{"product_id":"roaming-road-12-year-old-mauritius-rum","title":"Roaming Road 12 Year Old Mauritius Rum","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRoaming Road 12 Year Old Mauritius Rum\u003c\/strong\u003e is a single-cask rum from Roaming Road Spirits, the independent bottling project of founder Mike Gilmore, distilled from fresh sugar cane juice on a column still in Mauritius and bottled at cask strength, 63.7% ABV (127.4 proof), in a 750mL bottle. It aged twelve years in ex-bourbon casks and was finished in a rare Cognac cask, with no added sugars and no additives. Like every Roaming Road release, it is a one-off cask of 250 bottles or fewer, bottled at Bardstown Bourbon Company in Kentucky and never repeated — and Mauritian rum of this age is rarely seen as an independent bottling in the United States at all. It is available to order online at Del Mesa Liquor.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eProof \/ ABV:\u003c\/strong\u003e 127.4 proof (63.7% ABV), cask strength\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 750mL\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAge:\u003c\/strong\u003e 12 years\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDistillation:\u003c\/strong\u003e Column still, 100% pure sugar cane juice\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCask:\u003c\/strong\u003e Ex-bourbon casks, finished in a Cognac cask\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOutturn:\u003c\/strong\u003e 250 bottles or fewer, single cask\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin:\u003c\/strong\u003e Mauritius\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAn Indian Ocean Cane Rum With a French Accent\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMauritius sits at the crossroads of French, British and Indian rum traditions: its cane fields and distilleries date to the colonial sugar economy, and its producers make both molasses rum and fresh-cane-juice rum alongside the sugar refineries. Gilmore calls this one of his favorite cask finds to date — the double maturation marries the cane spirit's vibrant, fruit-forward character to French oak from the Cognac finish, and Mauritian rums tend to run lighter and more aromatic than Caribbean molasses rum, which is why a cask-strength example rewards slow sipping rather than mixing. Browse more independent bottlings in our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/rum\"\u003erum\u003c\/a\u003e collection and across the \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/spirits\"\u003espirits\u003c\/a\u003e range.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eTasting Notes\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA fruit-forward nose — tropical fruit and fresh cane — balanced by the delicate, spicy French oak of the Cognac cask, with the 63.7% strength carrying vibrant fruit and oak through a long finish.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eHow to Enjoy\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePour it neat and give it time in the glass, adding water slowly — at 127.4 proof it opens in stages. For more small-outturn bottles, see the \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/rare-top-shelf\"\u003erare and top shelf\u003c\/a\u003e shelves.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eFrequently Asked Questions\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat makes this Mauritian rum unusual?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt is distilled from fresh sugar cane juice rather than molasses, aged twelve years in ex-bourbon casks and finished in a rare Cognac cask — and aged Mauritian rum almost never reaches the US as a single-cask independent bottling.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWho bottles Roaming Road?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRoaming Road Spirits is Mike Gilmore's independent bottling project: single casks selected on his travels, bottled at cask strength at Bardstown Bourbon Company in Kentucky, in one-off lots of 250 bottles or fewer, with no added sugars or additives.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow strong is it and what size is the bottle?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCask strength at 63.7% ABV (127.4 proof), in a 750mL bottle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTry Roaming Road Mauritius 12 Year at Del Mesa Liquor in San Diego, CA — the soul of Mauritius at full strength.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Roaming Road","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":68090509623339,"sku":"DM17632L","price":119.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1277\/3667\/files\/roaming-road-12-year-old-mauritius-rum-600x800.jpg?v=1793386317","url":"https:\/\/www.delmesaliquor.com\/products\/roaming-road-12-year-old-mauritius-rum","provider":"Del Mesa Liquor","version":"1.0","type":"link"}