Brand
Lazy Dodo
Lazy Dodo is a Mauritian rum brand produced and marketed by Grays Inc Ltd. The range includes aged molasses rums (Single Estate, VSOP, XO) and fruit‑flavoured expressions; main bottlings are usually at 40% vol.
- Pamplemousses · Pamplemousses · Mauritius
- 4 products
The story
Lazy Dodo is presented as a brand made in Mauritius and is crafted by Grays Inc Ltd in Pamplemousses. The brand references the island's extinct animal and offers both aged rums drawn from blends of different vintages and flavored references designed for mixing or tasting.
Production philosophy
To highlight Mauritian rum heritage through Single Estate expressions and targeted blending; use of local raw materials (molasses), maturation in selected oak casks, and a product line intended for both neat drinking and cocktails.
Territory
Mauritius (production in Pamplemousses / Beau Plan)
Production method
Molasses‑based; column distillation carried up to 94% ABV; declared ester values around 250 mg/L for traditional expressions; no chill‑filtration; bottles are generally standardized at 40% alc./vol.
Distillation
Continuous column distillation up to 94%
Ageing
Blend of aged vintages (e.g. references with maximum ages indicated up to 13 years for some lines); maturation in French and American oak casks; some expressions include finishes in ex‑Cognac or ex‑peated whisky casks.
Characteristics
- Type
- Brand
- City
- Pamplemousses
- Categories
- rum
- Mauritian rum brand
- aged rums
- flavoured rums (fruit)
- Raw materials
- molasses (sugar cane molasses)
- Casks and ageing vessels
- French oak
- American oak
- ex‑Cognac casks
- ex‑peated whisky casks (peated whisky cask)
- Representative products
- Lazy Dodo Single Estate - Melassa Rum - 70cl - Boxed
- Lazy Dodo X.O. Chronicles - 70cl - Boxed
- Rhum Lazy Dodo 70cl - Tube
What makes it distinctive
- Produced and crafted by Grays Inc Ltd in Pamplemousses (Mauritius).
- Molasses base with column distillation up to 94% and declared ester values (≈250 mg/L).
- Range includes Single Estate, VSOP, XO Chronicles and fruit‑flavoured rums.
- Products are generally bottled at 40% vol and are not chill‑filtered.