HOLMES CAY GUYANA UITVLUGT 2003 18YR 51% ABV SINGLE CASK RUM; (SPECIAL ORDER 1 WEEK ON AVAILABILITY)

Single cask, aged Demerara rum distilled by Demerara Distillers Limited in Georgetown, Guyana, and bottled by Holmes Cay Distilled from 100% molasses in DDL’s heritage four-column French Savalle still (SVL marque) Aged 18 years in ex-bourbon casks; tropically aged 2 years in Guyana; aged 16 years in Liverpool, UK With golden honey and a whiff of brine on the nose, the palate starts with overripe tropical fruits and continues with hints of almond, herbs, and a touch of cocoa with light tobacco lingering on the finish No sugar, coloring, or other additives Non-chill filtered; bottled at a cask strength of 51% ABV If there’s one thing rum collectors consistently clamor for, it’s cask strength, additive-free Demerara rum, and Holmes Cay has delivered in spades with this 18-year-old expression from Demerara Distillers Limited, Guyana’s last remaining rum distillery. The French Savalle still was originally installed at the Uitvlugt [EYE•flut] Distillery around 1921 but was relocated to Plantation Diamond Distillery in 2000 where it now produces rum for nearly every expression of El Dorado’s cask aged blended rums.