Kill Devil Guyana Uitvlugt 16 year old pot still was distilled with the double pot still type still, transferred in the late 1990s to the huge Diamond distillery from the Uitvlugt distillery (pronounced "aot-floute", named after the village located at the mouth of the Demerara River which housed the now closed distillery).
This wooden still has the particularity of producing highly aromatic distillates with floral and fruity accents.
This rum was distilled in 1999, then aged in a single barrel for 16 years before being bottled without reduction.
Only 370 bottles were made from this "single cask".
Nico's tasting notes
In brief: fresh - smoky - moderately peaty - fruit - sweet spices - wood - animal
On the nose, the rum is quick to give us plenty of freshness. Behind this refreshing curtain lies a slightly industrial register of metal, smoke and solvent. Fruit makes its way through, fresh or even watery.
Aeration confirms the slightly hard, metallic notes, but these are always well surrounded, this time by spices, especially pepper and nutmeg. Finally, the fruit joins with the wood to clearly evoke whisky.
On the palate, the nod to whisky is very strong. There are even some frankly smoky, almost peaty notes, as well as heavier aromas of smoked meat and leather. There's a hint of spice on the mid-palate, but the texture remains soft.
The finish is long, with a hint of agave joining the whisky. It's the smokiness that provides the intermediary.
"This bottling was initiated by a long-time whisky selector; it seems he wanted to return to his first love..."
