Compagnie des Indes 18 Years Cuba Rum 59% CSS7 – Single Cask Cask Strength for Denmark

Compagnie des Indes 18 Year Old Cuba Rum 59% CSS7 is an exclusive single cask bottling, bottled especially for Denmark. Here you get a powerful and uncompromising Cuba rum from the Sancti Spiritus distillery – aged for 18 years and bottled at full cask strength. Only 278 bottles exist from this single barrel, making it a collector’s item for the serious rum enthusiast.

Distilled in January 1999 and bottled in April 2017, this rum has developed impressive depth and complexity over nearly two decades of maturation. At 59% alcohol, it is intense and concentrated, yet elegantly balanced. This is rum in its purest form – without unnecessary manipulation and with maximum respect for the natural character of the cask.

Compagnie des Indes is known for its uncompromising approach to single cask selection, and CSS7 from Cuba is a shining example of the house’s philosophy: authenticity, transparency and terroir in focus.

Tasting notes

Nose: Intense and complex with notes of dark caramel, roasted coffee beans and dried fruit. Nuances of cocoa and spicy oak are evident.

Flavor: Powerful and rich with layers of brown sugar, dark chocolate, leather and spices. The high alcohol content gives depth and structure without losing balance.

Finish: Long and persistent with warm spicy character, dry wood notes and elegant bitter cocoa.

The story behind the house

Compagnie des Indes is a French independent bottler specializing in rare casks from iconic rum destinations around the world. The philosophy is based on highlighting the origin and unique character of each rum – often bottled at natural strength and in very limited editions.

The Sancti Spiritus distillery in Cuba is known for producing rums with a balanced and structured profile, where barrel aging plays a key role. This 18 year cask CSS7 is a rare representative of Cuban rum in cask strength format – an expression of both tradition and intensity.

Product information

• Type: Cuba Rum – Single Cask, Cask Strength
• Distillery: Sancti Spiritus
• Origin: Cuba
• Distilled: January 1999
• Bottled: April 2017
• Age: 18 years
• Cask no.: CSS7
• Number of bottles: 278
• Quantity: 70 cl
• Alcohol: 59%alcohol