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• Kill Devil Single Cask Guyana 11 Year Old Port Ellen Finish Cask Strength Rum (700ml)

  GUYANA

  $240. 00

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  $2880.00 Dozen

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  ABV: 60.9%

  The Kill Devil series showcases the quality and diversity of rum from the Caribbean and further afield. Single casks are specially selected for shipment to Scotland for finishing. Behind the label are 'Hunter Laing', famous for their indie whiskies - which explains how they've got their hands on an x sherry cask that previously held Port Ellen single malt for 25 years. The rum itself is sourced from Diamond Distillers (El Dorado et al), however the still(s) used aren't disclosed. Just under 690 bottles are on offer.

  Other reviews... Molasses, treacle toffee and some smoky raisins come through as I keep sipping. There is a really complex array of spicy notes coming in and out of play as well. This is a very complex multi faceted spirit. It’s almost like a mixed Whisky and Rum in many ways. 60.9% Alc./Vol. 4 stars - fatrumpirate.com

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  1998 Leith Stillroom Bellevue Distillery 21 Year Old Cask Strength Rum (700ml)

  GUADELOUPE

  $199. 00

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  ABV: 58.6%

  Not stated but this must have been sourced from the Damoiseau distillery on the Bellevue au Moule estate. Tasted from a 30ml sample, it is a stunningly pure, fruit-laden rum that gets better with each sniff, mixing it up with allspice, (clove, cinnamon), light molasses, liquorice bullets as well as fresher notes of dried mango, plantain and papaya, surging through the mouth in a fabulously creamy attack that adds vanilla, ginger bread, banana fritter and grilled pineapple. There is a sense of Damoiseau's typical elegance and freshness here (possibly because it is largely agricole?), and the ride continues with molasses cake, brown sugar and caney / tropical notes combining with perfect sweet-dry balance and controlled alcohol. A cask strength beauty that exudes Caribbean character, distilled in March 1998 and matured in Guadeloupe until 2007 then shipped to the UK, it feels like it has been bottled at the optimum time. 220 bottles are on offer globally at a natural strength of 58.6% with no added sugar or filtration. Very limited stocks.

  Other reviews... Very balanced and soft on the nose. A very fruity rum with fresh orange, dried tropical fruits a beautiful caramel sweetness and a fine wood note. On the palate, the rum comes with a creamy sweetness with caramel and roasted tropical fruits. The rum is gentle and balanced. It adds more wood and tannins and grassy earthy notes to the finish, which blend in wonderfully and give the sweet chocolatey finish some spice... - rumratings.com

  Notes from the bottlers... On the nose, ripe bananas with spiced ginger sweetness; molasses and muscovado sugar, milk chocolate marzipan with nutmeg fading to sandalwood and fruit jam notes. In the mouth, pleasingly sweet bananas and roasted pineapples; fruit jam, dried figs and ginger with a long lingering dry peppery finish. A delight for lovers of sherry matured whisky.

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• 2005 Leith Stillroom Foursquare Distillery Cask Strength Rum (700ml)

  BARBADOS

  $230. 00

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  $2760.00 Dozen

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  ABV: 63.3%

  A cask strength whopper from Barbados bottled by Leith Stillroom at 63.3%! Consistently praised as a producer of some of Barbados's finest rums, the Foursquare distillery is also the home of famous brands like Doorlys and R.L. Seale. This edition was distilled in 2005 and bottled in 2019 with no chill filtration or colouring.

  Notes from the bottlers... On the nose, deliciously rich and malty with fragrant vanilla and Christmas cake. Toffee apple and coffee coming through with undertones of sense oak and buttery molasses. In the mouth, toasted oak with cigar and coffee bean bitterness developing into burnt notes of spiced fruit, thick treacle and a subtle note of camphor; a touch of smoke lingers with a long sweet finish.

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• 2003 Leith Stillroom Diamond Distillery Cask Strength Rum (700ml)

  GUYANA

  $180. 00

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  $2160.00 Dozen

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  ABV: 59.6%

  The 'real deal' in rum is on offer in a range of very limited single cask editions from UK bottler, 'Leith Stillroom'.
  This one's sourced from Guyana's only operating rum producer. Located on the east bank of the Demerara River near Georgetown, all of the country's historical stills were consolidated at DDL's Diamond Distillery around 2000. Unfortunately, Leith's label doesn’t state which still (or stills) this particular bottling was created with. What we do know is that is was distilled in 2003, aged in an ex-Bourbon cask for 16 years and bottled all-natural. Rum purists can expect a full bodied and potent Demerara expression.

  Notes from the bottlers... On the nose, fruity with red cherries and dates: coconut with ripe bananas and sweet melon; apricots with a hint of coffee beans developing into oak spices. On the palette, bananas with pineapple rind; molasses and sticky brown sugar; bitter dark chocolate and cinnamon, bursting with dried tropical fruit peels and gently spiced. 59.6% Alc./Vol. Non chill filtered.

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• 2003 Masam SRL Port Mourant 18 Year Old Cask Strength Guyanese Rum (700ml)

  GUYANA

  $350. 00

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  $4200.00 Dozen

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  ABV: 53.5%

  Whichever way you spell it ('Morant' or 'Mourant'), anything this old from Guyana's legendary still is considered special, all the more so given that Diamond Estate is the only remaining rum producer in Guyana. Originally installed at the Port Mourant Estate (established in 1732), the nationalisation of the sugar industry lead to a centralisation of the various stills located around the country. It was first transferred to Uitvlugt, then in 2000 to its current home at Diamond Distillery along with all the other heritage stills and a modern multi-column set up. Built using Greenheart wood, a native to Guyana and mostly reserved for boat-building due to its ability to resist moisture, the wood is also well suited to distilling, stripping spirits of sulphites in the same manner that copper does. The Port Mourant and the Versailles single wooden pot still are the last of their kind in operation. The configuration of the former produces a typically heavy bodied and oily distillate, generally credited as being one of the definitive components in the old British Royal Navy blend. Nowadays, it's what makes El Dorado's brilliant 15 Year Old so tasty. Compared to the official cask strength release under El Dorado's 'single stills' label, the price of this considerably older Masam selection is very reasonable. Drawn from cask No. 26 and bottled at 53.5% Alc./Vol., 259 bottles are available globally. Nothing has been added nor has the liquid undergone chill filtration.

  Notes from the importers... Nose: Tinned pineapple rings, damp grass, sugar cane juice, school bag fruit mix. Palate: Fermented fruit, graphite pencils, Chlorine, pear tarte tatin, pineapples. Finish: Custard finger bun.

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• Mhoba Select Reserve Glass Cask 60 South African Rum (700ml)

  SOUTH AFRICA

  $180. 00

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  $2160.00 Dozen

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  ABV: 60%

  Interest in Mhoba's rums is gaining momentum globally. Nestled amongst the rolling hills of the Onderberg district of Mpumalanga, founder Robert Greaves initially intended to make a South African version of Cachaca. Years of experimentation led him beyond that vision. His rums have been summed up as "...well made, unmessed-with, cask strength, and very, very original." This edition is no exception. A sugarcane juice distillation aged for more than two years in large glass demijohns, virgin American oak staves cut and charred at the distillery were included in the vessels. The liquid was then transferred from these "glass barrels" to x-South African whisky casks for a finishing period.

