Rum and wine aren’t always bedfellows, but Skip Rock Distillers thinks they make a fine combination. Rum is a recent addition to the lineup from the Snohomish-based distillery, which has recently released the white wine barrel-aged Belle Rose Rum, as well as an amber version more classically aged in used whiskey barrels.
Bottled at 80 proof, the lighter iteration of the spirit retains just a brush of straw-gold color. Upon opening the bottle, butter meets the nose in an instant, followed by light brown sugar and hints of vanilla. Swirling together they create a combination something like the aromas of a warm sugar cookie. On the palate the light spice imparted by the American oak barrels comes through, and the finish is warm and mellow with buttery richness as apparent it is at first whiff.
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