That boutique-y rum company Diamond Dist. (Versailles Still), Guyana, Batch 3 - 14 YO (50CL, 55.6% Vol.)

That boutique-y rum company Diamond Dist. (Versailles Still), Guyana, Batch 3 - 14 YO (50CL, 55.6% Vol.)

Batch #2 of Versailles was distilled at the Diamond Distillery, in Guyana, with the famous wooden still called Versailles: a wooden still sounds strange, a little like a chocolate teapot or a glass hammer, as this label shows us. And yet, the rum that comes out sounds much less strange! This Versailles is aged for 14 years, bottled at 55.6%, not cold filtered and not artificially coloured, it is a limited edition of 2207 specimens.

TASTING NOTES:

Aroma: Tobacco, ginger root, raspberries, then sweeter notes of vanilla and dark berries.

Palate: Black fruit, green apple and smoky, charcoal notes through citrus peel, leather and toffee nougat. Pineapple.

Finish: Long and spicy, really complex.