  Producing since 2015, Mhoba harvests the Nkomazi variety of sugar cane from a farm adjacent to the distillery. The cane is hand cut and pressed by an in-house mill. The cane juice (not molasses) is fermented in part by a local baking yeast as well as wild yeasts. Distillation is conducted with a pot still designed by Greaves. The particularity of this still is to favour a maximum reflux in order to develop heavy and aromatic distillates. 1000 bottles produced. 60% Alc./Vol.

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• Mount Gay XO Limited Edition Cask Strength Rum (700ml)

  BARBADOS

  $265. 00

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  $3180.00 Dozen

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  ABV: 63%

  Weighing in at a hefty 63% ABV is this new limited edition from one of the Caribbean's top rum producers. A celebration of the 50th anniversary of the island's independence, it comes handsomely packaged in a timber presentation box, complete with booklet and notes written by master blender, Alen Smith. A blend of pot and column distilled molasses based rums, and originally released as a UK exclusive limited to 3000 bottles worldwide, we have received a tiny allocation. This rare gem has had more than one reviewer on the blogosphere summing it up as "easily the best Mount Gay rum yet." Extremely limited stocks.

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• 2000 Plantation Single Cask Jamaica 19 Year Old Rum (700ml)

  JAMAICA

  $210. 00

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  $2520.00 Dozen

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  ABV: 51.6%

  According to at least one blogger, unlike the majority of Plantation's bottlings, this one is a drier style. Molasses based and produced at Jamaica's Clarendon Distillery via a pot still, it spent 18 years in bourbon casks followed by one year in 350 litre Ferrand casks that previously contained cognac from Borderies. These casks bring added sweetness along with rancio and flower notes. For those interested in the numbers, they are: 1251 g/HL AA; Esters : 256 g/hL AA and a final ABV of 51.6%. It comes labelled with Clarendon's 'MBK' marque accordingly.

  Built in 1949, the Clarendon distillery is one of the Caribbean’s newer producers, built back in 1949 when it was running a single pot still built by Louisville, Kentucky coppersmiths, Vendome. Since 2009, it's been joined by a second, larger pot still of Indian manufacture and a modern five-column still. While National Rums of Jamaica has a 73% share, the remaining 23% is owned by their biggest customer, Diageo, who reserve the majority of Clarendon’s output for their Captain Morgan and Myers’s brands.

  Notes from Plantation... Nose : Mango, passionfruit, Mirabelle plum, jam, heady flowers as lilac and lily of the valley, brandy tones. Palate: Very intense on the fruits, from acidulated plum to ripe pineapple and banana, light bitter almond and hint of caraway. Finale : Compote, flowers, aneth.

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• 2005 Plantation Fiji 15 Year Old One-Time Limited Edition Rum (700ml)

  FIJI

  $135. 00

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  $1620.00 Dozen

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  ABV: 50.2%

  Exchanges of cultures and knowledge, innumerable tastings and passionate discussions between Alexandre Gabriel and Liam F. Costello at the Rum Co. of Fiji resulted in this limited edition. Molasses based and distilled entirely in triple column stills, it was aged for 14 years in Bourbon casks in the moderate climate of the Fiji Islands, followed by a proprietary second maturation for twelve months in Ferrand French oak barrels in Cognac. Each step of the way, both the Fiji and the French teams worked hand in hand. The final outturn was 28 casks at 50.2% Alc./Vol with an ester count of 99.1 g/hL AA.

  Notes from Plantation... Nose : Intense, it starts on a fruity and spicy profile with/ cooked apple and prune, cinnamon and hints of galangal. It then evolves on golden syrup, pear, vanilla, and nutmeg. Empty glass : Gingerbread, cocoa, and prune. Palate : Mellow, it follows the nose with fudge milk chocolate, nuts, licorice an ginger. Finish : Lingering, on allspice, golden syrup, and galangal.

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• 2011 Plantation Barbados 9 Year Old One-Time Limited Edition Rum (700ml)

  BARBADOS

  $120. 00

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  $1440.00 Dozen

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  ABV: 51.1%

  Only 24 casks were made of this one-time-only rum, with a fraction of the outturn making it to Australia. A blend of column still and pot still molasses-based rums distilled in 2011 at the West Indies Rum Distillery (est.1893) on Barbados, it was filled into Bourbon casks and aged on site at Brighton Beach for four and a half years. From there it was shipped to Château de Bonbonnet in France – the home of Cognac masters Maison Ferrand – where it spent another four and a half years in their casks gaining further complexity in the cooler European climate. It was finally bottled as a 9 year old at 51.1% with an ester count of 120 g/hL AA.

  Notes from Plantation... It opens with woody and spicy notes with cinnamon, pepper and ginger, then it becomes fruitier with raisins, prune and citrus peel with hazelnut and almond in the background. Palate : Gentle at first and very fruity on raisins and walnut, it then becomes stronger and dryer with tons of chocolate, caramel, vanilla and nutmeg with some dried flowers and cooked fruits and citrus peel building up sip after sip. Finish : Long on prunes, nuts, chocolate and pepper.

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• 2003 Plantation Jamaica 17 Year Old One-Time Limited Edition Rum (700ml)

  JAMAICA

  $135. 00

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  $1620.00 Dozen

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  ABV: 49.5%

  If you haven’t tried proper Jamaican rum before, then start here. This all-natural offering from Plantation promises a great example of what Jamaica does best: A high ester, high strength combination of intense fruit plus a little 'funk', rounded off by secondary notes from Ferrand's double maturation. Molasses based and produced at Jamaica's Clarendon Distillery in a Double Retort Vendome Pot Still, it was tropically aged for 16 years in 200 litre Bourbon casks followed by a twelve month period in 350 litre Ferrand x-cognac casks. The final ester count was 422 g/hL AA , with the outturn totalling 29 casks.

  Notes from Plantation... Pronounced fresh, fruity and encaustic notes mixed with passion fruit and green banana, elegant woody notes, prune, vanilla with bitter almond and fresh fig. Palate : Dry and long with mango, candied fruit, date and prune finishing on floral notes. Finish : Pepper, red berry ending on vanilla and banana flambee. A great sipping rum. 49.5% Alc./Vol.

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• 1996 Plantation Jamaica Rum 22 Year Old Extreme No.3 HJC Cask Strength Rum (700ml)

  JAMAICA

  $365. 00

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  $4380.00 Dozen

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  ABV: 56.2%

  The third release in Plantation's 'Extreme' range is actually two rums: Both come from the Long Pond Distillery in Jamaica. Both were distilled in 1996 and spent 21 years maturing in x bourbon barrels before Ferrand’s traditional finishing in cognac casks in France. Labelled ITP and HJC respectively, they're the result of two slightly different 'recipes'.

  In Jamaica, distilleries classify rum based on the content of 'esters' post distillation (the aromatic chemical compounds created during fermentation. These determine how heavy the rum is). For Long Pond, their ITP is the slightly lighter of the two marques - having said that, both are described as "full-bodied and funky", with the HJC showing all-round better balance, fermented for three weeks with an ester count of 345 g/hl AA.

