Aged rums
Rum from French West Indies only benefits from the appellation "rhum vieux" - aged rum- when it has spent at least 3 years - and up to 40 years - in oak barrels. These barrels have sometimes contained other alcohols such as whisky or cognac, which gives a particular taste to old rum. During its stay in the cask, the liquid is enriched with tannin and thus gives an old rum with a woody flavor. This type of rum has an alcohol content starting at 40% and this can go up to 75%, as for Over Proof type rums.
LONG POND STC@E White Habitation Velier 62.5%
old and rare
SAVANNA Herr White Habitation Velier 62.5%
old and rare
CAMBRIDGE 13 ans 2005 STC@E 62.5%
old and rare
LONG POND 15 ans 2003 TECA 63%
old and rare
HAMPDEN 7 ans 2011 LFCH Habitation Velier 60.5%
old and rare
CARONI 17 ans 55%
old and rare
CARONI 15 ans 52%
old and rare
CARONI 12 ans 100% Trinidad 50%
old and rare
CLAIRIN Communal 43%
Must have
DIAMOND 1996 Full Proof Old Demerara SSN One of 828 bottles, Cask#8404-8405-8407, edition 2012 63.4%
old and rare