Holmes Cay Heritage Blend Esotico Edition rum review: A lightly aged, all-purpose rum blend melding the traditions of the Caribbean. rum cocktails tiki
featured an excellent $49 bottle from Fiji, which was a far cry from the price points Holmes Cay had established in the past. And now, with their Heritage Blend, the Holmes Cay Esotico Edition, the brand has truly conceived an endlessly adaptable, everyday rum blend that could easily serve as a multipurpose flagship. Price tag: $39, something you wouldn’t feel like you were wasting in a daiquiri.
Conceptually, Holmes Cay Esotico is a tribute to the three major rum traditions of the Caribbean, which rum geeks will often refer to as English, Spanish and French-style rums. Esotico is a blend of all three, featuring lightly aged rums presented at the expected lower proof point of 43% ABV . Where so many of the Holmes Cay releases of the past are cask-strength bruisers, this one is meant to be an approachable everyday sipper or mixer.
On the nose, Holmes Cay Esotico is pleasantly fruity and a bit wilder than one might expect for the modest proof point. I’m getting significant dried fruit evocative of sultana, along with some banana and Nilla wafers with vanilla pudding. There’s a touch of almond nuttiness, and some citrus, along with an ethanol note that is a touch more aggressive than one might expect–the youth of the blend likely making itself felt.
On the palate, this rum is initially citrus driven, with bright orange and lemon tones turning to floral vanilla and greener, grassy notes. I’m getting some honey and golden raisin, though the ethanol again feels a bit on the “raw” side, which I have a feeling may lay in the youthful Venezuelan column rum more than anything.
At the end of the day, this feels like a rum built for uncomplicated, go-to cocktails and mixed drinks: Daiquiris, Ti punch, Corn n’ oil, etc. I expect it will handle just fine in any of those capacities, while offering customers curious about the Holmes Cay brand an entry point to potentially investigate it for the first time. And at the end of the day, more onramps to the world of rum are always appreciated.
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