  In July 2018 there was a large fire at Long Pond Distillery and over 65,000 litres of rum were destroyed. The historic distillery is still standing, but it may be some time before we see more like these. Just over 2000 bottles of each were made for the worldwide market. We have a tiny allocation so collectors will be scrambling for the pair.

  Plantation's Extreme series is a collection of limited-edition rums that are "simply perfect in their natural state". The Master Blender adds, "Sometimes we find a rum barrel in our cellar that stands alone for its uniqueness of taste which can only be described as “extreme”. This cask is then set aside and bottled for its sheer exquisite essence, resulting in a very limited edition of what we call Plantation Extreme."

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• 1996 Plantation Jamaica Rum 22 Year Old Extreme No.3 ITP Cask Strength Rum (700ml)

  JAMAICA

  $365. 00

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  $4380.00 Dozen

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  ABV: 54.8%

  The third release in Plantation's 'Extreme' range is actually two rums: Both come from the Long Pond Distillery in Jamaica. Both were distilled in 1996 and spent 21 years maturing in x bourbon barrels before Ferrand’s traditional finishing in cognac casks in France. Labelled ITP and HJC respectively, they're the result of two slightly different 'recipes'.

  In Jamaica, distilleries classify rum based on the content of 'esters' post distillation (the aromatic chemical compounds created during fermentation. These determine how heavy the rum is). For Long Pond, their ITP is the slightly lighter of the two marques - having said that, both are described as "full-bodied and funky", with the ITP being the fruitier of the two, fermented for three weeks with an ester count of 386 g/hl AA.

  In July 2018 there was a large fire at Long Pond Distillery and over 65,000 litres of rum were destroyed. The historic distillery is still standing, but it may be some time before we see more like these. Just over 2000 bottles of each were made for the worldwide market. We have a tiny allocation so collectors will be scrambling for the pair.

  Plantation's Extreme series is a collection of limited-edition rums that are "simply perfect in their natural state". The Master Blender adds, "Sometimes we find a rum barrel in our cellar that stands alone for its uniqueness of taste which can only be described as “extreme”. This cask is then set aside and bottled for its sheer exquisite essence, resulting in a very limited edition of what we call Plantation Extreme."

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  Plantation Overproof 73% Original Dark Rum (700ml)

  TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO

  $110. 00

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  $1320.00 Dozen

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  ABV: 73%

  Tasting note: Brassy gold. Packed and expressive with scents of cornflake honey crackles, golden syrup and thick vanilla amid the vapoury spirit. Second pass dries the bouquet offering hints of banana fritter, marmalade and damar varnish. Rich and creamy entry; more biitersweet as the alcoholic attack strikes mid palate. Super intense cocoa, vanilla, then bitter toffee and banana cake enter as the tongue nipping spices retreat. Surprisingly controlled for all the spirit here. Long and delicious. A massive statement in Rum. 73% Alc./Vol.

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• 1999 Plantation Guyana 18 Year Old Extreme No.2 Cask Strength Rum (700ml) - Uitvlugt Distillery

  GUYANA

  $299. 00

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  $3588.00 Dozen

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  ABV: 59.7%

  Plantation's Extreme series is a collection of limited-edition rums that are "simply perfect in their natural state". The Master Blender adds, "Sometimes we find a rum barrel in our cellar that stands alone for its uniqueness of taste which can only be described as “extreme”. This cask is then set aside and bottled for its sheer exquisite essence, resulting in a very limited edition of what we call Plantation Extreme."

  Distilled in March 1999 and bottled in September 2017 with a total outturn of 1000 bottles, this rum was created at Guyana's now-dismantled Uitvlugt distillery in March 1999 and then aged in bourbon casks for 15 years, before three further years of maturation in Cognac casks.

  While Uitvlugt continues to operate as a sugar refinery and producer of molasses, the equipment used for rum production reportedly ceased operation in 2000. Not surprisingly, the rums have become quite collectible. 59.7% Alc./Vol. Very limited allocation.

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  1991 Rasta Morris Uitvlugt Distillery Single Cask 26 Year Old Cask Strength Guyana Rum (700ml)

  GUYANA

  $499. 00

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  $5988.00 Dozen

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  ABV: 58.8%

  A very desirable Uitvlugt, bottled by Belgian indie, Bert Bruyneel (of Asta Morris fame) who, not content with whisky, is constantly on the look out for high quality, tasty rums. In order to accommodate the category he wasted no time and started a new label - 'Rasta Morris'. The outturn from this cask was 216 bottles with only a small parcel making its way to Australia.

  Long closed and now highly collectable, derived from the Dutch for ‘out-flow’ or “owt-flut”, Uitvlugt is a village on the coast of Guyana, the name of a river, and most importantly, the name bestowed to a legendary South American distillery. Established around 1750, Uitvlugt's double wooden pot stills were famous for producing a heavier style of rum.  However, like many rum regions through the 19th and 20th centuries, production declined in Guyana. The equipment at Uitvlugt was mothballed around 2000, and the acclaimed Diamond Distillery is now the custodian of its historical stills. 58.8% Alc./Vol.

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• Rum Diary Royal Fortune Navy Strength Spiced Rum (700ml)

  Victoria, AUSTRALIA

  $110. 00

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  $1320.00 Dozen

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  ABV: 57%

  Born in Fitzroy and finished by hand, this small batch premium spiced rum is the essence of The Rum Diary Bar. It's taken to the next level in this Navy Strength edition that incorporates Lapsang Souchong, smoked brown cardamom and black pepper to create a smoky, earthen and slightly salty finish.

  Other reviews... Spicy fruit on the nose. Same continues in the flavour finishing medium long. Well balanced throughout.
  Bronze Medal, International Rum Awards 2019

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  1992 Samaroli Hampden 27 Year Old Cask Strength Jamaican Rum (700ml)

  JAMAICA

  $550. 00

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  $6600.00 Dozen

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  ABV: 54.5%

  Tasting note: [10ml sample] A rum that shows what can happen when careful and superior selection leave their mark: Pure magic. Still caney, profoundly rum-like and astoundingly fresh, the flavours are so beautifully arranged with an orchestral control to the point where language seems pointless. Samaroli demonstrates there are still amazing rums out there to be found, often flying beneath the radar. This is one, with a saturating, sensory attack that ascends two or three octaves before coming back to earth. For sheer length alone, it beats almost any other wood aged spirit. The aftertaste continues well beyond five minutes. One only available.

  Built in 1750 and sought after for its powerful, estery, pot-distilled spirit, the Hampden estate is renowned for possessing the best cane lands in Jamaica producing the highest tonne sugar from tonne cane milled. 54.5% Alc./Vol.

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• Scheer Velier 11 Year Old MMW Wedderburn Tropical Aged Cask Strength Rum (700ml)

  JAMAICA

  $280. 00

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  $3360.00 Dozen

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  ABV: 69.1%

  These fascinating Scheer-Velier bottlings were originally released as comparison sets (Tropical and Contintental aged bottlings). The concept was to showcase the differences between Continental versus Tropical aging. As the name suggests, they were created in collaboration between Dutch independent bottler 'Scheer', and Master Blender and renowned rum guardian and advocate Luca Gargano of Velier.

