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BARBADOS 2009 PORT CASK
The Pedigree
This blend of column and pot still rum was distilled at Foursquare in Barbados, aged 8 years in Barbados and 2 years in the UK in ex-bourbon casks. The rum was then placed into port casks in New York State and aged for an additional year. Holmes Cay Barbados 2009 Port Cask is bottled at cask strength, or 56% alcohol by volume. Only two casks of this premium, 11-year old rum are available.
Tasting notes
A slightly floral nose with cherry and hints of chocolate. Light caramel, honey and oak present on the palate yielding to plum and cherry. The initial sweetness is balanced with a lingering, drier finish of oak and dark chocolate.
Belize 2005
The Pedigree
Tropically aged for 15 years in ex-Bourbon casks, the 100% column still rum was distilled in 2005 and bottled in 2020 at the Travellers Liquors Distillery, Belize. No sugar, no color and no other flavors were added in the making of the Belize 2005, which was bottled at cask strength or 61% alcohol by volume. Only four casks of this premium, 100-percent tropically aged rum are available.
Tasting notes
Caramel, vanilla and cherry emerge on the nose. Light chocolate and tobacco explode on the tongue, while stone fruit and earthy tobacco shade toward sherry in the medium-length finish.
FIJI 2004
The Pedigree
Holmes Cay Fiji 2004 is an exceptional example of the classic Fijian rum profile. One cask of this 100% pot still rum was distilled in 2004 at the South Pacific Distilleries of Fiji and bottled in New York State. Tropically aged in an ex-bourbon barrel for 12 years with a further 4 years maturation in the UK in American oak casks, aging alone creates the complex flavors. No sugar, no color, no other flavors are added in the making of this rum. Holmes Cay Fiji 2004 is bottled at cask strength, at 58% alcohol by volume. Only two casks of 486 bottles total of this premium, 16-year old rum are available.
Tasting notes
Subtle grass and fresh banana on the nose yields to a burst of citrus, pepper and hints of caramel on the tongue. A buttery mouthfeel leads to a dry, lingering finish of spicy oak and balsam.
GUYANA
PORT MOURANT DEMERARA 2005
The Pedigree
Holmes Cay Guyana Port Mourant Demerara 2005 is a product of the legendary Port Mourant double wooden pot still. Now nearly 300 years old, it’s the only double wooden pot still in existence. One cask of this 100% pot still rum was distilled at Demerara Distillers in 2005 and bottled in New York State. Aged for 15 years in the UK in American oak recycled rum casks, no sugar, no color, no other flavors are added in the making of this rum. Aging alone creates the complex flavors. Not even water has been added. What is bottled is what went into the cask 15 years ago. Holmes Cay Guyana Port Mourant Demerara 2005 is bottled at full cask strength, 56.4% alcohol by volume. Only two casks of 360 bottles total of this premium, 15-year old rum are available.
Tasting notes
An earthy nose of banana, hints of black cherry and notes of pine transitions smoothly to pineapple, citrus and honeyed pine on the tongue with a finish of peat, banana and stone fruit jam.
BARBADOS 2005
The Pedigree
Holmes Cay Barbados 2005 is a standout in the traditional British style of rum making. A masterful blend of pot and column still rum, distilled in 2005 at the legendary Foursquare Rum Distillery of Barbados. This edition has been aged 14 years in ex-bourbon barrels: 11 years tropically and 3 years in the UK. Holmes Cay Barbados 2005 is bottled at full cask strength. Two casks have been bottled at approximately 64% alcohol by volume with slight variations by barrel. Only 2 casks of 504 bottles are on sale. It’s up to you how you’d like to sip it — With a rock? A splash of water? Let the flavors open up and get started on your journey.
Tasting notes
Starts with a nose of brown sugar and butterscotch and moves forward on the palate with notes of caramelized toffee, tangerine and vanilla. A crisp mouthfeel leads to a light woody finish with a heft of peppery spice.