Dos Maderas PX 5+5 is a triple-aged rum from Bodegas Williams and Humbert, the long-established sherry house in Jerez, Spain. It begins life as a blend of rums from Barbados and Guyana, aged for five years in the Caribbean, before travelling to Jerez for a further five years of maturation in sherry casks, hence the name 5+5. The final stage rests the rum in casks that previously held aged Pedro Ximénez sherry, lending it remarkable depth and sweetness.
The result is a rich, dark amber rum that opens with fig and raisin before unfolding into ripe fruit, vanilla and molasses, layered with dates, prunes and orange peel. Warm spice such as allspice and clove threads throughout, wrapped in sherry character with wisps of smoky oak and a hint of tobacco leaf.
Generous and dessert-like yet balanced, Dos Maderas PX 5+5 is a sipping rum best enjoyed neat or over a single large cube of ice, and pairs beautifully with dark chocolate, coffee or a fine cigar.