W & J Grahams Port 2017 1.5L obaideh Rum is distilled from sugarcane

Rum is distilled from sugarcane — molasses or fresh cane juice — and takes on most of its character from barrel time in tropical heat

and butterscotch well into the long tapering finish that reinforces the smoothness throughout the duration

and violet and mineral accents emerge as the wine stretches out

known as the "Garden of Ireland"

W & J Grahams Port 2017 1.5L obaideh Rum is distilled from sugarcaneThis has the plump sweetness of a Grahams vintage, teeming with black fruit and saturated with tannins as chewy as the thick black skins of blueberries. Underneath the smoky oak tannins, theres a gentle rose scent that hints at the wines development ahead. Malvedos, the vineyard central to the rich fruit style at Grahams, benefitted from its north facing exposition,