  Aged entirely in Jamaica's tropical climate, this expression blends two casks distilled in 2008 and ten casks distilled in 2007. Part of the Wedderburn category of rums produced by the Monymusk-Clarendon distillery, it comes with an ester content of 315.6 grams per hectolitre of pure alcohol. Described as "Extreme and uncompromising" with a massive ABV, expect something quite special for the hard core rum lover. 69.1% Alc./Vol.

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• Scheer Velier 14 Year EMB Plummer Tropical Aged Cask Strength Rum (700ml)

  JAMAICA

  $300. 00

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  $3600.00 Dozen

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  ABV: 69.7%

  These fascinating Scheer-Velier bottlings were originally released as comparison sets (Tropical and Contintental aged bottlings). The concept was to showcase the differences between Continental versus Tropical aging. As the name suggests, they were created in collaboration between Dutch independent bottler 'Scheer', and Master Blender and renowned rum guardian and advocate Luca Gargano of Velier.

  Aged entirely in tropical Jamaica and composed of a blend of ten casks distilled in 2006, two casks distilled in 2004 and four casks distilled in 2002, this is part of the Plummer (EMB) category of rums produced by Monymusk distillery. With an ester content of 324.5 grams per hectolitre of pure alcohol, expect a complex, extroverted and deliciously generous rum. 69.7% Alc./Vol.

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• Scheer Velier 14 Year EMB Plummer Continental Aged Cask Strength Rum (700ml)

  JAMAICA

  $260. 00

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  $3120.00 Dozen

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  ABV: 64.8%

  These fascinating Scheer-Velier bottlings were originally released as comparison sets (Tropical and Contintental aged bottlings). The concept was to showcase the differences between Continental versus Tropical aging. As the name suggests, they were created in collaboration between Dutch independent bottler 'Scheer', and Master Blender and renowned rum guardian and advocate Luca Gargano of Velier.

  Produced from a blend of twelve casks distilled in 2004 aged entirely in a continental climate in Europe, this is part of the Plummer (EMB) category of rums produced by the Monymusk distillery. Weighing in with an ester content of 129.9 grams per hectolitre of pure alcohol. 64.8% Alc./Vol.

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  Scheer Velier 11 Year Old MMW Wedderburn Continental Aged Cask Strength Rum (700ml)

  JAMAICA

  Reduced from $250.00

  $199. 99

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  $2399.88 Dozen

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  ABV: 63.9%

  These fascinating Scheer-Velier bottlings were originally released as comparison sets (Tropical and Contintental aged bottlings). The concept was to showcase the differences between Continental versus Tropical aging. As the name suggests, they were created in collaboration between Dutch independent bottler 'Scheer', and Master Blender and renowned rum guardian and advocate Luca Gargano of Velier.

  Totally aged in Europe, the contintental version was produced from a blend of two casks filled in 2008 and 10 casks filled in 2007. With an end result having an ester content of 243.5 grams per hectolitre of pure alcohol, these are big rums with strong personalities. Give this Wedderburn Monymusk plenty of time to open up. 63.9% Alc./Vol.

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• That Boutique-y Rum Company O Reizinho 3 Year Old Batch 1 Cask Strength Rum (500ml)

  Madeira, PORTUGAL

  $130. 00

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  $1560.00 Dozen

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  ABV: 52.6%

  Another rum oddity: made from sugar cane juice, produced on a single pot still rather than a column at Madeira's 'O Reizinho' distillery (meaning “The Little King”). No surprise then that ex-Madeira wine casks were employed for its maturation. Little known outside of Madeira, reportedly, Portuguese Rhum Agricole or 'Agricola da Madeira' is on the rise. Boutique-y's batch 1 is composed of 1936 bottles at 52.6% Alc./Vol.

  Other reviews... From what I’ve been able to find O Reizinho cask their rum at a very low 50% abv and the rum increases in abv with aging due to the water loss over time – this is all to do with climate, where a lot of spirits lose water and alcohol as they mature but some locations cause water loss at a greater rate thereby increasing the abv of the spirit. Also, such a low abv will give an increase in the water soluble components in the cask such as sugars and any residual wine that’s imparted into the cask so a 3 year maturation may seem short but the result could be interesting....This is hilarious stuff, I’ve never had a rum with this profile before and it really took some getting used to indeed. Once you’re in the zone with it though then things are really enjoyable. Sure, I certainly wouldn’t give a glass of this to someone and be all “This is what rum is like”, but I’d give them a glass of it and be all “Hey, look what rum can be like”. - rumtastic.com

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  That Boutique-y Rum Company Engenhos Do Norte 7 Year Old Batch 1 Cask Strength Rum (500ml)

  Madeira, PORTUGAL

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  $89. 99

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  $1079.88 Dozen

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  ABV: 48.8%

  That Boutique-y Company is showing a flair for sourcing rums from places you wouldn't expect - like Portugal - this one distilled at Engenhos do Norte on the island of Madeira who otherwise produce brands like 'Rum North', 'Branca' and 'Zarco'. Incidentally, Madeira is one of the few places outside the French islands that can use the term agricole legally. Produced from sugar cane juice, milled by steam engines (hence the label), and distilled through column stills, Batch 1 is an outturn of 1395 bottles at 48.8%. Expect a fruity rum with lots of freshness on the nose and more vanilla on the palate, finishing with a hint of salinity and mixed spices (pepper).

  Other reviews... It’s initially dry and peppery, but also crisp, tasting of marshmallows, and tart white fruits like guavas, Thai mangoes, unripe pears, soursop, papaya, watermelon and pineapple. There’s a nice thread of lemon underneath it all, cumin, vanilla, and a nice touch of brine and olives.  This all leads to a conclusion that is short and easy, redolent mostly of sweet watery fruit with a last musky brine taste, and some more lemon zest. 

  In a peculiar way, it reminds me less of a French Island agricole than of a grogue from Cabo Verde. There’s a sort of easy crispness to the experience, with the herbal notes evident but not as strong and clear and focused as a Martinique rhum is. For centuries Madeirans drank their rhums unaged and white — of late they have begun to try and develop an aged rum industry and expand beyond the local market which thus far has consumed everything the small distilleries produce.  The development of real blending and ageing skill is still some years in the future, and thus far it’s only the small IBs like Boutique-y that have brought their rums to our attention. But I think that we should keep an eye out for the rhums from Madeira, all of them.  Based on the few I’ve tried, these guys know what they’re doing, know how to make a good rhum, and will be going places in the years to come. - thelonecaner.com

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  That Boutique-y Rum Company Diamond Distillery (Port Mourant) 9 Year Old Batch 1 Cask Strength Rum (500ml)

  GUYANA

  Reduced from $145.00

  $125. 00

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  $1500.00 Dozen

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  ABV: 55.9%

  A molasses based rum with a great big personality: fiery, full and flavoursome. The Port Mourant still, was (unsurprisingly) at the Port Mourant estate which was established in 1732. The process of nationalisation of the sugar industry lead to a centralisation of the various stills located around the country. First it was transferred to Uitvlugt, then in 2000 to its current home at Diamond Distillery along with all the other heritage stills and a modern multi-column set up (hence the transport-themed label). Single cask examples are generally the reserve of independents. In this very limited Boutique-y bottling, those sweet tarmac and burnt rubber notes have been nicely balanced against time in oak. 55.9% Alc./Vol.

