Takamaka EXTRA NOIR rum comes from the Seychelles and is produced by the Trois Frères Distillery on the main island of Mahé. This bottling is part of the St. André Series and is based on a blend of pot-still and column-still molasses rums. What sets Takamaka apart is its method of targeted wood integration: the rum is first aged in French oak and then finished in both French oak and ex-bourbon casks. The blend is then left to rest for a further 60 days in ex-French sugarcane rum casks. This production process gives the Extra Noir an intense woody character, without positioning it as a classic, long-aged cask-matured rum.

With an alcohol content of 43 per cent, the Takamaka St. André Extra Noir is deliberately full-bodied and robust. For this bottling, the distillery refrains from adding sugar and from chill filtration, thereby preserving the blend’s characteristic style as authentically as possible. Takamaka highlights the high-ester profile, spicy notes from the French oak, vanilla and a subtle sweetness derived from contact with ex-bourbon casks as its defining characteristics. The Trois Frères Distillery was founded in 2002 by brothers Richard and Bernard d’Offay and has become one of the best-known names in rum production in the Seychelles. Takamaka’s 0.7-litre rum thus combines traditional pot and column still distillation with an unusual, modern wood-treatment process.