Uitvlugt 1991, 30 years, Guyana edition No. 7

Guyana 1991 edition no. 7

Region: Guyana

Distillery: Uitvlugt

Age: 30

Distillation: 12-1991

Bottled: 04-2022

Cask no: 1

Cask type: 10 years Ex-Bourbon & 19 years Ex-French Oak

Still type: Double Wooden Pot Still

Maturation: Continental Ageing

ABV 68.7%

Vol. 700 ml

No bottles: 277

Tasting Notes:

“A funny past here, this baby was all aged in Europe, first ten years in bourbon and the rest in French oak. Wine then, I would suppose? Remember Uitvlugt got closed in 1999. This is from the ex-Port Mourant double wooden pot still that later went to Diamond. Colour: light gold. Nose: the exact opposite. This is grassy and petroly where the Enmore was all on thick raisins. Some burnt woods, fresh paint and putty, 'a Saturday morning at Ikea's' (no meatballs!) some linoleum, engine oil, dry vegetables (eggplants)… And a lot of ethanol that burns your nose and makes your spectacles opaque. Mind you, 68.7% at 30 years! They must have filled at still strength, given that this was aged in a cool climate. With water: the expected anchovies and olives, lemongrass, pickled small artichokes.. Mouth (neat): don't. Like drinking half a bottle of Weak Knees sriracha sauce. With water: I'm happy to report that we got it. Pure, almost crystalline citron liqueur with some oysters and tar. Green peppercorns. Finish: very long and possibly the most vertical old rum I could try. Some lime juice and half a glass of Laphroaig C/S. Comments: they bottled a blade here. Loved this one too but it may give the casual taster a hard time. Oh and no live flames allowed!”

Note: SGP:463 - 89 points.
Source: whiskyfun.com