N: Noticeable bourbon character compared with the others in this range. Vanilla and seasoned wood, spiced apples, natural caramel, toffee apples. Dried orange peel, old leather sofas, grilled peppers, apple sauce with cinnamon, cream soda.
P: Bourbony again, with a distinct hint of menthol, fruit compote and plenty of fresh oak spice. Some quite exotic fruit emerges on second tasting, with hints of apricot, tinned mango and pineapple chunks (the sweets, not the fruit). Easily the most complex array of flavours in the range. Pretty dramatic, with a real sense of integration.
F: Impressive length. The flavours remain perfectly balanced and intermingled, with the trademark pepper and spice remaining on the tastebuds.
Comment: Trois Rivieres is unmistakable – if you know it’s rum you’re drinking. The spices that characterise the distillery’s aged output could easily tempt a blind taster into thinking they’re drinking a long-aged Cognac, or, as in this case, a very elegant, complex bourbon. The peppery character is one constant in this frequently deceptive distillery’s profile.
