Great Shearwater Jamaica 13 Year 2011 Worthy Park

Review #1219; Rum #533

Review #1220; Rum #534

This sample was provided to me by a producer, distributor, or some other industry source free-of-charge. No compensation, outside of the sample, was received and there were no strings attached.

This bottling of Jamaica rum comes to us from Great Shearwater, a new American Rum independent bottler from Louisville Kentucky. This rum was distilled from molasses on a pot still in 2011, aged for 4 years in Jamaica, then another 9 years in Europe, before being bottled with no additives. It aged all that time in an ex-bourbon cask.

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Distillery: Worthy Park

Bottler: Great Shearwater

Region: Jamaica

Still: Pot

ABV: 54%

Cask: Ex-Bourbon, 4 Years in Jamaica, 9 Years in Europe

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Nose: Banana, Pineapple, Vanilla, Black Pepper, Allspice, Toasted Coconut

Palate: Medium mouthfeel, Banana, Pineapple, Vanilla, Black Pepper, Allspice, Coconut

Finish: Medium length finish, Banana, Pineapple, Vanilla, Black Pepper, touch of minerality, Coconut

As expected, this is a great bottling of Jamaican rum. It’s hard to go wrong with Worthy Park and this is another delicious bottling of their rum. Classic ripe fruits, spices, and a touch of oak that brings it all together.

Rating: 7/10