Mater "Refurbished Ex-Wine French Oak" Single Cask No. 12 Single Farm Pure Sugar Cane Sicilian Rum (700ml)

The emergence of true agricole-style rum from outside the traditional French territories has been slow, but Distilleria Alma in Sicily is quietly proving the category has far more room to grow. Produced entirely from fresh sugarcane juice using both purple and yellow cane, this single estate rum is fermented with wild and selected yeasts for up to 96 hours and distilled in a bain-marie copper pot still before aging in regenerated French oak ex-wine casks. Bottled at a commanding 64.1% ABV, cask #012 yielded just 275 bottles and offers a deeply textural, high-toned expression of Mediterranean rum. The nose is precise and aromatic, showing lemon blossom, candied orange peel, rhubarb root, and black pepper layered over subtle vanilla and coffee powder. On the palate it’s dry and focused, with orange peel, café latte, and mint-chocolate notes giving way to a warm, silky texture. The finish carries balsamic lift and citrus oils with a lingering herbal edge. This is rum of real structure and clarity, closer in spirit to fine eau-de-vie than traditional molasses-based styles.