Seychelles
Dark Spiced (38% ABV)
Description
We blend our white rum with our own special concoction of natural essences that include vanilla, papaya and tropical spice.
Produced using local spring water and molasses, bottled at 38% ABV.
Produced using local spring water and molasses sourced across the Indian Ocean. This is a blend of unaged column and pot still rum.
Tasting notes
Smooth top notes of local Seychelles spice, papaya, vanilla and caramel with tones of grass and dry oak underneath.
How to serve
Although you should feel free to sip this rich golden rum short and neat – or with cola for a long classic – it is best enjoyed horizontally, in a hammock. Best served with ginger, fresh citrus and fruit profiles.
Takamaka Punch
Ingredients
- 40ml Dark Spiced
- 70ml Rooibos Tea
- 25ml Lemon Juice
- 15ml MONIN Pineapple Fruit Mix
- 10ml Gomme
Serving
Fill glass with ice, built and stir.Garnish with grated nutmeg and pineapple wheel
Cheers!
Zenn (40% ABV)
Description
Hints of vanilla, spice, and oak throughout the taste profile. Light vanilla sweetness on the nose.
Unaged rum, pressed with fines of oak wood from ex-bourbon casks, bottled at 40% ABV.
A beautifully crafted unaged rum that has been pressed with fines of oak wood from ex-bourbon casks, using Takamaka’s innovative technique of hydrodynamic cavitation. A blend of Pot & Column distillates, is put through hydrodynamic cavitation and then rested in large stainless steel tanks. This helps to soften the rum whilst enhancing its flavours.
Tasting notes
A light to medium body, fresh on the palate delivering notes of vanilla, toffee, dried apricot, and oak spice evolving on the finish.
How to serve
Best enjoyed in cocktails, can be used to tame your favorite classic cocktails with an added touch of complexity.
Hints of vanilla, spice, and oak throughout the taste profile. Light vanilla sweetness on the nose.
Unaged rum, pressed with fines of oak wood from ex-bourbon casks, bottled at 40% ABV.
Peach El Presidente
Ingredients
- 40 ml Takamaka Zenn
- 20ml Cocchi Americano
- 5ml Hibiscus Syrup
- 2 Dashes of Peach Bitters
Serving
Add all ingredients into a mixing glass with ice. Stir until well-chilled, approximately 15–30 seconds. Strain into a chilled coupe or cocktail glass.
Garnish with orange twist or dried peach slice. Serve straight up.
Cheers!
Blanc (40,2% ABV)
Description
A touch of high-ester pot still rum provides a soft, creamy character and natural aromatic undertones typical of this Indian Ocean island.
Unfiltered essence of Takamaka classic white rum, bottled at 40.2% ABV.
This is a column still molasses based rum distilled up to 94% and then diluted with pure island spring water to bottling strength.
Tasting notes
Soft and creamy character with aromatic vanilla undertones of tropical fruit and fresh grassy notes.
How to serve
This light, tropical rum mixes well in classics such as Mojito, Cuba Libre, Daiquiri or Piña Colada and is best in company of good friends.
Dry Daiquiri
Ingredients
- 50ml Takamaka Blanc
- 20ml Lime Juice
- 10ml Sugar Syrup
- 10ml Paragon Rue Berry
- 7.5ml Campari
Serving
Combine all ingredients in a shaker with ice, shake well, strain into a glass with fresh ice. Garnish with dehydrated lime wheel.
Cheers!
Overproof (69% ABV)
Description
Overproof rum delivers a powerful punch with spicy, warming notes, undertones of citrus and vanilla, and hints of banana and grass.
A blend of light and heavy high ester fruity rum, bottled at 69% ABV.
This is column still molasses based rum diluted with less water than Takamaka Rum Blanc to its bottle strength of 69%.
Tasting notes
A punch of spice and citrus, with vanilla, banana, and grassy notes evolving on the palate.
How to serve
Best enjoyed with care, it can be tamed with fresh lime and sugar or give your tropical fruit punch a considerable kick
Overproof Daiquiri
Ingredients
- 40ml Takamaka Overproof
- 25ml Lime Juice
- 12.5ml Sugar Syrup
Serving
Chill a coupe with ice. In a Boston Shaker, add ice, Takamaka Rum Blanc, Takamaka Overproof, fresh lime juice, and sugar syrup. Shake with purpose until well blended. Discard the ice from the coupe and double strain the daiquiri.
Garnish with a fresh lime wheel.
Cheers!
Koko Rum Liqueur (25% ABV)
Description
White rum infused with pure coconut extract.
Crafted with Rum Blanc, bottled at 25% ABV.
Tropical, smooth and effortlessly indulgent. White rum infused with pure coconut extract.
Tasting notes
Koko Rum is clean on the nose with vanilla notes and all the coconut you’d expect from the tropics.
How to serve
Perfect for tropical drinks and crafting cocktails.
Top it off with pineapple juice for a lazy Piña Colada or simply enjoy it on the rocks, near the sea.
Lazy Colada
Ingredients
- 40ml Takamaka Koko
- 90ml Pineapple Juice
- Topped with Soda
Serving
Fill a Highball glass with ice and pour Takamaka Koko and pineapple juice. Top with Soda and garnish with a pineapple slice and a straw.
Cheers!
Pineapple Rum Liqueur (25% ABV)
Description
Bursting with sweet pineapple, Zannannan Rum captures the youthful spirit of the Seychelles.
Sweet ripe pineapple with a savory finish, bottled at 25% ABV.
A delicious pineapple rum liqueur, with Takamaka Rum Blanc at its heart mixed with natural pineapple essences to create a stunning tropical pairing, capturing the youthful spirit of the Seychelles.
Tasting notes
The soft sweetness of ripe pineapple is tempered with crisp, sharp tones and a slow, lingering finish.
