Sautjan or 17 - Intensely Flavoured Unaged White Rum — Target Compound Profile
Esters – tropical, fresh fruit & high-impact aromas.
1. Ethyl Acetate – Fresh pear, pineapple, solvent-like at very high levels
2. Isoamyl Acetate – Ripe banana, pear, tropical fruit
3. Ethyl Butyrate – Pineapple, passionfruit, tropical fruit
4. Ethyl Hexanoate – Green apple, pineapple, fresh fruit
5. Ethyl Octanoate – Tropical fruit, apricot, pineapple, floral
6. Ethyl Decanoate – Sweet tropical fruit, grape, waxy fruit complexity
7. Ethyl Lactate – Creamy, soft fruit, yoghurt-like fermentation character
8. Ethyl 3-Methylbutyrate – Strong pineapple, tropical fruit, apple.
Higher Alcohols - structure, fruit lift & complexity
9. Isoamyl Alcohol – Banana, pear, malt and fermented-fruit character
10. 1-Propanol – Clean alcoholic warmth and fermentation complexity
11. 2-Phenylethanol – Rose, honey, floral and soft tropical character
12. 1-Butanol – Fruity, slightly oily/solvent character; contributes body at controlled levels.
Fresh/Tropical Fruit Character.
13. Acetaldehyde – Green apple, fresh fruit, citrus lift at low levels
14. Citral – Lemon, lime, lemongrass and fresh citrus
15. β-Ionone – Violet, tropical fruit and subtle floral character.
Floral / Fresh Fermentation Compounds.
16. Linalool – Citrus blossom, floral, orange peel and tropical notes
17. Geraniol – Rose, citrus, geranium and fresh tropical-floral character