The Rum Cask 1994 Guyana Enmore Single Cask Rev 29-Year

9:On the nose, the first impression we get are dark and thick notes of dried fruits as currants and apricots, dates, prunes, leather, burnt, charred and toasted wood, roasted nuts, burnt sugar, some vegetal notes as eucalyptus, menthol.
As we air it, darkness linger on, as we find cocoa, walnuts, black tea, cherry, fruits melt into a marmelade with cinnamon or are stewed, fermented and tropical for a while with a hint of smoke. We believe, that we have a tasty brioche with juicy jam in front of us.
Resting helps for discovering another layer of notes with brine and herbs, as we get a feeling of a soy sauce now.
8,8:On the palate, the attack is spicy and roasted with cinnamon, pepper, burnt sugar, charred and toasted wood, a bit medicinal, then fruity with dried dates, raisins, prunes, perhaps figs and thick with dark molasses, licorice, black tea. Sometimes we get a feeling of a thick soy sauce, a bit astringent....
There are also notes of leather, mocha, dark and bitter chocolate after resting the rum, as it becomes briny and vegetal with menthol and eucalyptus. Balanced, but intense notes for our tasting buds...
8,8:The finish is long, dry with dried fruits, roasted, charred wood, bitter cocoa, leather and tobacco. It is thick and dark, as notes like black tea, soy sauce, brine and vegetal from palate linger for a long time...