What is HSE VSOP Port Cask Finish
HSE is a rum producer in Martinique. The �VSOP Port Cask Finish� is an agricole-style rum meaning it�s distilled from sugar-cane juice rather than molasses.
The process: first matured for more than 3 years in American-oak or standard oak barrels, then finished (for around 8 months) in smaller (? 225 L) ex-Port wine casks.
ABV: 45% (standard bottling).
Taste & profile: This finishing in Port barrels adds complexity expect fruitiness (red/black fruits, berries, prunes), wine-like sweetness and tannins, wood, spices, and a balance between the vegetal/agricole cane character and the complexity of barrel / port influence. 
Style: A good example of a modern, cask-finish agricole rum bridging French-Caribbean agricole tradition (fresh cane, column distillation) with European cask finishing (Port) to create a more layered flavour profile.
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