This has quite a strong smell to it. It smells vaguely peaty and it tastes that way too with a surprisingly prominent iodine presence. It smells rich, smoky, sweet with a bit of cherry, toffee, and wood. The palate has a lot of alcohol that brings a huge hit of menthol. The wood is very present, but there are also some surprising mineral notes. There are hints of dark red fruit (cherry) but they aren't overly strong. It's very woody and drying. I appreciate the richness of it, but it actually might have gone a little too far and become over-oaked. That bit of peat is certainly there, bringing in the smoke and menthol. To that extent, it actually tastes a little like mezcal. There are some firework flavors that taste a little like popcorn kernels. It's a solid enough sipper, but it isn't a favorite.
About this bottle
Although well-respected Scottish independent bottler A.D. Rattray is best known for their whisky lineup, they also dabble in rum. Having purchased a large supply of 1997 distilled rum from the now-defunct Caroni distillery in Trinidad, they’ve continued to age them and slowly release limited bottlings of ever increasing age statements--in this case, 16 years. They’re all effectively single-cask expressions, and there can be significant flavor differences across casks.
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