The closure for the bottle boasts a beautiful silver hand carved butterfly. There is a unique Barcant Butterfly collection the company bought from Malcolm Barcant in 1974. It has been at the company’s Laventille premises since then and has been viewed by hundreds of thousands of visitors over the years. Among this collection is a very rare butterfly known as a Faunus-ab Lamonti seen below that looks very much like the one on the decanter's crown.
The real story is in the rum, which according to
Angostura
master distiller, John Georges, Legacy by Angostura is crystal polished dark
oak in color, with bronze and gold highlights. It enters the palate with
sweet, dried fruit flavors and, as it fills the mouth with warmth, the notes
become nutty and spicy. The finish is long with trailing flavors of orange
zest and oak. This is a fitting finish for the "world's most expensive rum", and one that if I am so lucky one day may get the chance to sip. ;o)