Demerara Distillers Diamond 1999 15 Y.O. Vol. 53,1% Cl. 70

Demerara Distillers Ltd, the only producer of Demerara rum and owner of the largest stock in the world of old rum. To celebrate the event, Yesu Persaud, chairman of Demerara Distillers, has allowed us to select some barrels jealously guarded in the "Paradis" of the company: we were able to fulfill a dream coming into possession of the oldest barrel present in warehouses.

This is an experimental rum, left to age for 15 years under the tropical sun in new barrels has a greater than 72% Angel Share A stock of 4sole barrels to be precise, as a specific experimental Luca Gargano.

Distilled in 1999 is bottled, after the biggest loss of 72% of the product is bottled full proof in 2014 in 1,137 bottles.

E 'was aged under the tropics, as usual. Color: very dark amber. Nose: powerful, full of balsamic caramel, toasted oak, cake, mocha, dried figs and bananas, coffee beans ... and a hint of peat.

It can be combined with cigars as powerful as Bike Cohiba.

Mouth (neat): heavier, fatter, extremely concentrated, with a bit of mountain pine, bitter orange, licorice (bags) and polished wood.

Finish: long, minty, rich, honey.