Review #588; Rum #100: Holmes Cay Guyana Port Mourant 15yr (2005)

This comes from Demerara distillers off of their famous double wooden pot still. This 100% Pot Still rum was distilled in 2005 and aged for 15 years in the UK in ex-bourbon casks before being bottled with no additives.

ABV: 56.4%

Nose: Banana, guava, lemon peel, black pepper, toasted brown sugar

Palate: Medium oily mouthfeel. Warm, banana, black pepper, touch of leather, tobacco leaf, lemon peel, orange zest, guava, star anise, slight smoke, Green vegetalness, slight earthiness.

Finish: Long finish. Warm, Banana, black pepper, leather, lemon zest, orange peel, allspice, star anise, slight smoke, earthiness.

Rating: 8/10

The nose has good stuff going on in it, but then you take a sip and are met with a whirlwind of flavors. Tropical fruits, earthiness, leather, deep rich spices, vegetalness, star anise, slight smoke. This in an incredibly complex and rich rum. The notes play off each other very well, the heat is well behaved, and this is just a wonderful and fantastic rum.

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