Quarterdeck Rum #3 Uitvlugt 24 Years Old (70cl, 49.5%)

A 1997-distilled rum from Guyana, matured for 24 years in cask 3. It was distilled from molasses in a pot still. Duncan Taylor selected the single cask for the Quarterdeck range and bottled the rum on 10 May 2022 at 49.5% vol. The outturn is 196 bottles, and its colour comes solely from cask maturation. Its character combines fruity and dark roasted impressions with a bittersweet, pastry-like palate and a long, spicy finish. Coffee, chocolate and leather sit alongside caramel, grapes and allspice; the finish brings plum compote, black pepper and scorched wood. The nose has fruit with coffee, chocolate and leather. The palate is bittersweet, with pastry, caramel, grapes and allspice. The finish is long, with spicy plum compote, black pepper and scorched wood.