romneys wl april 2018

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Wine List

125ml glass available if requested

Disclaimer - vintages were correct at time of printing and subject to change without notice.

Sparkling Wines Bin 125ml Bottle

1. Prosecco, Pure Range 5.95 £18.95 Veneto, Italy

It looks stylish, it tastes wonderfully fresh and fruity, it’s dry and more importantly it’s got trillions of bubbles.

2. Cava Rosado, Castell d’Olerdola £19.95 Penedes, Spain

Crisply dry and pink, with a delightful hint of red fruits and Cayenne spice.

Champagnes Bin Bottle

3. Baron de Beaupre Brut NV Champagne £37.50Pale gold in the glass, uplifted nose of crushed flowers, brioche and hints of dry marmalade. Long and elegant with a good mousse.

4. Laurent Perrier Brut NV £45.00The fourth largest Champagne company, and still importantly, family owned. Light, fresh and floral style.

5. Laurent Perrier Rosé, Brut NV £59.00Famous bottle shape, based on a very old bottle they discovered in the cellars – wonderfully complex, light and delicate with a hint of Alpine strawberry.

6. Bollinger Grande Année, Vintage 2000 £79.00Rumoured to be James Bond’s favourite tipple, and one that I can heartily recommend – rich, toasty, complex and long – a big Champagne for those who like the vintage style.

7. Roederer Cristal, Vintage 2004/07 £175.00For any WAGS or footballers wives who wish to impress – it may look like Lucozade, but it’s still one of the great Champagnes to make a statement with.

8. Dom Perignon 2003 £145.00A truly remarkable wine - full bodied, elegant and rich in fruit and texture. The mousse is delightful and opulent with a richness and layers of brioche and white fruits. A long, slightly floral finish compliments the wine perfectly.


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Magnum, 2 Bottles 69. Prosecco Villa Sandi NV, Italy £38.00 Magnum

One of the finest Prosecco’s on the market – Villa Sandi produces ripe melon, grape and elegant sparkling wines with a lovely freshness.

70. Rioja Crianza Bodegas Vega, Spain £38.50Big Hearty Red.

71. Chateau Moulin de Mallet £37.00 Bordeaux, France

Serious claret – sturdy and full of blackcurrant fruit

72. Chateau Musar £72.50 Bekaa Valley, Lebanon

The palate is initially soft and round with primary fruits of blackberry, plum, red cherries and pomegranate with some chocolaty spicy notes in the background.

Jeroboam, 4 Bottles 73. Laurent Perrier Brut NV Champagne £195.00

Serves 24 glasses of fabulous Champagne for when you’ve had a really, really good day.

74. Chianti Classico £155.00 Villa Cafaggio, Tuscany, Italy

Seriously good Chianti made by one of the finest estates. What a great wine if you are having 8 people eating great pasta or steak.

Imperial, 8 Bottles

75. Grand Merlot 2002, James Irvine £375.00 Australia

A worthy beater of the famed and expensive Chateau Petrus, this is arguably one of the greatest red wines ever made.

Salmanazar, 12 Bottles, Serves 72

76. Laurent Perrier BrutNV, Champagne £495.0072 glasses of foaming brilliance!

Large Formats



White Wines Bin Bottle

9. Sharpham ‘Dart Valley Reserve’ £25.75 Devon, England

A crisp, zesty and fresh English white from the Totnes region of Devon. A touch of elderflower, apple and Kaffir lime leaf. The subtlest touch of vanilla spice adds intrigue in an Agatha Christie sort of way.. Excellent alternative to Sancerre.

10. Sancerre, Croix Ursin £31.50 Loire, France

100% Sauvignon Blanc, grown on the high quality ‘Silex’ soil that dominates the region and is responsible for the cut grass, mineral and steely acidity of this famed French wine – this family run estate is now in its 7th generation.

11. Marsanne/Viognier, Xavier Roger £18.25 IGP, Languedoc, France

An unusual blend of the exotic, waxy Marsanne and rich, tropical apricot scented Viognier grapes grown on the steep high limestone hills of the Languedoc in southern France – rich, layered with spicy tropical fruit and a hint of steely acidity.

