Duncan Taylor 1998 Guyana Uitvlugt 16-Year

Single Cask Rum Uitvlugt
Column Still
52,7%

The nose is matured and intensive, very good one. I get notes of honey, grasy notes, oak, barrel, ripe fruits like papaya and prune. Must be tropical aging (maybe at least 10y).

The taste is woody. I get honey, oak, wax, ripe fruits and vanilla. In the middle is again the ripe fruit, honey, oak, wax and some tannins. Could be from the woody column still. The taste is not as bright, as I expected from the Duncan Tylor.
The wood reminds me of the Enmore Rum Nation. The finish is a little bit spicy, woody and with ripe fruits.

I think it's a tropical aging. It's very good but not very complex, I would rate it with 88 points.

Nose: honey, grasy notes, oak, barrel, ripe fruits like papaya, prune, pencil shavenings
Taste initial: honey, oak, wax, ripe fruits, vanilla
Middle: ripe fruits, honey, oak, wax, tannins
Finish: spice, pencil shavenings, ripe fruits, vanilla, tannins
Aftertaste: oak, wax, vanilla

Sweetness: 2/5
Fruits: 2/5
Spice: 2.5/5
Mildness: 3/5
Complexity: 3.5/5

Tasted at The Grass Skirt on 5-22-24. Pours pale gold- the color of Bud Light. Aroma of rich honey, walnuts and birch. The flavor alone gives it a 10. Equal saturation of taste smell and palate with a thick bolus of nervous sensations. Ambrosia. Delicate heating oils that linger without burning. Has the requisite Guyanese sweetness without the candy-over-the-top ridiculousness. This is the One to Have when you’re having Only One.

Guyana Uitvlugt rums are among my favorites with the el dorado uitvlugt being a perfect 10 for me so I’m definitely biased. This is a slight watered down version of that. Discovered this in death & co in NYC and was spot on unmistakable. Light vanilla nose, slight burn on taste with hint of caramel, finish is a bit peppery but solid. Smooth for 52%abv, definitely on my collect list