When digging through tasting notes I found this one from a sample I got a LONG time ago. Back in the day I probably thought it was a good idea to wait with posting this until I had something to compare it to, but that never happened.

So, real classy of me to not write a review of a sample like this, which I got especially for reviewing. Sorry about that, Lukasz!

A 30 year old rum from Guyana, distilled in a wooden Port Mourant still. Somehow this works rather awesomely in the Caribbean, and was also tried by Lost Spirits Distillery in Nevada to far worse results. At least, a decade ago that was the case. While they’re also hard to get in Europe, I’m not going to be sending money that way…

So, this one. High expectations. Mostly because it’s a Jack Tar bottling and those have never disappointed. Let’s crack in!

Sniff:
Funky and rich with lots of molasses, some heat and a bit of sweetness. Quite woody, minerals and plants.

Sip:
An initially gentle arrival, but it builds very quickly to a chili pepper heat with a creamy, syrupy texture. Funky with molasses, Caramac bars, sugar canes and a slightly vegetable like sulfur note. Lots of oak too, and some fruit.

Swallow:
Again, funky, creamy with an almost moldy flavor. Strangely, with funky stuff like this, that’s a good thing. A long finish with the same caramel/vegetable/pepper flavors.

This one seems to have it all. A nice but not overdone rum sweetness. Funkiness, some heat, weird notes that you want from old rum. Very, very solid stuff, and a minor hint of sulfur that I have zero problems with.

90/100

Available from Jack Tar for € 450