12. Chardonnay ‘ Ardeche’ Louis Latour £18.95 Vin de Pays, France

The great family estate of Louis Latour is famous for their range of superlative Burgundies, and this lightly oaked, clean and apple scented dry Chardonnay tastes more like a good Macon than a typical Southern French.

13. Chablis AC ‘Marronniers’ £27.95 Bernard Legland, Burgundy, France

Crisp, steely fruit with a hint of green, slaked with hints of lime, baked apple and minerals very crisp and yet full bodied with a rich core of fruit – no oak. The youthful Bernard Legland makes wonderfully correct and elegant Chablis.

14. Chablis 1er Cru ‘Cote de Lechet’ 2014, £38.00 Daniel Dampt, Burgundy, France

One of the finest, most gorgeous and delicious of all the 1er cru’s – made by the Dampt family at their small estate that is hunkered down beneath the Lechet hill just outside the quaint village of Chablis. Dry, rich, textured and full of buttered apple pie and slight oak characters.

15. Montagny ‘les Reculerons’, Chateau Chamilly, £35.00 Cote Chalonnaise, Burgundy, France

This is a real stunner of a white Burgundy – offering rich mineral, cooked apple, stone fruit and citrus zest flavours. This is complex, utterly delicious and elegant – a little like Andy, but without the gin character! Seriously – as good as many top white Burgundies but at a fraction of the cost.



White Wines Bin 175ml 250ml Bottle

16. Tempranillo Blanco, Bodegas Vega, Spain £32.00This is as rare as the rarest dentally challenged hen in a flock of lesser-toothed hens without their dentures. In almost 100% of cases Tempranillo is a red grape, often used to make Rioja – here a hiccup in nature produced a white ‘Albino’ clone – this makes a rich, oaky, dry and seriously complex white – great with mussels, clam chowder and the heaviest fish and roast chicken dishes.

17. Puligny Montrachet 1er Cru £79.50 ‘Les Demoisselles’ Guy Amiot, France

Only 1 barrel of this finely crafted, rich and expressive Puligny was made, and it offers a rich mouthful of creamy vanilla, stonefruit, peach and honey notes, supported by a steely acidity and long complex finish. Amiot is a master winemaker and the Demoisselles vineyard lies a stone throw from Montrachet – very, very classy!!

18. Grillo ‘Rupes Seca’, Sicily (Organic) £22.95A lush, decadent and smoky dry white from the sunbaked slopes of Sicily’s main volcano. There are flavours of peach, apricot, spice and oak – all with a crisply dry yet rounded finish. Perfect with grilled fish and chicken.

19. Pinot Grigio, Pure Range £4.95 £5.95 £15.95 Casa Girelli, Italy

A light, refreshing and clean dry white, grown on rolling hills that look toward the Roman ruins of Verona and the Autostrada.

20. Sauvignon Blanc, Kuki Estate £22.50 Marlborough, New Zealand

Made by MudHouse but bottled exclusively for us, this is a pungent, intense dry white showing the passion-fruit, elderflower cordial and crisp floral notes of a true, low yielding.

21. Riesling, Domain Road £24.50 Central Otago, New Zealand

This is one of the finest dry Riesling I have ever tasted. Crisp, intensely pungent and aromatic with complex layers of citrus, lime and minerals supported by a rapier-like acidity that refreshes and gives length to the finish – mouth-wateringly good!

22. Viognier Chateau Notre Dame de Quatourze 2014 £23.75 Languedoc, France

A crisp, fresh and complex dry white from a rare appellation in deepest France. Made from Viognier, Vermentino and Macabeo, aged in used oak barrels for a short time to enhance its peach, apricot and crystal clear acidity. Organic....nay BIO-Dynamic!! Suitable for Vegans.



White Wines Bin 175ml 250ml Bottle

23. Chardonnay/Semillon £4.95 £5.95 £16.95 Red Cliffs Estate, Victoria, Australia

Bottled sunshine as they say in OZ! - made by award-winning maker, Wayne Stebhens who once drank the English cricket team under his BBQ table.

24. Roussanne/Marsanne, £26.50 Alto Los Romeros, Central Valley, Chile

A rare and unusual dry white, made from 2 aromatic grape varieties, normally seen only in white Chateauneuf. Expect flavours of peach, wet stones, stonefruits and a soft quenching acidity.

