Monymusk 1998/2023 24 Year Old AHJ Single Cask #26709 (70cl, 56%)

A Jamaican rum from the Clarendon distillery, distilled from molasses in a pot still and marked AHJ. It spent 24 years maturing under tropical and continental conditions in American oak barrel #26709, filled on 4 November 1998 and bottled in Scotland on 6 February 2023. Rest & Be Thankful released 161 bottles at natural cask strength of 56%, with no chill filtration and no colouring. The bottle holds 70cl and comes in a gift box with coloured plant and animal motifs. On the nose there is pineapple and mango, ripe orange, lemon zest and pomegranate, with coconut praline and honey against leather and wood. The palate is full and intense, with papaya, passion fruit, pineapple and citrus, vanilla cream and coconut, beeswax and oak spice. The finish is long, with ripe fruit and a fine vanilla note.