Pere Labat 2011 Silver Opus 43% 700ml serge-dagueneau cherries and spices on the

cherries and spices on the nose

The latter

It’s released exactly 20 years since my first research trip to Spain and Portugal in September 2000

pale yellow

with pinpoint acidity leavening an otherwise dense core of flavour

Pere Labat 2011 Silver Opus 43% 700ml serge-dagueneau cherries and spices on theA remarkable ageless rum presented in a magnificent silver bottle. It echoes the Black Opus, a cuve that has been a resounding success, presented for its part as one would imagine in an entirely black bottle. The result of a Creole column distillation, this Silver Opus has benefited from double ageing: first in white oak barrels, then in French white wine barrels. The tasting reveals pleasant fruity and floral notes, which blend harmoniously into each