This Mainland Rum California Single Cask expression is a 9-year aged rum distilled by Stark Spirits Craft Distillery in Pasadena, California. The rum was distilled from molasses in 2016 using an imported 600-barrel copper pot still and aged in a 53-gallon ex-bourbon barrel with a #4 char. It is bottled at cask strength of 121.8 proof (60.9% ABV) and sells for around $85.
On the palate, a cherry soda flavor starts things off, quickly picking up a slightly medicinal note that presents as cherry cough syrup. Those strong cherry notes linger, but transition to candied ginger and tart green apple with an oily mouthfeel.