  Notes from the bottlers... Nose: Soft vanilla and ripe banana lead among plenty of winter spice and salinity. Charred oak adds a defined and muscular backdrop, which a little milk chocolate rises through. Palate: A buttery mouthfeel sparkles with complex molasses spice and sweet red chilli heat. An earthy oak core reveals roasted fruit, more sea salt and sticky toffee. Finish: A little engine oil adds an interesting touch to a long finish.

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  That Boutique-y Rum Company Secret Distillery #3 (Monymusk) 14 Year Old Batch 2 Cask Strength Jamaica Rum (500ml)

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  ABV: 55.5%

  This Boutique-y edition is sourced from Jamaica's Clarendon Distillery (est.1949 and initially owned by the Monymusk Sugar Factory). It's a large plant, home to about 5-6 column still marques and about 20 pot still marques. Amongst these is Monymusk, named after one of the oldest sugar cane plantations in Jamaica, located in Lionel Town, Clarendon. To confuse matters, there's also a brand called 'Monymusk', but that has only been around since 2012. The historical connection remains, as Clarendon is located on six acres in the Monymusk Estate. About 90% of the total output goes to Diageo's Captain Morgan and Myers brands, which in total accounts for about 60% of all Jamaican bulk rum exports. Monymusk is thus only a tiny fraction of what the distillery is producing.

  A style described as "very elegant" by the bottlers, in fact, on a level with dogs riding the London Underground in suits and bowler hats reading broadsheets... Perhaps. At least, that's what the label implies. Is it delicious and rare? Hailing from the distillery after 14 years of continental maturation, this batch defies a convention: that the darker the rum the better the taste. Expect sweet, savoury notes and a hint of spice plus punchy orange zest, a toastiness from the cask and a pineapple-led finish. 374 bottles. 55.5% Alc./Vol.

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  That Boutique-y Rum Company Caroni 20 Year Old Batch 2 Cask Strength Rum (500ml)

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  $450. 00

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  ABV: 54.7%

  Caroni bottlings are now entering the league of semi-mythical wood aged spirits. To find a well aged expression is increasingly rare. This 20-year-old weighing in at 54.7% is an obvious opportunity for collectors. One of 1875 bottles released as part of Boutique'y's batch 2, Caroni's full flavoured nutty, sweet and smokey molasses profile is now a rare relic of flavour history. The distillery has long since closed, and as you can see from the label, it’s looking a little worse for wear. When Caroni shut down their stills in 2002, it marked the end to 'heavy' rum production in Trinidad. Extremely limited stocks.

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  1998 The Colours of Rum HD 23 Year Old Edition No. 6 Cask Strength Jamaica Rum (700ml)

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  $350. 00

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  $4200.00 Dozen

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  ABV: 61.9%

  The locally owned Hampden Estate started making rum around 1753. It’s well known for its pot distilled high ester styles. Until 2009 they only sold unaged rum in bulk, but now they have their own brand. This rare double-decader sports a dryish nose-feel that evokes pineapple and apricot chews, dried bananas and passionfruit yoghurt; the latter defines the palate, alongside dark chocolate and char-grilled fruits echoed by suggestions of sump oil and burnt rubber. Fully continentally matured in an x-rum barrel yielding 255 bottles, this complex, drier and more vivacious expression finishes on a spicy high note. 61.9% Alc./Vol. Non chill filtered. Tasted from a 20ml sample.

  Other reviews... We've had another HD (remember, that's not Harley-Davidson) from the same series just last week, and thought it was brilliant. Of course this is Hampden, the marque being 'HCLF', so Hampden with 500-700 gr esters/ HLPA. Colour: straw. Nose: new scuba diving suit (isn't Christmas around the corner), balsamico, olives, pickled gherkins, carbon, new tyres, acetone… etc. With water: more acetone, nail polish remover, glue, tarry ropes ala Ardbeg, also dried rambutans and longans, which is very specific… Mouth (neat): superlative, immense, tarry, salty, briney, even a tad 'burnt', as in 'burnt tyres'. Perhaps a wee cup of onion soup? Some sweet chilli mix too. With water: good fun, the dried longans and rambutans are back. This one is very sensitive to H2O, the lower you go down the degrees, the sweeter it gets, which is not common either. Finish: long, acetic, sweet as well. Sweet tar, even orange liqueur and then a medicinal side in the aftertaste. Comments: I think I liked last week's HD even better, for it was drier and saltier, as far as I can remember. But a great Hampden, nonetheless. 90 points - whiskyfun.com

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  2000 The Colours of Rum Long Pond 21 Year Old Edition No. 11 Cask Strength Jamaica Rum (700ml)

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  $299. 00

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  $3588.00 Dozen

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  ABV: 56.2%

  National Rums of Jamaica operates the Long Pond distillery. The company is a three-way partnership between the Jamaican government, Demerara Distillers Ltd., and the West Indies Rum Distillery. They sell a significant amount of bulk spirit. This one's about as clean and soft a rum you could imagine for the ABV. It opens with medium-sweet molasses cake, vanillan oak and spikes of heat adding prickle and depth. Dense fruit and funk gather momentum and the tropical freshness is nicely defined; sweet oak is countered by green banana, then hints of gunpowder and struck match complexing the finish. 56.2% Alc./Vol. Non chill filtered. 100% Pot distilled with continental ageing in a single x-rum cask yielding 220 bottles. Tasted from a 20ml sample.

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  1998 The Colours of Rum HD 23 Year Old Edition No. 7 Cask Strength Jamaica Rum (700ml)

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  $350. 00

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  $4200.00 Dozen

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  ABV: 58.7%

  At the estery, full-bodied end of the spectrum, this Hampden offers dried fruits galore. Even though a bittersweetness restrains the sugars, there are bursts of ginger cake, unripe banana, papaya and fruit slice mixed up with dry molasses, rounded off by a sooty, sulphury, char grill and liquorice root character that ends on a fascinating metallic note. It's a dense and layered expression that also boasts outstanding persistence. Pot distilled and continentally matured in an ex-rum barrel yielding 247 bottles. 58.7% Alc./Vol. Non chill filtered. Tasted from a 20ml sample.