How to serve
Enjoy it in a tropical cocktail or top with soda and garnish with lime for a classic long drink with a twist.
Mai Tai
Ingredients
- 40ml Takamaka Rum Blanc
- 10ml Takamaka Zannannan
- 10ml Triple Sec
- 30ml Fresh Lime Juice
- 5ml Orgeat
- 10ml Falernum
Serving
Chill a Rocks glass with ice. In a boston shaker, add ice, Takamaka Rum Blanc, Zannannan, triple sec, fresh lime juice, orgeat, and falernum. Seal the shaker and shake with purpose until well blended. Discard excess water from the rocks glass and double strain the cocktail.
Garnish with pineapple slices and fresh pineapple leaves.
Cheers!
St André
Kreol Cask (40,3% ABV)
Description
Based on a unique combination of pot still and column still distillates, which are first matured in American bourbon barrels before being refined in an exclusive selection of French oak barrels. This double maturation gives the rum its complex structure and balance of fruit, wood and spice. With an alcohol content of 40.3% vol. and its natural, dark color, it shows the best of both worlds: the sun of the Seychelles and the depth of classic barrel maturation.
Tasting notes
Color: Dark amber with copper reflections.
Nose: Rich and aromatic with notes of vanilla, dried fruit, toffee, coconut and fine oak spice.
Taste: Full-bodied, smooth and harmonious with nuances of caramel, spices, dark chocolate and dried pineapple.
Finish: Elegant, round and long-lasting with notes of honey, vanilla and delicate wood structure.
How to serve
Kreol Cask unfolds its full complexity neat or on ice, where its aromatic depth comes into its own. It is also an ideal base for fine rum cocktails such as a Rum Old Fashioned or Espresso Rum Sour, in which its soft spiciness harmonizes perfectly.
Extra Noir (43% ABV)
Description
High ester funk and spicy elements from the French oak, notes of vanilla and sweet undertones from the ex-bourbon.
No sugar, non-chill filtered and bottled at 43% ABV.
Extra Noir is a blend of pot and column distilled molasses rum, soaked with French oak then pressed with both French and ex-bourbon wood. Finally, the rum settles in ex French cane rum casks for 60 days.
Tasting notes
A full bodied, punchy rum that retains some high ester funk and spicy elements from the French oak, and notes of vanilla and sweet undertones from the ex-bourbon. No sugar, non-chill filtered.
Blend Breakdown
Finished and bottled at 43% ABV
- Bourbon Wood Fines
- Bourbon + French Oak Wood Fines
- Cask Rested in French Oak and 2nd Fill Cane rum Barrel for 60 days
Dark & Stormy
Ingredients
- 45 ml Extra Noir Rum
- 30 ml Lime Juice
- 30 ml Ginger Syrup
- Topped with Soda
Serving
Fill glass with ice. Add 30ml Extra Noir. Top up with ginger beer. Finish with flair.
Cheers!
Zepis Kreol (43% ABV)
Description
A spiced rum macerated with locally grown Seychelles cinnamon, nutmeg, four spice, and cloves, before pressing with ex Merlot French Oak Fines.
No colouring or artificial flavouring and bottled at 43% ABV non-filtered AV.
Zepis Kreol draws its character from both oak and local Seychelles spices. A blend of pot and column distilled molasses rum, macerated with locally grown natural spices before being pressed with ex-merlot wood fines. An 8 year old Bajan Foursquare rum added before finally letting it rest for 60 days inside very old ex-bourbon casks before bottling.
Tasting notes
A true depth of flavour with a rich oak character complimented by the local cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves and quatre épices with just a hint of island sweetness. No colouring or artificial flavouring and bottled at 43% non-chill filtered ABV. A spiced rum of true Seychellois origin that can be served long or short but always pour over ice.
Blend Breakdown
Finished and bottled at 43% ABV
- Pot and Column Still Molasses Rum
- Base Rum + French Oak Merlot Fines + Spice Mix
- 8-Year-old Ex-Bourbon Foursquare Rum
Mary Pickford
Ingredients
- 40ml Zepis Kreol Rum
- 30ml Pineapple Juice
- 10ml Maraschino Liqueur
- 5ml Grenadine
Serving
Chill a coupe glass with ice. In a Boston Shaker, add ice, Zepis Kreol, pineapple juice, Maraschino and grenadine. Seal, and shake with purpose until well blended. Dump the ice from the coupe glass and double strain the cocktail from the Boston Shaker in the glass.
Garnish with a fresh cherry.
Cheers!
Grankaz (51,6% ABV)
Description
Grankaz is a true Seychelles rum that reflects Takamaka’s mastery in the art of aging and blending. Distilled using the traditional pot-still method, this Seychelles sugar cane rum is aged in medium-toasted new French oak barrels and blended with Takamaka’s three-year-old molasses rum, aged in ex-bourbon barrels, and eight-year-old Foursquare molasses rum from Barbados.
Tasting notes
This rum has a herbal and slightly floral aroma with notes of roasted vanilla. The taste reveals silky and soft nuances of stewed fruit and butter caramel. Complex flavor nuances lead to a long and elegant finish, where roasted oak tones come to the fore.
Pti Lakaz (45.1% ABV)
Description
Pti Lakaz is an honest testament of what can be achieved when cask ageing rum on Seychelles tropical island. Traditional pot distilled Seychelles cane rum from four different barrels – including two port casks – is blended with pot and column distilled molasses rum that’s been aged for three years in ex-bourbon, as well as an 8 year old Bajan Foursquare molasses rum. Bottled at 45.1% ABV with no colour or sugar added, and non-chill filtered.
Tasting notes
This rum is full of rich fruit, such as dried apricot with notes of star anise and dried cocoa beans building into a complex finish full of dry spice.