Only one column still in the world is still made of wood and still used to distil rum - this bottle comes from exactly that one.
Expert Description
RomDeLuxe Wild Series Rum #34 Diamond MEE is a Single Cask Rum from Diamond Distillery in Guyana, 20 years old, aged on ex-bourbon casks, bottled at 59.8% in a 150 cl magnum bottle.
The rum carries the mark MEE, produced on the Enmore EHP Coffey Still - the only column still in the world still made of wood and still used to distil rum. This release was distilled in February 2002 and bottled in October 2022 from cask number 14, giving 20 years of maturation. The bottle was originally presented in the Unicorn Vol 2 Tasting Kit and is bottled in only 27 copies, making it one of the rarer releases in RomDeLuxe's Wild Series.
Diamond Distillery in Guyana is known for keeping several historic column stills running, each with its own unique mark and character - MEE is just one of them.
Tasting Notes
Nose
Powerful, funky Demerara character with wood and dark fruit.
Palate
Intense and complex with clear oak influence from the 20 years of ageing.
Finish
Long and powerful.
Specifications
Name: RomDeLuxe Wild Series Rum #34 Diamond MEE
Distillery: Diamond Distillery
Bottler: RomDeLuxe
Region/Country: Guyana
Type: Single Cask Rum
Age: 20 years
ABV: 59.8%
Size: 150 CL
Cask type: Ex-Bourbon Barrels, Cask No. 14
Natural colour: Yes
Distilled: February 2002
Bottled: October 2022
Number of bottles: 27
Flavour Profile
Funky · Wood · Dark Fruit · Intense
Investment Potential
High - only 27 bottles from a single cask distilled on one of the world's last wooden column stills makes this release exceptionally rare and appealing to collectors.
Did You Know?
The Enmore EHP Coffey Still, on which this rum is distilled, is the only column still in the world made of wood still in operation - the rest of the world's column stills are today made of metal.
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