  Other reviews... The marque here was 'HLCF', that's 500-700 gr esters per HLPA. Medium at Hampden, huge almost anywhere else! Colour: white wine. Nose: I'm not sure you can beat these olives, chalk, samphires, model glue and overripe bananas. With water: new bicycle inner tube, retsina, perhaps fennel seeds, capers. Mouth (neat): perhaps a notch sweeter than others, perhaps a tad heavier on tar and salty chutneys as well, it's even a tad shochu-y, in a way, it should go well with fatty meats and some cheeses, such as our beloved comté. Or with Moroccan garlic and pil-pil prawns (aren't we hungry now?) With water: this one will definitely work wonders with spicy food. Finish: very long, sublimely liquoricy and salty. Logically, there's a lot of salty liquorice in the aftertaste. Comments: there are many tinier flavours and aromas that we haven't even mentioned. Desert island dram, as they say on the continent. 91 points - whiskyfun.com

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  1995 The Colours of Rum Clarendon 26 Year Old Edition No. 2 Cask Strength Jamaica Rum (700ml)

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  $450. 00

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  $5400.00 Dozen

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  ABV: 65.7%

  Other reviews... What a colour! Colour: old cognac. Nose: it's got the colours of an old cognac and indeed, it would start with notes of old cognac, but let's remember that aged spirits would tend to converge anyway as long as they're aged in similar woods. Raisins and pine resin, fir needles, eucalyptus, roasted peaches… and a rather massive quantity of ethanol. Let's remain careful as ever… With water: essential oils (thyme, mint), some camphor, the yearly production of a Scandinavian liquorice factory, plus really, loads of pine and fir needles. I believe this was aged in the tropics. Mouth (neat): heavily concentrated, with heavy liquorice fighting resins, ristrettos and oils. Water please… With water: in fact I love heavy piney and liquoricy flavours. There's even a wee saltiness (but there's no salt in rum), as well as some stewed fruits (peaches again) that would bring a semblance of fruity lightness. Quite. Finish: Comments: heavy and certainly oaky, but a little less tough than the 1996, and better balanced would I say. A perfect example of some weighty oakiness being a brilliant asset, as good oak and these kinds of power rums can tango extremely well. 91 points - whiskyfun.com

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  2001 The Colours of Rum Long Pond 21 Year Old Edition No. 8 Cask Strength Jamaica Rum (700ml)

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  $250. 00

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  $3000.00 Dozen

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  ABV: 56.4%

  One of two outstanding rums from Long Pond in the latest batch. Soft, effusive, beautifully integrated aromas headed by fruit and funk drift from the glass and carry through note for note on the palate. The flavours are deeper and more complex, framed by a light astringency and spice; this effortlessly glides through the mouth with dried mango, struck match, grilled pineapple and more. The finish is dry, minerally, briney and long with a stunning tropical rebound. Trelawny rum at its finest. Continentally aged with an outturn of 245 bottles. 56.4% Alc.Vol. Non chill filtered. Tasted from a 20ml sample.

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  1998 The Colours of Rum Caroni 24 Year Old Edition No. 4 Cask Strength Trinidad Rum (700ml)

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  $799. 00

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  $9588.00 Dozen

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  ABV: 62.9%

  As the 21st century dawned, the Caroni distillery took its last breath. Even from a 20ml sample, you can see why it was sought-after material for blending. It has an effortless quality that speaks of classic rums; Molasses, American oak, sweet spices, liquorice root and well balanced spirit heat are delivered in a tight package that just feels more aristocratic than many of its siblings. It also has some of the characteristics of a fine single malt, being honeyed, rounded and with less wild 'tropicality' - which perhaps is no coincidence - the column-style rum was matured for eleven years then shifted to Europe for another twelve years ageing in ex-whisky barrels. Trinidad’s government had previously taken ownership of the sugar and rum operations in 1975 to keep them operating. Unfortunately, various turnaround plans, including a partial sale of the distillery to Angostura, did not come to fruition. Caroni stopped making rum in 2003, and the remaining stock of 18,000 casks was sold off piecemeal to bidders, including the Main Rum Company and various independent bottlers. These are now considered investments, with no end in sight. 62.9% Alc./Vol. Non chill filtered. Collectable.

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  1998 The Colours of Rum Caroni 24 Year Old Edition No. 3 Cask Strength Trinidad Rum (700ml)

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  $799. 00

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  ABV: 62.9%

  The Colours of Rum is the newest creation from the famous bottler and luxury goods purveyor, Wealth Solutions in Warsaw, Poland. The team has been identifying and selling the world's most collectible products in almost every category, but their specialty is fine drinks. Entering the league of semi-mythical wood aged spirits, Caribbean rum doesn't come much rarer or more collectable than Caroni. Various bottlers have secured casks over the years and the last remaining stocks are slowly being released. To find a well aged expression is increasingly difficult. This 24-year-old weighing in at 62.9% is one of 251 bottles released as part of The Colours of Rum Edition #3. An obvious opportunity for spirits investors, Caroni's full flavoured, nutty, sweet and smokey molasses profile is now a relic of flavour history. When the distillery closed, it also marked the end to 'heavy' rum production in Trinidad. Non chill filtered. Collectable.

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  1995 The Colours of Rum Clarendon 26 Year Old Edition No. 10 Cask Strength Jamaica Rum (700ml)

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  $499. 00

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  $5988.00 Dozen

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  ABV: 63.6%

  This rum comes with an "EMB" marque which refers to the former Bog Estate marque (closed in 1948), now part of the Wedderburn category. Even though that signifies a relatively light rum with an ester content of 240-250 grams per hectolitre, this is one of the darkest in the shipment and one of the boldest: a powerhouse of flavours developing through liquorice strap, cinnamon, nutmeg and fruit cake as well as interesting hints of crushed ant. Maintaining momentum until the bittersweet end, surprisingly, it bears some resemblance to robust sherried single malts. Majority matured in the tropics (23 years then 3 continentally). 63.6% Alc./Vol. Non-chill filtered. 111 bottles. Tasted from a 20ml sample.

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  1997 The Colours of Rum Uitvlugt 24 Year Old Edition No. 6 Cask Strength Guyana Rum (700ml)

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  $399. 00

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  $4788.00 Dozen

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  ABV: 54.6%

  Uitvlugt (pronounced “eye-flut”) is a village in Guyana, based on the west bank of the Demerara River. The Dutch-owned distillery was established around 1750, housing double wooden pot stills which produced a characteristically heavy rum. In 1975 the government began consolidating production, closing the operation in 2000. Matured for two years in the tropics followed by 21 years in an ex-cognac cask in Europe, Edition No.6 is another confronting, challenging Uitvlugt that takes time to get your head around - its diverse aromas evoking rubber, tarmac, pineapple husks, dried fruits and dried herbs; the flavours are dryish, fruity, tropical but not sweet with low-burn spirit heat. Giving more richness at the finish, dried tropical fruits and fresh grassy notes rise, as does white pepper and funk. Not unlike some mezcal - a kind of 'semi-ripe' style with a highly individual character. 53.4% Alc./Vol. Non chill filtered. 262 bottles. Tasted from a 20ml sample. Collectable.

  Notes from the bottlers... Meat, leather, pink grapefruit.

