In the historic port of Barranquilla (Colombia), situated between the Magdalena River and the Caribbean Sea, three generations of the Riascos Family have been producing rums for over two decades. It is Colombia’s only family-run and privately-owned rum company. La Hechicera, Spanish for “enchantress”, is a celebration of Colombia’s natural landscape, the vibrant biodiversity of the Caribbean and the irreverent allure of nature. With no additives or sugar, the smoothness of La Hechicera comes purely from the noble wood of the barrels it has been aged and finished in. The new Serie Experimental No. 2, The Banana Experiment, is a blend of rums aged between 12 and 21 years in American white oak barrels that have been infused with large amounts of organic banana flesh. The rum offers an aroma of rich toffee, tropical forest leaves, overripe banana, vanilla and dried fruit with subtle smoky undertones. The palate provides notes of allspice, orange confit, salted caramel and marzipan. The expression pays homage to the Riascos family’s original trade – bananas.