Rumcast Reserve Guyana VSG

Review #1398; Rum #697

So, the hosts over at The Rumcast decided that they would go on a little journey to select a couple of casks of rum. https://www.rumcast.com/rumcast-reserve-journey-1The whole journey is recounted in that link but through it all they ended up picking this cask of rum from the Main Rum warehouse in Liverpool.

This is a bottle of rum from Diamond Distillery located in Guyana. This rum was distilled from molasses on the Versailles wooden pot still. It then aged in a heavy char ex-rum cask at The Main Rum Company’s Liverpool warehouse for 9 years and 11 months before being bottled at cask strength.

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Distillery: Diamond Distillery

Bottler: The Rumcast

Region: Guyana

Still: Wooden Pot

ABV: 50.6%

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Nose: Espresso, Dark Chocolate, Toasted Caramel

Palate: Medium mouthfeel, Espresso, Dark Chocolate, Toasted Caramel, Vanilla, Faint Raspberry, Cherry Cola

Finish:  Espresso, touch of oil, raspberry, Cherry Cola

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Rating: 6/10

This is a very good rum. It’s not quite up there with other VSG I’ve had as it lacks a chunk of the depth of flavor compared, but as a historical mark and one that is seemingly going away its good to have.

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1 | Disgusting | So bad I poured it out.

2 | Poor | I wouldn’t consume by choice.

3 | Bad | Multiple flaws.

4 | Sub-par | Not bad, but better exists.

5 | Good | Good, just fine.

6 | Very Good | A cut above.

7 | Great | Well above average

8 | Excellent | Really quite exceptional.

9 | Incredible | An all time favorite

10 | Perfect | Perfect