Uitvlugt 29 Years Batch #2 (50cl, 44%)

A rum distilled at the now-closed Uitvlugt distillery in Guyana and matured for 29 years in a cask that previously held malt whisky. It uses the historic Port Mourant Double Wooden Pot Still, so both the still and the unusual cask are central to this edition. That Boutique-y Rum Company released it in 2023 as Batch 2. The outturn is 396 bottles of 50cl at 44%, with no colouring or chill filtration. The nose combines wood shavings, sultanas, blueberries, creamy yoghurt, caraway and a subtle smoke note. The palate is soft, with caramel, vanilla cream, malt bread, rye bread and Brazil nuts in milk chocolate. The long finish shows strong oak, smoke from toasted wood, grassy notes, herbal tea, roasted nuts, green tea, hazelnut and toast.