Angostura 5 Year Rum

Angostura 5 Year is the entry point into the House's aged range — the golden rum that sits below the 7 Year, 1919, and 1824, and the one built first for the glass with ice and a mixer in it. The House of Angostura owns the only rum distillery in Trinidad, and this is molasses rum distilled on its five-column still in Port of Spain, aged a minimum of five years in charred ex-bourbon American oak, hand-drawn, blended, and bottled at 40% ABV with the small butterfly on the label — a nod to the swarms that gather around ripe sugarcane at harvest, and to the 5,000-specimen Barcant butterfly collection the company keeps. Expect a light amber pour with vanilla, honey, caramel, and light oak on the nose, opening into a soft, easy palate of toffee, banana, and gentle baking spice with a short, clean finish. Honest reception: this is not a contemplative sipper, and reviewers say so — 88 Bamboo found it hot and simple next to the 7 Year, while everyday drinkers rate it a perfectly pleasant, well-priced mixing rum. That's the right frame. It's a step above the standard white or gold for a Cuba Libre, a rum punch, a Dark 'n' Stormy, or a Mai Tai where you want real Trinidadian character without paying for a sipping bottle. For neat drinking, the 7 Year is the move; for the bar cart, this one earns its place.

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