Kaiserjäger Rum Essence 20 ml

Kaiserjäger Rum Essence 20 ml

This is not a rum like any other. Kaiserjäger belongs to a tradition all of its own – the potent spiced rum of the ski lodges, the one that warms frozen skiers in a mug of hot tea and gives festive baking its irresistible scent. The flavour is so intense and distinctive that once you have tasted it you never forget it: butter toffee, vanilla and spice in a concentration that makes ordinary rum seem shy.

This style of rum is seldom drunk neat. Its greatness lies in what it does to other flavours: a couple of tablespoons turn a cup of tea, a pan of hot chocolate or a perfectly ordinary sponge batter into something that fills the whole house with the scent of celebration.

Colour & Appearance

Once mixed, the drink takes on a deep amber colour with a red-brown glow, like dark honey or candied sugar.

Nose

The aroma fills the room. Butter toffee and butterscotch come first, with vanilla pod and burnt sugar close behind. Then raisins, baked apples and dried fruit, along with cinnamon, clove and a hint of almond. The nose is sweet, warm and unmistakable – a little like a freshly baked Christmas loaf dipped in caramel.

Palate

The palate is as powerful as the nose. Burnt caramel and butter toffee dominate, backed by vanilla, dark treacle and rum-soaked raisins. The spices – cinnamon, clove, a little nutmeg – bring warmth and depth, while a note of cocoa and roasted nuts rounds everything out. This is a rum built to be heard even in company: in tea, in dough, in cream and chocolate, the flavour cuts through where other rums vanish.

Finish

The finish is very long and sweet. Toffee, vanilla and spice stay on and keep you warm, like the embers of a log fire.

How to Use

The essence is mixed with vodka or neutral spirit and can be enjoyed at once. 20 ml makes 750 ml of finished rum. Instructions are on the label.

Serving Suggestions

• In hot black tea with sugar and lemon – the classic of the ski slopes.
• In a hot punch with red wine, orange and spices.
• In hot chocolate with whipped cream.
• For baking: rum raisins, sponge cakes, truffles and rum balls.
• Over vanilla ice cream, or flambéed on pancakes.

About the Essence

Kaiserjäger holds a very special place with home bakers and everyone who loves winter sports. A bottle in the larder is worth its weight in gold when the Christmas baking begins. Also available in 25 litres for bakeries and food producers.

For the home baker, the finished rum is an all-purpose tool. Leave raisins to soak in it overnight, brush it over freshly baked sponge layers or stir it into buttercream and chocolate ganache. The flavour is so powerful that it survives the heat of the oven, which ordinary rum rarely manages.