trade for over $1m a piece.

Penny Blue XO Batch 001
44.1% alc./vol.
A batch blend of 5,946 individually-numbered bottles released in October 2013. This first Penny Blue blend was created by Doug McIvor of London’s Berry Bros. & Rudd and Jean Francois Koenig, Master Distiller at Medine Distillery, from 14 casks comprising a combination of American oak whisky and French oak cognac casks.

Penny Blue XO Batch # 001 Rum Tasting Notes

Nose: Mandarin and lemon zest with passion fruit, dried apricot, vanilla, eucalyptus, sandalwood and brazil nuts.

Palate: Medium bodied. Zesty mandarin and lemon with bitter citrus oils, sweet vanilla, brazil nuts and sandalwood.

Finish: Lingering bitter citrus oils, dry oak and mild cinnamon and clove spice.

Distillery Information

The Medine distillery has been producing rum since 1926. The Medine distillery is rare among distilleries in that it grows its own sugar cane. Transported only a stone’s throw away from the plantation, they are pressed immediately to ensure the freshest sugar cane juice is utilised.