Rum
Hunter Laing Kill Devil 11 Year Old Trinidad Single Cask Rum
Silky caramel and cinnamon lead a rich, composed aroma, followed by sweet orange, vanilla, treacle and raisin bread. The palate is rounded and gently sweet, with oak and warm baking spice giving the fruit measured structure. Nothing dominates the centre. The finish is concise but clean, leaving caramel, peppery spice, vanilla and a final touch of orange peel.
Worthy Park Single Estate 12 Year Jamaican Rum
Dried fruit leads a rich but integrated aroma, with golden caramel and warm spice close behind. The palate opens on crème brûlée, sweetbread and toasted nuts before citrus and fresh herbs bring lift. An expressive wave of spice follows, held together by rounded pot-still texture. The finish is long and full, returning to pungent overripe banana. Serve neat or over a large cube with roasted nuts or dark chocolate.
Appleton Estate Nassau Valley Casks 21 Year Old Jamaica Rum
Orange peel, deep vanilla and nutmeg shape an aromatic opening, followed by coffee, cocoa and gentle oak spice. The palate is polished and layered, balancing citrus brightness with darker roasted notes and a restrained nutty richness. Brown sugar sweetness builds gradually without becoming heavy. The finish is long and composed, leaving orange, cocoa, warm spice and a clean, softly dry impression.
Hunter Laing Kill Devil 17 Year Old 1998 Jamaica Hampden Single Cask Rum
Ripe pineapple, overripe banana and yellow fruit lead a vivid, high-toned aroma, with a faint estery edge and an earthy touch of olive. The palate is sweet and resinous, bringing grilled nuts, vanilla and cooling mint into a gently funky core. Tropical fruit remains prominent through the finish, which returns to pineapple, warm spice and a lightly charred, savoury note.
Bonpland Guyana Uitvlugt 19 Year Old Rum 500 mL
Caramel, green apple and brown sugar open over ginger and a restrained smoky note. The palate is velvety yet structured, bringing pear, apple and wine-like fruit into warming spice and a lightly astringent grip. The cask influence adds depth without masking the rum's Guyanese character. The finish is long and smoky, carrying grape, ginger, tobacco and lingering dry spice.
Diplomatico Ambassador Selection Rum
Bright dark amber, with port-wine richness, dried fruit and cigar leaf opening over chocolate and toasted oak. The palate is full and layered, bringing raisin and nutmeg into almond, cocoa and dark toffee. Sherry-like sweetness remains balanced by spice and wood. The finish is long, warm and rolling, leaving fruit, chocolate, oak and a measured echo of espresso.
Renegade Rum Company 1995 Guyana Uitvlugt 12 Year Old Chateau d’Yquem Cask Finish
Dry and distinctive, with ripe peach and raisin notes set against herbs, mineral tones and seasoned wood. The palate brings concentrated fruit without turning heavy, as pepper and resinous oak add definition around a lightly sweet centre. Darker, wine-cask richness emerges gradually. The finish is savoury and persistent, balancing stony dryness, fruit and warming spice with a restrained final sweetness.
Renegade Rum Company 1992 Jamaica Hampden 15 Year Old
Distinctive and vinous, with papaya and clementine leading a fragrant mix of tropical fruit and subtle herbs. The palate is full of high-toned ester character, balanced by wine-cask depth, leather and dark fruit. Mature oak gives structure without flattening the brighter notes. The finish is long and full, moving through bramble berries and darker fruit with a gently herbal, savoury close.