Valdespino’s Legend of Rum is one of those bottles that have a special story behind it. It comes from a unique solera system of rums that belonged to the Valdespino family’s private stock, settled in their own winery in Jerez, Spain, since the 1940s, and offered only to visitors to their Bodega. It was only after Valdespino was sold to its new owners that small batches since the late 2000s have been selected for release annually in Japan. My bottle comes from their 2019 bottling, but the sample I had was from their 2014 release. On the nose is an old and antique-y Caribbean, a blend of honey mangoes and roasted coffee, with dark chocolates and a hint of tobacco. Quite cognac-esque, red grapes, very much warm and inviting.