Black Magic - The powerful spiced rum with the hidden skull
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Black Magic is a strong yet mild dark spiced rum at 40% vol. that gets its special note from the addition of spices. The label is adorned with a multiple image with a hidden symbol of its legend. Some viewers see a ship, others a skull. The blend of light and dark rums with a secret blend of different spices makes it delicious, dark and particularly versatile. Made for neat consumption, but also suitable for use in simple mixed drinks (with cola, for example) and tropical cocktails.
Aromas of tropical spices, dark rum, vanilla, lightly toasted coconut, cinnamon, cola and mint dance on the nose. As you sip, vanilla and caramel notes combine to create a smoky toffee flavor. The cola note from the aroma highlights the spice notes of cinnamon, nutmeg and clove, rounded out by a kick of wintergreen. The sweetness manifests, lingering into a surprisingly long finish that carries notes of vanilla, brown sugar and clove.
The inspiration for Black Magic is rooted in an ancient story that begins on a small island off the coast of what is now Africa, inhabited by natives who were so full of cheer and life that anyone who encountered them was immediately captivated. Like many stories from long ago, this one ends in tragedy. Although the island had known no evil for generations, one day it was shaken by a violent earthquake that caused it to sink. The island's sorceress captured the island's soul through incantations and spells of an ancient magic, and flavored her rum bottles with it. She did not survive the sinking of the island, and before her death bound her own soul to her bones.
In the course of his travels, a captain acquired a skull believed to possess the ability to speak. As he prepared to set sail, the skull promised him untold riches if he would only bring it back to land. The captain agreed and was immediately given a set of coordinates off the coast of Africa. "Set sail for that exact point on the map," the skull told him, "and the rewards will be great." The captain, not shying away from adventure, set out. But when he reached the spot the skull had indicated, nothing happened. No riches. No glory. Just the calm, vast silence of the ocean and a crew of malcontents. Discouraged, the captain set course for home when he spotted a mysterious bottle floating in the sea, seemingly following his ship. He fished it out and set it aside, unaware that this was his hard-won booty. During the voyage, a steward saw the dark bottle, and recognized the skull hidden on the label. He stole and hid it, waiting for the ship to arrive back home.
TASTING NOTES
Aroma: Tropical spices, rum vanilla, lightly toasted coconut, cinnamon, cola and mint.
Taste: Toffee, sweet cinnamon, followed by clove and full spice aroma.
Finish: Lingering notes of vanilla, brown sugar and clove
Alcohol content 40% vol.
