Rum

Review #764; Rum #197: Chairman’s Reserve Master Select 9yr 100% Vendome “K&L Select”

This rum comes to us by way of St. Lucia distillers Chairmans Reserve label. This rum has been distilled on the legendary Vendome pot still from molasses before being aged for 9 years in an ex bourbon barrel. It was then bottled with no additives at a high proof. ABV: 61.6% Nose: Star Anise, Black Berry, burnt

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Review #762: Rum #196: Cadenhead’s Guyana 14yr (2003) Port Mourant

This is a rum distilled in Guyana at Demerara Distillery and bottled by independent bottler Cadenheads. This rum was distilled on the Port Mourant Double Wooden Pot Still, aged for 14 years, then bottled at natural strength with no color added and was non chill filtered. ABV: 59.6% Nose: Black Pepper, Pencil Shavings, Cumin, River Rock, Nuttiness,

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Review #754; Rum #189: El Dorado Uitvlugt 10yr (2009) “Three Dots and a Dash Select Barrel”

This is a bottling for the Three Dots and Dash, a bar located in Chicago, Illinois. This rum was aged for 10 years in Guyana before being bottled. I can make no comment on additives, so we will just see how it fares. ABV: 56.5% Nose: Toasted Brown Sugar (slightly burnt), Black Pepper, Vanilla Bean Palate: Medium oily

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