SAMPAN Rhum 2020/2025 - 5 y.o. - Cognac-Sweet Wine Cask - Cellar Series (Vietnam)

Volume: 0.7 litres | Alcohol content: 45% | Chill filtration: No | Colouring: No

Special Features:

For this Cellar Series bottling, SAMPAN combines tropical maturation in Cognac casks with a sweet wine finish. Distilled from fresh sugarcane juice in April 2020, the rum first spent four and a half years in ex-Cognac casks. It then matured for six months in casks that had previously held Rivesaltes sweet wine. The entire five-year maturation took place in Vietnam.

A total of 600 bottles from Single Batch N° 001 were bottled in June 2025. The rum has an alcohol content of 45% and is bottled without additives or chill filtration. Its amber colour develops without added colouring. Candied fruit, honey and warm spice notes complement the influence of the two cask types. Room temperature is a suitable choice for enjoying it neat.

Bamboo motifs and a traditional boat decorate the label. The colour-coordinated gift packaging echoes this design, and the bottle contains 0.7 litres.

Tasting Notes:

• Nose: Intense vanilla and caramel notes lead the nose. The caramel has a creamy character, while a hint of honey complements the sweet bouquet.
• Palate: The rum feels full-bodied, soft and creamy on the palate. Candied fruit and honey combine with a subtle, warm spiciness.
• Finish: The long finish carries distinct notes of dark, sweetish mocha and delicate dried fruit.

Distillery/Bottler:

Distillerie d’Indochine was founded in 2018 by three friends, Antoine, Ian and Julien. It is located around 15 kilometres south of Hoi An on Vietnam’s central coast, between the sea and sugarcane fields. Under the SAMPAN brand, the distillery makes rum from pure sugarcane juice, combining local raw materials with the French tradition of rum distillation.

Collaboration with local sugarcane farmers begins in the fields: the plants are selected according to defined requirements and harvested by hand. No chemical treatments or pesticides are used in growing the sugarcane. Within 24 hours of cutting, the cane is pressed at the distillery. After fermentation, distillation takes place in an entirely copper column from France. Antoine Poircuitte is responsible for distillation and maturation. He comes from a family of distillers and first encountered the craft as a child during the family’s annual distillation.

The brand name SAMPAN refers to a traditional coastal boat of Southeast Asia. This boat is also a recurring motif on the bottle labels.

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