Famille Ricci Enmore Exception 2024 1988

Famille Ricci bottled this 36 Year Old Enmore from 1988, a deeply aged Guyanese from the wooden Coffey still, the last continuous still of its kind in the world. More than three and a half decades in cask have built a dark, concentrated rum, yet at a cask strength 50.8% it stays surprisingly balanced rather than overwhelmed by oak.

The nose is heavy with prunes, old wood, oak and yellow fruit, and the palate brings barrel, oak and prunes alongside lingering fruit, the wood eventually taking over as it should after this long. The finish is roasted and warming with leather and burnt sugar. Enmore usually shows a lighter, more elegant face than the pot still marques, but at this age the wood and dried fruit dominate while the spirit holds its poise. There is no added sugar here, just the slow work of time on a heritage still distillate. A dark, smooth and powerful old Demerara for drinkers who appreciate well-aged, wood-driven Guyana.