Product description
The A.H. Riise brand is named after a Danish botanist and pharmacist, Albert Heinrich Riise, who moved to the Caribbean in 1838.
In the Danish colony on the island of St. Thomas, he was granted a monopoly for pharmaceutical activity and production of spirits from the Danish government. The spirits portfolio initially included only rum and herbal bitters that were used in the treatment of alimentary conditions. The rum manufactured by the Danish botanist soon gained a following, irrespective of its curative properties. In time, it got to be exported outside the Caribbean, including above all Denmark. Today, A.H. Riise Spirits is one of the largest Scandinavian spirits companies, whose offer includes a wide variety of brands and types of spirits in addition to the original A.H. Riise rum.
A.H. Riise X.O. Reserve 175 Anniversary is a rum composed to commemorate the 175th anniversary of the brand founded by Albert Heinrich Riise. Its heart is made up of spirits that matured for 21 years in American oak barrels. After blending, the rum is filled into ex-sherry barrels, Pedro Ximenez and Oloroso type, for its final stage of maturation. The rum was launched in 2013, exactly 175 years after the new pharmacy was opened to the public on the isle of St. Thomas.
Nose: Orange marmalade, shortbread, toffee and vanilla.
Palate: Rich and creamy, with notes of marmalade, toffee, vanilla, shortbread, some mint and slightly burnt cedar wood.
Finish: Long, oaky.