Banks 7 43% 70cl Montelobos heading towards a long and

heading towards a long and lingering finish of sweet mince pie filling

Nose: Hard and soft toffee mingle with a tangy spice

toffee and soft smoke

Vanilla pods and butterscotch come through later

Palate: While it’s got that warming smoke and peat on the palate it’s also got a really interesting sweet edge coming into play

Banks 7 43% 70cl Montelobos heading towards a long andBanks 7 Island Rum 43% ABV A blend of rums from seven Caribbean Islands (nothing to do with an age statement!), this bottling includes both pot and column distilled spirit aged in ex bourbon barrels. The philosophy behind Banks is to bring the philosophies of blending from the whisky and Cognac categories into rum a mission we can well get behind. Tasting notes: Nose: Warm and gentle, with pineapple, guava, melon and citrus peels, backed up by gentle