Palate Caramelised nuts (think pecans and almonds), chocolate richness, softly oaky spices lingering throughout. It is made using the finest Cuban rum and natural spices, including the Cuban pepper, coffee, and cocoa.

Black Tears is the result of passionate craftsmanship, with an emotional blend of Cuban rum, seductive spices, love and loss.It's also got some mizunara (Japanese oak) matured whisky in the mix, which comes through as a complex spicy and almost incense-like note. This is the end result of 10 years of hard work trying to get an agreement in place to produce fine rum from bureaucrats in Cuba. Black Tears is produced using molasses sourced from four sugar mills in the Ciego de Avila province of the country. Hello rum fans, I'm Steve the Barman, and I'm hoping these videos will help you drink, serve, and enjoy better-quality spiced rums. Sipping on the rich essence of Black Tears Rum, where every drop tells a story of bold flavors and smooth moments.

There are round notes of coffee and cacao as well as the traditional spices found it spiced rum (nutmeg, ginger etc) great for cocktails, mixers and even sipping.

The company, which was formed seven years ago, has recommended a serve of 5cl of Black Tears to 15cl tonic in a highball glass. It may not be reproduced in any way whatsoever without the prior consent of Waitrose Limited nor without due acknowledgement. This brilliant Cuban spiced rum is full of dark chocolate richness, honey, roasted coffee and sweet aji pepper notes. It's hard to, the vanilla actually is really, really subtle in the background, not overly up in your face at all. In addition to Black Tears, La Progresiva 13 was blended from these barrels and when future releases make it to the UK, we'll be ready to bring them to what we're sure will be an excited audience!