25. Sauvignon Blanc, Turi Estate £4.95 £5.95 £16.95 Central Valley, Chile

Crisp, zesty elderflower style white made possible by mad Chileans who piped water 9km to this remote valley to ripen the grapes.

26. Chenin/Colombard, Waterval, South Africa £19.00Dry, zingy and fresh with notes of tangerine, grapefruit and a tinge or twa of honey (look it up.)

27. Jonty’s Ducks Dry ‘Pekin Duck’, South Africa (Bio-dynamic) £30.00Oooohhhh yes, YES !! – rich, lush, softly textured, creamy and yet zesty. A juicy blend of Sauvignon, Chenin, Chardonnay and some Viognier – partially aged in oak and soft, buttery and layered with honey, toasted oak, roast nuts and cereal.

28. Albarino £28.50 Alba Vega, Galicia, Spain

Made from the local Albarino grape in cool, damp ‘Cumbria-like’ Galicia, this is a great wine with grilled sardines, seafood paella or just Nachos on a Friday night when Cameron Dias pops in for a catch up.

29. Chardonnay, Kingston Estate, Padthaway, South Australia £29.00Never before shipped to the UK – a rare ‘first growth’ of the Aussie Chardonnay world – expect rich brash tropical fruit and layers of sweet spicy oak – and a little finesse (not typically Australian then!)

30. Vinho Verde, Ramos Almeirim, Loureiro, £21.00 Minho, Portugal

Crisp, light, zesty and fresh as a daisy that’s just been plucked from a freezer. Hints of green apples dominate – one for those who like light and crisp – perfect with mussels and shellfish.



Rosé Wines Bin 175ml 250ml Bottle

31. Boulevard Blush, Route 66 £4.95 £5.95 £15.95 California

Strawberries and ice-cream soda, a medium sweet style. A taste of summertime.

32. Mateus Rosé, Sogrape £14.95 Portugal

Recognised by lamp lovers around the World. Medium sweet, light and fizzy with raspberries to the front.

33. Pinot Grigio Blush, Pure £4.95 £5.95 £15.95 Veneto, Italy

Ten hours of skin contact gives a lightly pink hue.Crisp, zesty fresh fruit.

34. Rosato ‘Roseum’ £21.50 Villa Sandi, Italy

A rich fruity blend of Pinot Noir and Pinot Bianco grapes, showing a clearly defined rich texture and dry character, albeit with a thin layer of very ripe Morello cherry fruit to add weight and interest. Ultra pink label stands out a treat.

35. Cote de Provence Rosé, Henri Gaillard, Provance, France £23.00Elegant, light and snappy – with creamy strawberry fruit and a hint of citrus and minerals. THE rosé, made just over the fence from Brad and Angelina’s new estate



Red Wines Bin 175ml 250ml Bottle

36. Shiraz/Pokdom £4.95 £5.95 £16.95 Monsoon Valley, Thailand

Smooth, soft, easy drinking Aussie-style Shiraz. Grown on tiny islands by the maker of Red Bull.

37. Chateau Capet Duverger, St Emilion Grand Cru 2010 £34.00 Saint-Emilion, France

Elegant, complex claret, heavy on the Merlot with supple soft black fruits and integrated oak. This is made for beef and lamb, as long as you go easy on the mint sauce (and lager!)

38. Chateau Moulin de Mallet £22.50 Bordeaux, France

Bordeaux makes more wine than the whole of Australia – it took us 6 months and over 500 samples of wine to realise that a lot of Claret is shockingly bad – this stood out for its savoury cherry character and well balanced finish.

39. Pinot Noir, Lautural, Banat, Romania £18.95This is incredibly soft, easy drinking and fragrant with creamy red berry fruit, notes of damson and mild oak.

40. Old Vines Carignan (OVC), Xavier Roger £18.95 Languedoc, France

Bursting with sweet jammy fruit, blackcurrants and smoky herbal notes, this is a wild and dusky red, fashioned from 80 year old vines normally which are blended away – we fought to stop the grapes from being wasted, here’s the result.

