Malahat Spirits Black Tea Rum 750 ml

Malahat Spirits Black Tea Rum comes from the craft distillery on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, which steeps its base rum with black tea to build a darker, more tannic character than a standard spiced or flavored rum. The tea brings a dry, slightly bitter backbone that balances the rum's natural molasses sweetness, so the nose leans toward dried fruit and brewed tea rather than straight caramel. On the palate expect a similar arc: molasses and brown sugar up front, tea tannin and a touch of spice through the middle, finishing dry instead of cloying. It suits drinkers who find conventional flavored rums too sweet and want something closer to a spirit-forward sipper.

How to drink Malahat Spirits Black Tea Rum

Try it on the rocks first — a single large cube lets the tea tannin show without diluting the molasses too fast. It also stands in well for a standard rum in a dark and stormy, where the tea backbone plays nicely against ginger beer. Neat pours work too if you like a drier sipping rum.

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