Jagwar – Canerock Spiced Rum
Let us stay with flavoured rums for a while. So, we take a closer look at the new spiced rum from Plantation. The Canerock uses Jamaica rum and local herbs and spices for its flavoured rum spirit. For a drink using it, I decided to come up with a sort of Hanky Panky variation with additional PX notes.
The Canerock uses rum from the Long Pond and Clarendon distilleries. The rums spend three years in ex-bourbon casks, before being blended with a small portion of five- to ten-year-old rum as well as 10 % to 15 % Pedro Ximenez cask aged rum. Afterwards, Plantation add vanilla, coconut, ginger, Jamaican spices, as well as some sugar to the blend.
Mild rum, spices and mint
Unsurprisingly, the Canerock goes down pretty smooth. There is a certain rum note, but it is accompanied by a lot of spices and a distinct sweetness. Furthermore, I found a prominent mint note in the taste which I was not expecting. All in all, it is another adequate spiced rum on the market, but I do not really get the need for it.
Fernet and PX Sherry
Since I wanted to use the spiced rum in a rather unspiced-rum-like drink, I decided to pair it with rather strong flavours. I got inspired by the Hanky Panky, but instead of sweet vermouth, I went for a dry one instead. Next, I added some Pedro Ximenez to compliment the sherry barrel aged part of the Canerock. Obviously, you do not need a thirty-year-old bottling, but this was the only PX sherry I had on hand.
3 cl Canerock Spiced Rum
3 cl Noilly Prat Dry
0,75 cl González Byass V.O.R.S. Pedro Ximenez
0,75 cl Luxardo Fernet
Stir – strain – Double Old-Fashioned glass with ice cubes;
Garnish: Dried Orange Wheel;
Song: SHELL – Jagwar;
*Mix 50 % Angostura Bitters and 50 % The Bitter Truth Aromatic Bitters – bottle in clean dripper bottle
Not surprisingly, the “Jagwar” starts with a combination of barrel aged spirits and sweet notes. The spices of the Canerock still shine through and are supported by the PX Sherry. The Fernet gives the drink some “edge” and takes a bit out of the comfort zone. In the end, even the mint note from the spiced rum is noticeable.
*The fact that I received a product reviewed in this article for free, did not – in any way – influence the rating of said product. The rum was provided by Ferrand Spirits Germany.
