El Dorado Special Reserve 21 Year Demerara Rum (75cl, 40%)

A premium aged Guyanese rum blended from spirits matured 21 to 25 years, distilled from 100% locally sourced Demerara sugar and aged in oak casks at Diamond Estate on the banks of the Demerara River. The blend draws from three heritage stills: the Enmore wooden Coffey still, the Versailles single wooden pot still and the Albion Savalle column still. The nose opens with rich mocha and caramelized toffee, then pipe tobacco, ripe tropical fruits and toasted oak, with nutmeg, clove, banana and light citrus. The palate is satiny and vibrant, with a velvety full body, dark chocolate, molasses, deep coffee, toffee sweetness and leather, remaining dry-yet-fruity with brown spice. The finish is seemingly endless, with a sweet, nutty fade of tobacco, chocolate and warming spice.