41. Nuits St George, Jean Chauvenet, Burgundy, France £65.00Incredible complexity from the old Pinot Noir estate. Layers of black and red fruits, a rich, rounded and hedonistic body, integrated sweet oak and softening tannins – like slipping on a silk robe and wandering through a field of jammy red fruits whilst listening to a great Aria (or The Doors… whatever takes your fancy)

42. Chateau Palmer 2003 3eme Margaux £225.00 Bordeaux, France

The mighty Chateau Palmer has been on a roll since the early 1990’s, making some of the Margaux’s most sought after and spell-binding claret, showing the poise, brooding fruit and structure of the premier Cru Classe’s along with the elegance and depth of the region. Regarded as one of the top wines of the vinage.



Red Wines Bin Bottle

43. Chateauneuf du Pape, Telegramme £42.50 Domaine Brunier, Rhone Valley, France

A big, warming, full-bodied red wine, made from old vine Grenache with a little Syrah and Mourvedre thrown in to add structure and richness. From its peppery red fruit to its licks of licorice, strawberry jam and vanilla oak, a meaty monster partnering any roasted meat.

44. Shiraz Pitchfork £19.95 McLaren Vale, South Australia

Big, heady, warming and jammy – deeply fruity with a kick of crushed black pepper. Made with on a vineyard hill site that gets burned out by forest fires every few years. Get it whilst you can!

45. Barolo, Giribaldi, Piedmont, Italy £35.00A hedonistic and warmly generous Barolo – the Wine of Kings and the King of Wines …well, if you’re Italian and have the odd mafia connection anyway. It is a big wine – tread carefully!

46. Grand Merlot 2006, Jim Irvine £85.75 Eden Valley, South Australia

Winner (twice) of the World Merlot awards, this wine has beaten the likes of Petrus over the years. Big, richly structured with a massive attack of boiled red fruit, sweet spicy oak and long warming finish, hints of eucalyptus coffee, aniseed and cracked pepper mingle with mulled fruit and Morello cherry. The finish goes on and on and on!

47. Pinotage, Avondale £22.50 Paarl, South Africa

Made by the tree-hugging, wellie wearing Bio-dynamic specialists in the Cape, a big, hearty jammy red with lots of sweet plum and leathery fruit. The maker, the young, affable Jonathan Grieve, believes that great wines are made in the vineyard and this is no exception.

48. Valpolicella Classico ‘Ripasso’ £24.95 Villalta, Italy

Made like a normal, high quality lighter Valpolicella, offering delicate red fruits and hints of chestnut, then it is re-fermented with the remains of a great Amarone and the result is a thicker, denser, more generous red with hints of bitter almonds, cherries and sweet oak – a mini- Amarone without the horses head.

49. Chianti Duca de Sasseta £19.50 Tuscany, Italy

A lighter Chianti, made for drinking with pizza, pasta and all sorts of Italian food. They even add a dash or two of white wine to soften the taste as the Italians can sometimes be a little woozy over the big red wines.




50. Malbec ‘Lunta’ Robert Mendel £26.95 Mendoza, Argentina

A worthy winner of praise from the esteemed wine critic, Robert Parker, this is rich, dark and dense with a core of blackberry, coffee and liquorice. Big, bouncy and sturdy.

51. Malbec ‘Las Pampas’, Mendoza, Argentina £21.00This wine was supposed to be the new house red for the gaucho group, until we decided it was too good for them. Lovely concentration of moreish red and black fruits and soft supple tannins – not a rough edge in sight!

52. Merlot CJ Pask £27.95 Hawkes Bay, New Zealand

Grown on the famed Gimblett Gravels, first discovered by Chris Pask, former crop-sprayer and doyen of the red wine set in New Zealand. This is fabulous, rich and dense with layers of complex red and black fruit, integrated oak and a long lingering finish.

53. Pinot Noir, Kura £28.95 Central Otago, New Zealand

Made by ex-Scottish rugby star, Alan MacCorkindale, this shows why Kiwi Pinot Noir’s are the now acquiring something akin to cult status, with their rich broadstrokes of sweet plum, cherry and damson fruit, interlaced with licks of jam, sweet oak, spice and a lingering, sensual finish.

54. Monastrell/Shiraz, Goru ‘Hairy Man’, Spain £29.00Worth buying and drinking just to see the weirdest, most ‘Spanish’ label around – this is perfect with all manner of roasts and good cheese – a thumping big rich, warming and generous red wine that will get the heart pumping and form a smile on your face.

