Kangaroo Rum Essence 20 ml

Kangaroo Rum Essence 20 ml

There is dark rum that is refined and fit for the drawing room, and then there is dark rum with a bit of attitude. Kangaroo belongs to the latter kind: a powerful, molasses-driven rum with a mind of its own, made to be mixed with cola under a blazing sun. The style has a devoted following who cannot imagine anything else in the glass – and once you have tasted it, you will understand why.

Its character is shaped by molasses – the dark, rich, treacly flavour that is the very soul of the style. It makes for a rum with considerably more weight and earthiness than the light, pale varieties, and a sweetness that leans towards brown sugar and burnt caramel.

Colour & Appearance

Once mixed, the rum turns a deep amber with a red-brown glow. It looks full and generous, with clear legs running down the glass.

Nose

The nose is big and sweet. Dark molasses and brown sugar dominate, with toffee sauce, vanilla and raisins just behind. There are roasted notes too – burnt sugar, coffee and a little cocoa – along with an earthy, almost slightly raw sugar-cane character that gives the rum its personality.

Palate

The palate is robust and straightforward. The dark sweetness of molasses fills the mouth together with butter toffee, dried fruit and vanilla pod. In the middle of the sweetness sits a spicy heat of pepper, ginger and nutmeg, and a lightly roasted bitterness that stops the rum from becoming sweet in the wrong way. The body is full and a little rough round the edges – on purpose. It is exactly that roughness that lets the flavour cut through cola and ginger beer instead of drowning in them.

Finish

The finish is medium-long, warm and molasses-sweet, with burnt sugar, oak and a peppery glow at the end.

How to Use

The essence is mixed with vodka or neutral spirit. 20 ml makes 75 cl of finished rum. Instructions are on the label of the essence bottle.

Serving Suggestions

• With cola, plenty of ice and a wedge of lime – the original serve.
• With spicy ginger beer and lime for a dark and stormy highball.
• Neat over ice with a twist of orange zest.
• In a hot toddy with honey and lemon.
• In baking and desserts: rum-soaked raisins, flambéed bananas and toffee sauce.

About the Essence

Kangaroo is part of our ultra premium range and has become a favourite with everyone who wants a dark rum with character. Also available in 50 ml for those who mix larger batches.

Rum and cola may be a simple drink, but it deserves to be made properly. Fill the glass to the brim with ice, squeeze in a wedge of lime and leave it in there. The toasted notes of the dark rum and the spices of the cola melt into something greater than the sum of its parts.