CDI Enmore 1988

Compagnie des Indes bottled this single ex-bourbon cask of Enmore from the 1988 vintage, thirty years in the making and one of the more measured ways into old Guyanese rum. Enmore is the home of the last wooden Coffey still left running anywhere, a continuous still built from staves rather than copper, and its mark sits lighter and more elegant than the heavy Port Mourant pot while still carrying plenty of timber.

Distilled from molasses and matured to a dry, unsweetened finish, it leads with leather, herbal notes and sour cherry before settling into bitter caramel, dark chocolate and walnut. The wood is heavy in the welcome sense, framed rather than sharpened by the lower strength, and the earthy, liquorice close lingers. At 48 percent it stays balanced where many old casks turn brittle, a deep and contemplative pour for anyone who already leans toward mature Enmore and Versailles.