Plantation Single Cask Guyana 20 Year Old 700ml

Plantation Single Cask rums are limited releases of double-aged Haute Couture rums.

All Plantation rums mature in a two-stage ageing process, beginning in the tropics where they age in bourbon casks, and then at the Château de Bonbonnet in France to mature in Ferrand barrels.

Plantation Single Cask rums then benefit from further maturation in carefully selected beer, wine or spirit casks, each selected to enhance the rum's unique characteristics. Every Single Cask rum takes its own ageing path to greatness, and each bottle is personalized and numbered.

Only a few barrels of these unique reserve rums are bottled annually, making them a prize for collectors.

TASTING NOTES

Nose : Complex, it starts on an ultra añejo tequila profile with cooked agave, lemon juice, lime peel, pepper, toasted almond, vanilla, pecan nut and then evolves on persimmon, nougat, date, mango and ginseng.

Palate : Fat and full, it follows the nose with a tad oakier and balsamic profile at first. Thereafter it evolves on cocoa, olive, cloves, tar, raisins and toffee notes with some saltiness.

Finish : Very long on molasses, tobacco and liquorice.

CHARACTERISTICS

• Alc./Vol. : 44.8%

• Origin : Guyana

• Distillery : Demerara Distillers Ltd

• Distillation Year : 1998

• Raw material : Molasses

• Fermentation : 1 week

• Distillation : Pot still (Port Mourant)

• Tropical Ageing : 17 years in Bourbon casks

• Continental Ageing : 2 years in Ferrand casks

• Maturation : 1 year in Ocho Tequila cask

• Volatile Substances : 255 g/hL AA

• Esters : 56 g/hL AA

• Dosage : 4 g/L

• Cane sugar caramel E150a (% vol) : No caramel added

  Solely to adjust – if needed – the color between different batches.

  Color may initially vary according to the type, the age and the size of the ageing casks