First Impressions
Single Barrel Selection (SBS) is the independent bottling arm of The 1423 group, and this Panama 2006 vintage showcases what twelve years of single cask maturation can achieve. Column-distilled and bottled at 55%, it's a cask-strength offering with remarkable smoothness.
Tasting Notes
The nose is refined. Subtle oak and vanilla lead, with honeycomb and dried tropical fruit adding sweetness. Gentle spice and butterscotch round things out beautifully. On the palate, the texture is immediately remarkable — velvety smooth and thick, belying the 55% strength. Oak depth and vanilla richness anchor the profile, with honeycomb sweetness and tropical fruit adding layers. Butterscotch provides a luxurious finish to each sip.
The finish is long, with vanilla and honeycomb persisting alongside warm oak spice.
How to Drink It
Neat with a few drops of water. The cask strength rewards gentle dilution, which opens up the tropical fruit and softens the oak.
The Bottom Line
This Panama 2006 earns an 8 — exceptional single cask rum with remarkable texture and depth. At £90, the twelve years of maturation and cask-strength bottling represent fair value for a rum of this calibre.
