Transcontinental Rum Line Australia 2014

Australian rum is one of the most exciting and underappreciated categories in the spirits world right now — and Transcontinental Rum Line Australia 2014 is one of the most compelling arguments for why the rum faithful are paying attention. A limited edition Australian premium rum distilled from fermented molasses using pot still in Queensland in 2014, aged five years in American oak barrels in Australia's tropical subtropical climate, then transported to France for an additional two years of maturation in ex-Cognac French barrels before bottling at 48% ABV with no added coloring or sugar. The dual-continent, dual-cask approach is the Transcontinental Rum Line's signature — and here it produces something genuinely singular. The nose opens with molasses, rose water, and red grapes — savory, floral, and fruity — before stinging saltwater and cardamom emerge, while the palate is robust and dry with burnt sugar, fig jam, cinnamon, charred oak, and clove, finishing medium-long and warming with bourbon oak, sweet honey, underripe grapes, and nutmeg. Somewhere between the boldness of Jamaica and the structure of Guyana — but with a sun-baked Australian signature all its own. Buy Transcontinental Rum Line Australia 2014 online with fast shipping right to your door.