A latest evening out in Austin supplied me the great fortune to satisfy Eric Kaye, founding father of the top-shelf Holmes Cay rum model, in individual. (Enjoyable truth: Holmes is his center identify, after which there’s “Kaye” and “Cay.”) A vigorous schooling session and tasting jogged my memory that I had a small pattern of Holmes Cay’s newest, a ten 12 months outdated expression from the now-defunct 10 Cane Distillery in Trinidad.
Per Holmes Cay: “The Trinidad 2012 10-Yr version, an all cane juice, 100% pot nonetheless rum, was produced on the 10 Cane Distillery, which closed its doorways previous to the model ceasing manufacturing in 2015. These barrels had been tropically aged for 4 years in French oak ex-Cognac casks, spent a further 6 years in ex-bourbon casks within the UK, then had been bottled in New York State at full barrel proof.” As at all times, these rums don’t have any sugar or colour added.
I actually loved this rum (albeit in a tiny pattern). The nostril is wealthy with hogo notes and a barely vegetal character, with notes of toasted marshmallow, some petrol, and a pruny fruit word. On the palate: It’s candy and fruity, although a bit overripe at occasions, with a lingering herbaceous high quality that lands someplace between allspice and sage and is difficult to pin down. Some barrel char notes rumble alongside on the more and more savory but satisfying end. Stunning at full proof, however don’t really feel unhealthy for including just a few drops of water, which coaxes out some milk chocolate notes.
118 proof.
A- / $149 / holmescay.com
Holmes Cay Single Cask Rum South Africa Mhoba 2017
$149
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