In March 2022, our Spirits Buyers - Nick Larsson-Bell (Retail Buyer of the Year 2022) and Bryan Rodriguez (our resident rum specialist and judge for the IWSC, Spirits Business, World Drinks Awards and more) - travelled to Denmark to taste through 1423's immense warehouse of cask-strength rum. Together, they selected their four favourite rums and bottled them exclusively for you. Our Harvey Nichols x S.B.S Mauritius 2010 French Oak&Moscatel Cask Matured Rum was created at Gray's Distillery, known for producing New Grove Rum and the African component of the incredible Equiano. Currently gathering a bit of a cult following due to the latter, Mauritian rum is an absolute joy to drink. This one was aged in two very special woods: French oak like that used in Cognac (which imparts fragrant wood and perfume notes) and ex-Moscatel wine casks (which add floral and grapey elements). Wildflowers, blossom, guava, mango, banana, grapefruit and vanilla give way to more savoury notes of roasted plantain, coffee and antique wood. Bottled in 2022, this is a comforting rum to sip neat at the end of a meal. These precious rums were bottled at natural cask strength, so they're pretty potent. This gives you the opportunity to add a little water and create the ultimate tasting experience. Some might say, this is not just a bottle, it's a bottle and a half. 1423 was formed when a group of friends went to a whisky fair in Denmark, but unexpectedly ended up falling in love with a rum. So infatuated with this spirit, they bought and bottled their own cask of it and the rest, as they say, is history. Their passion has opened doors to some of the rarest rums on Earth and their Single Barrel Selection (S.B.S) series offers a glimpse into a truly unique universe of unblended rum that is so rarely seen.£17.86 per 100.00ml