Great Shearwater Rum Trinidad 14 Year 2009 Rye Cask Finish TDL

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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 Trinidad rum comes to us from Great Shearwater, a new American rum independent bottler based out of Louisville, Kentucky. This rum was distilled from molasses on a column still, aged in Trinidad for 5 years, then spent another 9 years ageing in Europe. It was then finished in an ex-rye whiskey cask before being bottled at cask strength with no additives.


Distillery: Trinidad Distillers Limited

Bottler: Great Shearwater

Region: Trinidad

Still: Column

ABV: 54%

Cask: Ex-Bourbon, 5 Years in Trinidad, 9 Years in Europe. Finished in Ex-Rye


Nose: Dark Chocolate Black Pepper, Vanilla, Toasted Coconut, Brown Sugar

Palate: Medium oily mouthfeel, Vanilla, Dark Chocolate, Toasted Coconut, Brown Sugar, Cardamom

Finish: Medium length finish, Vanilla, Dark chocolate, toasted coconut, brown sugar, cardamom, allspice

You know, I went into the rum expecting to not be fan. I am generally a fan of rye and rum, but thought the other rye cask finished rum I had was merely ok. But this one is actually pretty good. The rye cask bring a good amount of character here that sometimes goes a bit too far with the spice, but overall it brings a nice complexity to this.

Rating: 6/10


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