Palm Beach Banana & Butterscotch Rum Liqueur 50cl, 20% abv

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Each of these exciting new products have a unique flavour, with Palm Beach Banana & Butterscotch evoking warmth including notes of tropical banana and creamy butterscotch; and Palm Beach Mango & Passionfruit featuring a smooth combination of sweetness from the mango and a tanginess from the passion fruit. With chocolate, there has always been a few genius products and a few less outstanding examples,” noted Gorn. “It was interesting to see the different approaches to different types of chocolate, and how producers are matching the creaminess level and the alcohol levels. There were some fantastic products here.” There were a couple of extremely good representations of different citrus liqueurs, a nice serious sipping pear liqueur and an extremely fresh quince liqueur, where the fruit flavours worked perfectly.” The judges found aromas of “tinned pineapples” on the nose, with a “nice caramel sweetness” to balance on the palate. “The pineapple was quite exciting,” enthused Gorn. “It had kind of toffee, caramel toasted pineapple notes and I found that exciting and innovative. I also liked that [Bellucci Crème Caramel Spirit Drink] had a range of flavours, not just caramel, as it gave it something extra.”

We’ve seen great success across our gin liqueur ranges and saw the opportunity to create a product that would cater to consumers looking for a similar “bridge” in the rum category. With a lower ABV of 20%, they offer consumers the chance to try something new and exciting which has a sweeter profile and is more easy drinking than a full strength rum.” Achieving balance is a taxing, but imperative, part of producing spirits. The tipping point between being well balanced and overly sweet becomes all the harder to perfect when your product is required by law to contain at least 100g of sugar per litre of alcohol. The bottle advises that it is good paired with cola, so I’m mentioning that as an option even though I haven’t tried it with that as I don’t like cola.The virtual tasting took place over Skype from the judges’ UK homes, with a helping hand from Wine Sorted, which decanted and shipped all of this year’s entrants in anonymous bottles to ensure that the competition could continue under the stringent conditions.

As a flight of Own Label liqueurs were presented next, two more Masters joined the growing tally. Tesco Summer Cup was one of the top winners, with notes of “cherries and tart berries” and a “slight herbal touch” for added complexity. Tesco Amaretto Liqueur also won a Master medal, with “unmistakable marzipan” on the nose and “classic amaretto” qualities. The flight also produced four Golds and three Silvers.We’ve seen great success across our gin liqueur ranges and saw the opportunity to create a product that would cater to consumers looking for a similar “bridge” in the rum category. With a lower ABV of 20%, they offer consumers the chance to try something new and exciting which has a sweeter profile and is more easy drinking than a full strength rum.