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  1989 The Colours of Rum Uitvlugt 32 Year Old Edition No. 3 Cask Strength Guyana Rum (700ml)

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  $699. 00

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  $8388.00 Dozen

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  ABV: 64.1%

  The third Uitvlugt in the Colours of Rum shipment is, to our knowledge, the oldest ever to land in Australia and one of the oldest bottled to date. Given that the distillery has long ceased production, it should appeal to anyone looking to secure a slice of Guyanese distilling history. Created in the renowned Double Wooden pot still from Port Mourant, the oldest wooden pot still in the world (now re-located to the Diamond Distillery), it produces a very heavy, oily and richly textured rum that's being at the core of the British Navy's blend for centuries. This edition was continentally aged for around two thirds of its life in an x-whisky barrel with an outturn of 222 bottles, but only a tiny fraction of that has made it to Australia. If you're looking for investment grade rum, this is it. 64.1% Alc./Vol. Non chill filtered. Collectable.

  Other reviews... “Nose: deeper and richer. Burnt caramel stands out, followed by sweet pineapple, classic oil paint and old varnish. Petroly caramel. Fresh Granny Smith but also chocolate and tapenade. Hints of tobacco as well. Mouth: same combination of brighter notes (lemons, green fruits) with caramel, firmly salty liquorice and tarry notes. Strong and definitely more rustic than the 1990. Resins and bitter herbal notes after a while. Then some ground coffee and charred wood. Even a hint of antiseptics. Just flashes of barbecued pineapple in the background. Finish: long, on tarry notes, liquorice, saline notes and herbal bitters. Quite a heavy style Uitvlugt, very rich but with a dose of astringency as well. Really good but a kind of ‘hammer’ spirit. It makes me appreciate the well-dosed balance of the 1990 even more.” - whiskynotes.be

  Notes from the bottlers... This expression offers up aromas of burnt caramel, wood, fried pineapple, green apples.

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  1998 The Colours of Rum Long Pond 23 Year Old Edition No. 12 Cask Strength Jamaica Rum (700ml)

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  $325. 00

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  $3900.00 Dozen

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  ABV: 52.7%

  Distilled in 1998 and drawn from a single x-rum cask for bottling in 2022. Older, yet showing more caney freshness and perhaps more prickle than No.8, this is also fuller, creamier with some oak sweetness entering the finish. Relaxed yet concentrated, it's slow to unfold in the mouth with the funky-fruity- bittersweet attack pushing through late and going long. Candlewax and bitter citrus peel aftertaste. 163 bottles at 52.7% Alc./Vol. Non chill filtered. Tasted from a 20ml sample.

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  1998 The Colours of Rum Bellevue 23 Year Old Edition No. 3 Cask Strength Guadeloupe Rum (700ml)

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  $299. 00

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  $3588.00 Dozen

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  ABV: 53.9%

  Matured for six years in the tropics, the remainder in Europe, this column distilled rum comes from the Bellevue distillery, Guadeloupe’s largest exporter, producing in excess of 900,000 litres a year. Despite being bottled with a similar ABV, this is all-round more relaxed and integrated than Edition No.2 from the same distillery with bittersweet molasses cake, cinnamon and dried mango flavours - also more grassy, tangy and fresh at the finish. High alcohol remains evident, as do some minor green notes amid the golden syrup and plantain aftertaste, but they do little to detract from what is a wonderfully expressive French Caribbean style. 53.9% Alc./Vol. Non chill filtered. 249 bottles. Tasted from a 20ml sample.

  Notes from the bottlers... Apple, cake, dark oranges, oil, herbs.

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  1998 The Colours of Rum Bellevue 23 Year Old Edition No. 2 Cask Strength Guadeloupe Rum (700ml)

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  $299. 00

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  $3588.00 Dozen

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  ABV: 54.3%

  Those looking for a contrast will find pleasure in agricole-style French Caribbean rums produced on a number of islands to the north of Guyana. While they may lack the global footprint of molasses-based rum, rigorous regulations and strict adherence to high-quality production standards make it hard to find anything less than stellar examples out of Martinique and the lesser known Guadeloupe. Here's a perfect starting point: You don't need to try many Bellevues to realise they routinely pack in loads of character. Fresh, punchy and hugely flavoursome, this is a sensational example that kicks off with giddy aromas of ripe papaya, dried banana and mango plus a little caney freshness and a concentrated palate ranging through dry molasses cake, agricole funk and fruit cake. Castor sugar and dried tropical fruits come through in a long finish. These are some of our favourite Caribbeans. There must be an agricole element in the mix, but it's not stated. Matured for six years in the tropics, the remainder in Europe. 54.3% Alc./Vol. Non chill filtered. 252 bottles. Tasted from a 20ml sample.

  Notes from the bottlers... Sugar cane, wood, leather.

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  1992 The Colours of Rum HD 29 Year Old Edition No. 5 Cask Strength Jamaica Rum (700ml)

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  $599. 00

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  $7188.00 Dozen

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  ABV: 58.1%

  Always on the hunt for 'malternatives', this delivers another Hampden gem according to Serge Valentin at whiskyfun.com (review below). 250 bottles were released at a cask strength of 58.1% ABV. Non chill filtered.

  Other reviews... Naturally, 'HD' could also mean Harley-Davidson, high-definition, or heavy-duty, but we do believe the mysterious acronym means 'Hampden'. Colour: pale gold. Nose: no wait, this is even greater, with more subtle herbs, teas, smokes of all kinds, mints (spearmint, peppermint, chocolate mint et al), earths, fermented sauces including Chinese ones, brines (fish, olives)… Wow! With water: like a great Meursault of great age by a great winemaker. Mouth (neat): just evident. Salted tar, liquorice and lemon juice. Extremely focused and tight. With water: astounding brininess. I'm also finding notes of sorrel soup, cress, melissa and a rather moderate tar this time. Finish: long, tarrier again. Would you believe me if I said it's reminiscent of some Port Ellens? Comments: something Bowmore-y in this one, actually, forget about Port Ellen. I find it even greater than its sister bottling, but that would rather be like 92.99 vs. 92.01, so both 92, let's not puzzle over numbers. 92 points - whiskyfun.com

  ...Nose: those lovely overripe fruits at first. Fermenting pineapple and banana, with spiced orange, green sugarcane as well as some gummy bears, vanilla and nail polish remover. Minty freshness. Thai basil leaves. Hints of cod liver oil and herbal tea. Excellent. Mouth: the banana / pineapple combo is still there, but the hints of salted liquorice, tar and black olives are bigger. Then some mango, leathery dryness and thyme. A faint hint of rubber. Anchovies and resinous notes in the end. Finish: long and drying, with salty notes, olives and liquorice. 92 points - whiskynotes.be

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  1992 The Colours of Rum HD 29 Year Old Edition No. 4 Cask Strength Jamaica Rum (700ml)

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  $599. 00

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  $7188.00 Dozen

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  ABV: 58.2%

  Jamaica is an island that has several seats at the head of the table when it comes to true rum exotica. Sometimes difficult to describe, their aromas and flavours can evoke an almost visceral response: Rotting bananas, overripe tropical fruits and industrial or petroleum-like notes, often referred to as 'hogo' or 'funk' mean that they're polarising, but for those who are “down with the funk,” it simply doesn't get better. The more extreme examples contain elevated levels of organic compounds - esters and higher alcohols - supercharged in long fermentations by wild yeasts and dunder (residue from previous runs). We colloquially call them high ester rums. Because they're so powerful and mostly reserved for blending, you could think of them as the single malts of the Caribbean. Today, just six distilleries make various styles, some owned by large companies, some are smaller independent operations. When bottled all-natural, they offer some of the most exciting rums on the planet.

