The High Ester Rum is an unaged spirit that packs a serious
tropical punch. Distilled in West Auckland, this rum skips the
wood aging to let the raw, vibrant flavors of the
fermentation process take center stage.
The bold character of this rum comes from a meticulous
192-hour fermentation using a dual yeast blend and fresh
dunder (a traditional flavor booster). It’
s bottled at 46%
ABV, providing enough backbone to carry its complex esters
without being overwhelming.
Nose: Fresh cut pineapple, milk chocolate, clean esters,
butter candy
Body: Pineapple lumps, chewy and well textured,
butterscotch and caramel
Finish: Lingering spice, long and moreish
Awards
Gold medal at the 2024 New Zealand Spirit Awards
Bronze at The Rumbles 2024.
Wash - Blackstrap Molasses
Y east - White Star D497 Caribbean & White Star D022 Tropical
Fermentation Time - 192 Hours
Fermentation Additions - Fresh Dunder
Distillation - Column Distilled
Distillation Additions - Muck & Aged Dunder
ABOUT THE PRODUCER
The Last Light Journey
Hidden on Te Atatū Peninsula in
West Auckland, a leaky tin shed is
the birthplace of a remarkable rum.
Out here, Last Light believe in doing
it right.
And that takes time
Their stills? They built those. And
their recipes? Theirs too.
Last Light researched. And tinkered.
And then tinkered some more.
Adjusting their cut points and
refining their recipes.
Spending hours in the relentless
pursuit to find their rum making
mojo and to make something
special.
Now they would like you to share it
with you.
Last Light. An authentic Kiwi rum
born of the culture of doing things right
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