Last Light Cask Strength Solera Aged Rum

700ML. 45.5% ALC/VOL. | Auckland
Contains approximately 25 Standard Drinks.

At Last Light we use a system of fractional blending, called a solera. This is because none of us are trained blenders. So this technique, famously used in sherry, port and madeira, allows us to mature and blend different batches of rum simultaneously and helps us create a balanced and consistent maturation profile, without any of our untrained noses messing up the final blend.

In a solera casks are arranged in tiers known as nurseries and each nursery contains rum of the same age. The youngest rums are matured in the upper nursery, the oldest are matured in the bottom. When we bottle our Solera aged rum, we will only use rum from the bottom of the solera. These casks are then topped up with rum from the nursery above and so on and so forth until we get to the upper nursery which is then topped up with new make rum.

In this way we are continuously blending younger rums with older rums whilst also allowing them to marry and mature on oak. See! Totally nose proof! Our casks used in the solera are a combination of American and French Oak which have previously matured NZ white and red wine. This adds another layer of complexity to the overall maturation profile of our Solera Aged Rum and using a solera system allows these complex flavours to balance and harmonise.

Awards

• 2024 Spirits Awards - Gold Medal
• 2024 Rumbles - Silver Medal
• 2023 Rumbles - Gold medal & Best in Class

Tasting Notes

A bright nose of apple, pear drop with honey and hot toddy spices bound with maple syrup sweetness. Solera is soft on the palate with lashings of sweet candied sugar followed by soft liquorice, cinnamon and nutmeg behind which the oak reveals itself softly. The well integrated oak adds a soft vanilla touch that fades to a lingering spicy finish.

Nose: cinnamon, brown sugar, maple syrup, stewed apples, autumn fruits, apple, orchard fruits,
Body: candied, burnt sugar, wood lacquer, fresh varnish, oaky, rubber
Finish: drying medium, oaky, spices, vanilla

Our Solera Aged Rum Recipe