Tag: Guyana

  • Faultline Demerara Rum (Guyana) 1989 Enmore Distillery 25 Year – 51.3%

    Faultline Demerara Rum (Guyana) 1989 Enmore Distillery 25 Year – 51.3%

    Stats: This is an old selection from Faultline, the house label from K&L Wines in CA that has released ~60 independent bottlings covering a wide spectrum of spirits, 9 of which were rum. I’ve had a few of them including a 1994 Guyana from Uitvlugt, a St Lucia pot still, and a couple 2000 Hampden’s.…

  • Whiskey Broker Guyana 2003 Port Mourant 17 Year – 50.2%

    Whiskey Broker Guyana 2003 Port Mourant 17 Year – 50.2%

    Whiskey Broker Guyana 2003 Port Mourant 17 Year – 50.2% Stats: Independent bottling of 2003 distillate from Diamond Distillery in Guyana that ran through the storied Port Mourant double wooden pot still before aging 17 years, presumably in Europe. It is the MPM marque from a barrel that produced 199 bottles and is presented at cask…

  • The Colours of Rum 2003 Guyana (Versailles Still) 18 Year – 54.2% 

    The Colours of Rum 2003 Guyana (Versailles Still) 18 Year – 54.2% 

    The Colours of Rum 2003 Guyana (Versailles Still) 18 Year – 54.2%  Stats: Independent Bottling from The Colours of Rum, a project from Wealth Solutions, an investment company “with a mission to provide luxury goods for demanding customers.” This bottling is Edition No. 5 and contains a single cask distillate from Diamond Distillery in Guyana…

  • Raising Glasses Guyana 2012 “Moongazer” Versailles Still 9 Year – 57.5%

    Raising Glasses Guyana 2012 “Moongazer” Versailles Still 9 Year – 57.5%

    Raising Glasses Guyana 2012 “Moongazer” Versailles Still 9 Year – 57.5% Stats: Independent bottling of 2012 distillate from the Versailles single retort wooden vat still at Diamond Distillery that aged 9 years in the UK before being bottled in an edition of 475 375ml bottles at 57.5% ABV for the US market. DDL added caramel to…

  • 5-Star Rums of 2022!

    5-Star Rums of 2022!

    My 5-Star Rums of the Year! This past year I purchased or sampled well over 100 rums, reviewed 30 of those, of which I gave eight a 5-star rating, indicating I enjoyed it enough to want a back up bottle. For the sake of this list, I’m only including rums that were new to me…

  • Compagnie Des Indes Guyana Diamond 14 Year – 43%

    Compagnie Des Indes Guyana Diamond 14 Year – 43%

    Compagnie Des Indes Guyana Diamond 14 Year – 43% Stats: March 2003 distillate from Diamond Distillery in Guyana that aged 14 years and was bottled in France in August 2017 without chill filtration. This was bottled at 43% ABV and is numbered 341/368. The still used is not specified. Conditions: Enjoyed neat in a Glencairn over the…

  • Samaroli 2002 Demerara Rum 14 Year Wooden Pot Still – 45%

    Samaroli 2002 Demerara Rum 14 Year Wooden Pot Still – 45%

    Samaroli 2002 Demerara Rum 14 Year Wooden Pot Still – 45% Stats: Distilled in 2002 at Diamond in Guyana, this Demerara rum spent 14 years aging in Scotland before being released in 2016 by Italian independent bottler Samaroli at 45% ABV. This without a doubt comes from one of the heritage wooden pot stills at DDL,…

  • Black Tot “Last Consignment” British Royal Navy Rum – 54.3%

    Black Tot “Last Consignment” British Royal Navy Rum – 54.3%

    Black Tot “Last Consignment” British Royal Navy Rum – 54.3% Background: July 31st, 1970 is known as Black Tot Day, marking the abolishment of the British Royal Navy’s several hundred year tradition of a daily rum ration. While the sailors daily allowance had been radically reduced over time before it was finally outlawed, it’s worth noting…

  • Holmes Cay Guyana 2003 Uitvlugt 18 Year – 51%

    Holmes Cay Guyana 2003 Uitvlugt 18 Year – 51%

    Holmes Cay – Guyana 2003 Uitvlugt 18 Year – 51% Stats: 2003 Guyanese distillate aged 2 years tropically followed by 16 years in the UK before being bottled in the US at barrel proof with no sugar, color or other additives. This was made on the French Savalle 4-column metal still at Diamond Distillery. The Savalle…

  • Comparison: Gregarious Grump 2003 Guyana Diamond Distillery 16 Year – 52.1% vs. 54.5%

    Comparison: Gregarious Grump 2003 Guyana Diamond Distillery 16 Year – 52.1% vs. 54.5%

    Comparison: Gregarious Grump – Guyana – Diamond Distillery – 16 Year – 52.1% vs. 54.5% Stats: Houston-based indie bottler Gregarious Grump brought three casks of 16 year old Guyanese rum to market as part of their first batch of releases. They were each released at different proofs without additives or dilution. Background: Last year a friend from…