55. Rioja Tempranillo £4.95 £5.95 £16.95 Bodegas Vega, Spain

It’s modern, it’s funky, it’s dark, ripe and fruity with nice layers of creamy black fruits.

56. Rioja Reserva £35.50 Bodegas Vega, Spain

I can’t remember tasting many wines at this estate as they gave us a very, very good lunch… but I do remember this as being my top score. Aged for 30 months in new American oak, this imparts a rich sweetness and velvety tannins to an already stunning, seamless and sexy red. Powerful and beautifully balanced.




57. Chateau Musar £39.50 Bekaa Valley, Lebanon

One of the great cult red wines of the World. First vintage around 1945 and quickly gaining a reputation as a poor-man’s First Growth Claret. Vintaged throughout the Israeli/Palestinian wars, they regularly lose a grape picker or two to sniper fire. Displaying, sensual and smooth flavour, heaped with concentrated, creamy red fruits, sweet oak and a hint of smoked meat and coffee. Exceedingly rich, and brooding. Not a bad drop.

58. Merlot £4.95 £5.95 £15.95 Blue Ridge Estate, Bulgaria

Soft, easy drinking and cherry fruited Merlot, with flavours of cherry, chocolate and seductive tannins.

59. Syrah ‘Dakine’ Longboard £48.50 Sonoma, California

Made by Oded Shakeed, the ex-Israeli surfing Champion (I couldn’t make that up if I tried). One of the great American Syrah’s (ie Shiraz), with a powerful dark, brooding smoky scent and palate, built to pack a punch and offer a massively rich, peppery, smoky jammy flavour.

60. Pigeoulet Rouge £26.50 De Brunier, Vin de Vaucluse, France

A mini Chateauneuf du Pape – made by top Chateauneuf estate Vieux Telegraphe. 80% Grenache and 20% Syrah – a big spicy, full bodied and peppery red with a certain oh la la!

61. Notre Dame de Quartoze Red, Languedoc, France £23.00 – Grenache and Syrah

Organic red, full of intricate and smooth red fruits, a lick of oak and a seriously long warming finish – this is a rare area of France, not often seen in the UK. Imagine a Chateauneuf mixed with a little Rioja Reserva.



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62. Muscat de Rivesaltes 50cl £21.00 Vin de Noces, France

A heavenly rich, sweet and luscious sweet wine, full of marmalade, vanilla ice cream and barley sugar flavours with a fair lick of warm spirit to add interest and spice’.

63. Pacherenc du Vic Bilh, Plaimont 50cl £19.50 Cotes de Gascogne, France

Really lush sweetie, showing grapey, fruity notes, marmalade, creme brulee and a hint of oak. Powerful, alcoholic and a perfect match to pastries and creamy puddings.

64. Late Picked Riesling, Pauletts £18.95 Clare Valley, Australia

A lighter, more citrusy sweet white with a nice touch of spangles and lime marmalade.

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65. Pocas LBV £3.00 £28.00 Douro, Portugal

Great Port, almost as good as vintage.

66. Pocas 10 Year Old Tawny Port £30.00 Douro, Portugal

Woody bouquet of dried fruits and raisins. Fruity and well matched with the wood. Full-bodied, irresistible and complex, with a long lasting finish of dried plums.

67. Pocas 20 Year Old Tawny ½ bottle £26.00 Douro, Portugal

Golden yellowish brown to amber. Elegant and delicate aromas of dried fruits. Refined and harmonious, with a long lasting finish.

68. Pocas Pink Port 50cl £24.00 Douro, Portugal

Unusual and sweetly gorgeous port made in a youthful and fruity way.

Sweeter Wines

Port


Whiskies 25ml

Clynelish 14 Year Old Northern Highlands £5.50Sweet floral fragrances and maritime flavours with a light, dry finish.

Mortlach 15 Year Old Speyside £6.00 Gordon and MacPhail

Light, copper colour with toasted cereal, fruit salad nose and taste which finishes long with spicy oak notes.

Auchentoshan 12 Year Old Lowland £4.40 (ock-un-tosh-un)

The Whisky distillery closest to Glasgow. This malt has tempting aromas of toasted almonds, caramelised toffee and a smooth finish.

