Cane Island Grenada 8 Year Old Single Country Rum
Cane Island · Blend of Westerhall and Grenada Distillers (Clarke's Court)
A quietly serious Caribbean rum that trades tropical exuberance for architecture — ideal for drinkers who prize texture, oak integration, and a clean, unsweetened finish.
Nose
Restrained and dry at first, opening onto toasted oak, dried banana chip, warm baking spice, and a whisper of cocoa nib. Air brings light molasses and a saline note like sun-warmed stone.
Palate
Lean and structured, with tight-grained oak framing brown butter, singed brown sugar, clove, and a green herbal thread reminiscent of dried tobacco leaf. Mid-palate reveals bitter orange peel and roasted almond rather than overt sweetness.
Finish
Medium-long, dry and slightly tannic, closing on charred oak, dark chocolate shavings, and a faint smokiness that lingers on the tongue.
- Base Ingredient
- Molasses from Caribbean sugarcane
- Distillation
- Column-still distillation at Westerhall and Clarke's Court; tropically aged 8 years in ex-bourbon casks in Grenada, then blended and bottled in the Netherlands without added sugar, coloring, or flavoring.
- Country
- Grenada
Cocktail Suggestion
Spice Isle Old Fashioned — 2 oz Cane Island Grenada 8 Year Old, 1 tsp demerara syrup, 2 dashes Angostura bitters, 1 dash orange bitters. Stir with ice 20 seconds, strain over a large cube in a rocks glass, express and drop an orange peel.
Food Pairing
Coffee-rubbed pork tenderloin with a nutmeg-scented sweet potato purée, or aged Gouda with dark chocolate.
Bottled by Dutch independent Cane Island without additives or sugar, this expression blends tropically aged rums from two of Grenada's oldest distilleries — Westerhall and Clarke's Court — presenting the island's spirit as it is, not as marketing prefers it.
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