White Cane is Archie Rose's take on a modern white rum, made in Sydney entirely from Australian ingredients. Australian law reserves the word rum for spirits aged at least two years, so this unaged spirit is labelled as a cane spirit, but the intent is the same: a clean, bright base for the classic rum cocktails.
It is built from high-test New South Wales molasses blended with sustainably sourced NSW blackstrap molasses, then cold distilled under vacuum. Distilling at low temperature holds on to the delicate sugarcane character that a conventional still can cook off, and the blackstrap adds depth underneath.
The result is soft and pillowy, with roasted marshmallow, golden syrup and pineapple, a hint of mint and a fresh, clean finish. It was designed for the mojito, the daiquiri and tropical drinks, and is just as happy lengthened with soda and lime.