Aberlour 10 Year Old Speyside £4.00A great malt for beginners, with a fine sherries spiciness and a lovely rich fruitcake taste.

Glenfarclas 105 proof Highland £5.70Don’t be put off by the strength of this malt - the smoothness makes this very drinkable, but try adding a touch of water to fully explore its great toffee sweetness nose and lingering smoky flavour.

Strathisla 12 Year Old Speyside £4.50From the oldest operating distillery in the highlands, a very smooth, moreish dram with fudge on both the nose and palate and an oaky finish.

Glengoyne 10 Year Old Highland £4.50Decent, clean fresh whisky, with enough depth and flavour to be approachable at the start of an evening. Full of spicy cider flavours.

Bowmore 12 Year Old Islay £4.50One to curl up in a chair with - this malt has a place in many hearts as Islay’s medium peated malt, with classy malty sweet caramel characters that are not so ‘in yer face’ as the full on lagavulin and laphroaig styles. My wife’s favourite - and she’s fussy!

Ardbeg 10 Year Old Islay £4.50One for bleak Kendal days when the rain hits sideways! Intensely smoky yet elegant nose and flavour with coffee giving way to treacle and liquorice - sheer delight.

Amrut Malt Whisky India £4.00The first single malt to be made in India. A blend of 75% unpeated Indian barley with 25% Scottish seated barley. This whisky came to fame when the renowned connoisseur Jim Murray rated it 82/100

English Chapter 6 Norfolk £5.50 46% (peated)

A 3 yr old non seated single malt from Norfolk - displaying smooth subtle flapjack flavours. A pleasant fresh surprise.


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The One Cumbria £5.00The love child of Paul Currie - son of Harold Currie, the founder of Arran Distillery. Lush, creamy nutty nose with a fruit, cereal and cashew palate. Very approachable and mellow.

Georgia Moon, Unaged Corn USA £3.95Ask to see the bottle! Aged for less than 30 days, this Kentucky spirit is clear in colour with sweet and sour corn notes on the palate.

High West Rendezvous Bourbon USA £3.50A blend of 2 exotic straight rye whiskies - a full flavoured complex whiskey. Enjoy neat, with a little water or on the rocks.

Nikka from the Barrel Japan £5.40 Cask strength

Nikka From The Barrel offers the perfect balance of toffee sweetness and rich malty flavour, with a tinge of smoke for complexity and depth.

Penderwyn Malt Whisky Wales £4.00A romantic location high in the Brecon Beacons and the use of an array of cask types help to set the Welsh Whisky Company and its Penderyn distillery apart . The spirit produced is sweet, green and expressive

Teeling Single malt, Ireland £4.00Teeling’s single malt contains whiskeys aged for up to 23 years, which have been matured in a range of wine casks: sherry, port, Madeira, white Burgundy and Cabernet Sauvignon. A rich and spicy whiskey.

Johnny Walker Blue Label £13.50

Johnny Walker Black Label £4.50

Whiskies


25ml

Atlantico Reserva, Dominican Republic £3.75 A double matured blend of cane sugar and molasses rums together then ageing again in specially selected oak barrels. Sweet, soft and very, very mellow.

Doorly’s XO, aged Rum, Barbados £.00Very old, dark and full of raison, cinnamon, molasses and brandy characters. Very full and yet softly mellow.

Goslings Family Reserva, Bermuda £4.75 This is indeed rather special – the flagship rum of the Gosling family – each bottle hand painted, hand dipped in wax etc etc. very, very, VERY fine! This rich, smooth and decadent rum has a warmth and sweetness that is most beguiling – with concentrated notes of raison, orange citrus, chocolate and vanilla fudge.

Diplimatico Mantuana, Venezuela £3.75 Aged and softly intense rum showing hints of citrus, chocolate, raison and cream – quite fabulously complex!

Other Spirits Hine Rare VSOP Cognac £7.20

Maxime Trijol, Very Rare Cognac, VSOP £6.25

Hine H VSOP Cognac £5.00

The One, Lakes Vodka £4.65

Crystal Skull Vodka £5.20

Mamont Vodka £3.20

RumsAny of these wonderfully mellow Rums can be served with ice, or

warmed to perfection – you choose!

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