A Caroni trio from 1991 is on the agenda today. We shall start with a nice old school bottling by Cadenhead’s, proceed with the monarch of Caroni bottlers and finish with a very recent bottling that has received plenty of praise online. Cadenhead’s Trinidad (Caroni) 1991 12YO (46%): Please excuse the poor picture quality but…
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Enmore (Versailles) 1988 “AWM / MEA”
The light aka uncoloured 1988 Enmore Versailles batch. I still have noch clue what the marque “AWM” stands for but “MEA” just has to be Main Enmore AWM. In case you are wondering, the “dark” 1988 Enmore match will follow eventually, and it will be split into at least two sessions I think! By the…
Ancient Enmores and Versailles from the 1970s
On paper, this should be a fun session. Exactly the type of session we’d love to do every time. I am afraid we cannot, though. It doesn’t help, but these old Enmores and Versailles from around the 1970s are probably my personal favorites of all time. This magical style, paired with the patience of these…
Enmore (Versailles) “KFM” 1991
I didn’t think that there will be any more rums of this batch. After all, the last relese I am aware of dates back 12 (!) years ago. But apparently this year’s rotation of the Main Rum Company revealed a few more casks and the Flensburg Rum Company was the quickest player on the market….
Port Mourant 1975
Essentially antique Port Mourants today. Some have an excellent reputation, others, well, rather an average one. I am not stressing it all time but that’s why we do semi-blind tastings whenever possible. Sure, the difference in abv can often be telling but it is still the best we can do. At least colour is not…
Bellevue/ Belvedere (Damoiseau) 1998 encore
There are just so many rums from this batch out there, we just had to do another session. And before the questions start to appear again, yes, these are all from Damoiseau! Cadenhead’s Bellevue “GMBV” 1998 16YO (57,1%): We start with a slightly older bottling. GMBV is a typical Main mark by the way. I…
St. Lucia 1999
We’re back with St. Lucia Distillers, one of our secret favorites. Secret because there just haven’t been many releases and because so far at least, the official bottlings didn’t really convince us. At least not to the same extent as the IBs. With the distillery not selling bulk anymore and promises of more pure pot…
Some older Demeraras
Merry Christmas! Today’s featured image has been borrowed from Vintage Sugarcane Postcards, a page run by our dear correspondent Johannes. He has one of, if not the largest collection of sugar cane and rum related postcards and his Instagram profile (see above) is definitely worth checking out if you are into these bits and pieces…
Caroni 01/1998
The January 1998 batch is not really one of our favorites, but great casks can be found almost everywhere. Well, it is tough, but hope dies last… Kintra Caroni 1998 19YO (55,1%): The nose is relatively sweet and rather fruity for a Caroni. Freshly made caramel is paired with ripe papayas, citrus fruits and sour…
Mount Gay 2000
I don’t think much has to be said about Mount Gay, Barbados’ most consistent and prestigious distillery. If it really is the oldest rum distillery in the world or not is debateble, but it is the oldest one still producing today. At Single Cask Rum we do like Mount Gay but nevertheless this is the…
Caroni 1997 encore II
Alas, we go on… Duncan Taylor Caroni 1997 16YO (56,4%): Duncan Taylor also has a whole series of 1997s. I am aware of four different bottlings and at least half of them was great if I remember correctly. Just don’t ask me which exactly… Nose: The dirty Caroni, with a slightly musty overall profile. It’s…
Caroni 1997 encore
Few batches are as deep as Caroni 1997 (even though there are actually two, with the June batch being a bit better in my opinion). Especially since the hype really started about two to three years ago almost every bottler wanted to have one of them in their portfolio. But you know the story: The…
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