  Distilled in 1992 at a Hampden distillery in Trelawny Parish, this stems from one of the world's most traditional rum producers, renowned for some of the very highest quality high ester rums on the planet. The outturn was 251 bottles at an impressive 29 years of age without any dilution or filtration. 58.2% Alc./Vol.

  Wealth Solutions are better known in Europe as bottlers of some of world's greatest spirits, including stunning investment oriented whiskies like 1940s Glen Grants and old Karuizawas. They’ve now introduced a new collection called The Colours of Rum. With a multi-hued minimalist presentation mostly based on country flags, these rums are released in batches -  all kinds of distilleries at once, usually at significant age statements. Coinciding with an increasingly critical recognition of the rum category, the collection is attracting enthusiasts who otherwise devoted their attention to high-end single malts. Every bottle comes from a single cask, at cask strength with no sweeteners or other additives. Maturation may take place in the Caribbean or in Europe or both.

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  2007 The Drunken Master SNK Samurai Showdown Foursquare 14 Year Old Single Cask 011 Cask Strength Barbados Rum (700ml)

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  $480. 00

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  $5760.00 Dozen

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  ABV: 57.2%

  If you are in Taiwan, The Drunken Master Whisky Bar in Kaohsiung has a following for its prolific collection. Evidently rum is not far behind. Several single barrel bottlings are now on offer. Cask #11 nicknamed 'Samurai Showdown' leaves a lasting impression, with powerful, complex aromatics evoking caramel fudge, dates, vanilla bean and roasted nuts, leading into fresher notes of raisins, cinnamon and orange spice cake; the alcohol balance at natural strength is breathtaking, managing feline composure in a slow, luxurious cascade of raw sugar, over-ripe banana, moist molasses cake, wild honey, cafe-creme and high-cocoa dark chocolate flavours that rebound over minutes. Released in collaboration with Japanese video game hardware and software company, 'SNK corporation', it's rum for the lucky few: 260 bottles are available for the world. Tasted from a 20ml sample. 57.2% Alc./Vol. Non chill filtered.

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• 1998 The Whisky Jury Caroni Single Cask 23 Year Old Cask Strength Trinidad Rum (700ml)

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  $799. 00

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  $9588.00 Dozen

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  ABV: 58.2%

  Other reviews... Colour: amber. Nose: a softer Caroni, with some chocolate, mocha, sawdust, walnut shell and just one black olive. With water: chocolate and pinecones. It really is an easier Caroni. Mouth (neat): much bigger, tighter, more compact than on the nose. Salted nuts and acidic coffees, plus black and bitter chocolate. With water: very good but down, salty but with a thinner body. Tea tannins, white chocolate. Finish: medium. Sugar cane, not much else. Very light tar. Comments: as we all know, there are various kinds of Caronis; this might well be one of the lightest. As they say in Putin's army, nothing to write home about. 84 points - whiskyfun.com

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• 2012 The Whisky Jury HD MJH3 Single Cask 9 Year Old Cask Strength Jamaica Rum (700ml)

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  $250. 00

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  $3000.00 Dozen

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  ABV: 55.8%

  Other reviews... With all these Hs, I would wager this is Hampden. Sure I deserve a medal. Colour: gold. Nose: fresh paint, barley water, pistachio oil, black nougat, stout, new Kia garage, Tesla batteries, gherkin brine. With water: carbon dust, Muscadet, new tyres, cucumbers, floorcloth… Mouth (neat): sublime, best-in-the-Caribbean, of Ardbeg 1972-1975 quality. Do they use purifiers at Hampden? High-precision smoky and briny unfolding, very coastal too, balanced, mildly tarry, with a few acidic fruits (star fruits, lemons, green gooseberries)… I'm trying very hard and yet I cannot find any flaws, this is perfect spirit. With water: a blade. Tarry and smoky olives, plus wild garlic (bear's) and smoked oysters. There's something irresistible in here. Finish: very long, salty, with the expected liquorice and then just kippers and sardines. Comments: this Jury sure isn't out. Holy Bob Marley, what a rum! By the way, one day someone will tell you the story about Bob Marley, the Wailers, snow, and Scotland. In the meantime… 91 points - whiskyfun.com

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• 2005 The Whisky Jury Long Pond Single Cask 15 Year Old Cask Strength Jamaica Rum (700ml)

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  $299. 00

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  $3588.00 Dozen

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  ABV: 62.1%

  A high-ester rum from Long Pond distillery. Fans of Jamaican styles will enjoy the intensity on offer here. Just 290 bottles have been filled from a single American oak barrel.

  Other reviews... The Whisky Jury Long Pond Rum was distilled in Jamaica in 2005. The rum was then allowed to be stored tropically for 16 years. The rum was bottled in cask strength with 62.1% alcohol without dyes and sugar as single cask rum with 290 bottles. In the nose, the rum is not a typical Jamaican for me. But it's also my first Long Pond. So what do I know. The nose is heavy. The ester is more present through a lot of dark fermented fruit and dirty glue notes. The scent is very beguiling and addictive. Here the rum makes a precision landing. On the palate you notice the 62%. It brings a pleasant thick molasses sweetness with lots of wood with some heat. The barrel influence is enormous. The dirty note is not quite as pronounced but comes back in the finish. It is also fruit there but it dominates the wood. The finish has many bitter substances and some dirty notes. The reverberation is long and characterized by the barrel influence. An exciting rum that I like very much. But you should like strong wood influence. It could be a bit too dominant. Very different from Hampden or WP. Definitely delicious. - rumratings.com

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• 2003 Transcontinental Rum Line Guyana Single Cask Rum (700ml)

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  $270. 00

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  $3240.00 Dozen

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  ABV: 60.4%

  The TCRL single cask series represent the oldest rums ever bottled by La Maison du Whisky. Molasses based and pot distilled in Guyana in 2003, cask #MDK0367 was aged nearly 16.5 years in the European climate before being bottled at its natural proof with an outturn of 251 bottles.
  

  Notes from the bottlers... Profile: Mellow and refined. Nose: Demerara sugar, white fruits, elegant nose. Palate: Straight and vegetal, cooked mango. Final: Peppery notes. 60.4% Alc./Vol.

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• 2001 Transcontinental Rum Line Trinidad Single Cask Rum (700ml)

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  $260. 00

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  $3120.00 Dozen

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  ABV: 59.9%

  After seventeen years in Trinidad & Tobago, this ex-Bourbon barrel sailed across the Atlantic where it was matured for 1.8 years in Europe. Distilled in a column still from molasses, mostly aged under tropical weather, this is a marvellous woody, dry and complex rum. The outturn was 273 bottles. Very little has made it to Australia. 59.9% Alc./Vol.

  Notes from the bottlers... Profile: Dry and complex. Nose: Very complex, dunder, rotten fruits, rancio, polish, redcurrant. Palate: Polish, peppermint, damp wood, dryness. Final: Varnish notes.

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