Angostura launches super-premium rum
The House of Angostura is to launch Angostura 1787 – a super-premium rum created in tribute to the first sugar mill in Trinidad.
Angostura 1787 has a “hint of dried prunes and sweet rounded oak notes”
Angostura 1787 is made from a selection of rums carefully chosen from the House of Angostura’s vast ageing warehouses, each of which has been ageing for 15 years in charred oak barrels.
The new bottling commemorates the establishment of the first sugar mill in Trinidad, at the famous Lapeyrouse sugar plantation, in 1787.
The 40% abv expression is said to carry a scent of banana, dried fruit and oak with top notes of apples.
Its taste has a “hint of dried prunes and sweet rounded oak notes” entwined with “toffee nuances, with a long, crisp finish.”
Executive manager of international sales and marketing, Genevieve Jodhan, said: “Angostura 1787 celebrates the history of a quintessentially Caribbean spirit, highlights the importance of rum in our history, and promotes the awareness of rum as the true spirit of Trinidad and Tobago.”
Angostura 1787 is presented in a heavy, rounded bottle with a thick glass base, emblazoned with the signature of Dr. J.G.B. Seigert, the founder of Angostura.
In July this year, the House of Angostura rolled out its Amaro di Angostura expression in the UK market.
