Distilia New Yarmouth Ex-Bourbon Cask 1994

Distilia bottled this single Ex-Bourbon cask of New Yarmouth, a 30 Year Old from 1994 at 65.9%. New Yarmouth in Clarendon has become a sought after name among independent bottlers, and the 1994 vintage at three decades old is among its most prized.

This is an intense, near cask strength expression that wears its age with poise: caramel, coconut, dried fruit and a menthol freshness sit over deep, polished oak, with tropical fruit and spice carrying through a long, woody finish. Unusually for late releases of the vintage it avoids drying out into pure wood, staying balanced instead. Matured in a single Ex-Bourbon barrel and bottled unsweetened, it shows strong alcohol integration for its strength, a deep, focused sipper for drinkers who want aged Jamaican rum with real structure.