Holmes Cay
There are 80 rums from Holmes Cay in the RumX database.
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6386
Top review from mto75:
"the 16 years in American oak are already very noticeable on the nose. With the oak barrel then also comes the accompanying vanilla flavor, plus some caramel. The alcohol also stings a bit on the nose. On the palate, vanilla, dark chocolate, roasted flavors. Impression as with the Nobilis (No.16) 2004 South Pacific: unfortunately rather below average and far from the great 2001 bottlings."
16081
Top review from Henry Davies:
"This is by far the best and most balance 2007 C<>H I have tried. An impressive and really balanced run. A cracking nose, really well put together, strawberry and caramel. The mouth is surprisingly well composed, with light sour cherry and good caramel and rubber elements. The finish is long and light spice with tar and tropical fruits and peppery notes. It’s a really good rum, nearly a 9 out of 10 for me. Great Holmes Caye pick!"
16039
Top review from Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰:
"#4622 23.02.2024 Relaxing at home warming up for the tasting at Whisky Watcher in Odense tomorrow. Nose Faint roasted wood, fruits, polish, light ester, vegetal. Palate Medium dry, light roasted wood, fruity, warm, polish, grass, light rubber. Finish Medium long to long, light wood, spicy, citrus, grass, light flowery. The empty glass has some light chocolate, cherry and sugarcane notes. Price to quality is pretty good in my mind."
16412
Top review from X-Savior:
"On The Rocks: On the nose moderate sweet floral notes with some mild spice and oak. Taste reveals a very up front smooth spice with some fruit and floral notes that evolves into a mild whiskey and red wine undertone. This is such a beautiful example of a traditional Barbados rum that is incredibly smooth and complex. Finish is long with the sweet spice evolving into a mild treacle bitterness. An absolutely outstanding rum."
9509
Top review from Henry Davies:
"There is complexity here and it is a solid single cask rum but somehow it is lacking that special oomph. Nose is integrated with citrus, banana and a slight medicinal edge. Palate is light with again some banana but nothing too complex, with a warm and fairly short finish. Not my favourite of the HC offerings"
11124
Top review from Frank:
"From the very first Mhoba, I have loved this distillery with its very own rum profile. This one matured for the whole 4 years in a South African whisky cask - maybe Bains? Nose: clear Mhoba profile, fermented fruit with honey and yogurt. Overripe banana and papaya and slightly vegetal towards olive. There is also the typical funk, which is noticeable with fruit esters and vinegar. To be honest, I don't notice the whisky cask here. But, as always, good. 8.4 Palate: yes, now the whisky does stand out. The classic Mhoba seems a little more tannic, coarser. But the basis is again fermented fruit and honey with a slightly bitter-salty attack. Ester and banana. It does seem a little dry. Am I deceiving myself or is there a little soap in the finish? 8,0 I actually don't like the whisky cask that much, even though it adds a distinctly different note to the usual Mhoba flavor."
13024
Top review from Beancheese:
"This one has lots of warm spice on the nose, vanilla and cinnamon, with a caramel sweetness. On the palate this is fairly straightforward - burnt sugar, oak, vanilla again. While it has some sweetness, it is relatively dry and has some medium heat - this should appeal to bourbon drinkers and folks that enjoy Foursquare rums."
13107
Top review from BigFlax:
"For a molasses rum, it starts pleasantly grassy like an agricole, although it gets “darker” after some breathing time and begins to hint at burnt sugar. Some nice peppery spice notes with hints of nutmeg and a pineapple character. Medium length greener finish."
13023
Top review from Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰:
"31.12.2022 Our yearly New Year party where we try new rums mixed with the personal bests. Notes Medium dark in colour. Nose Light wood, spice, cinnamon, fruits, light citrus, faint chocolate, light vegetal, light polish. . Palate Warm, light wood, faint smoke, light tobacco, light citrus, light vegetal, spice, light cherry. Finish Medium long, medium dry, light wood, light roasted, light cherry, light mint, faint pineapple."
16555
Top review from Beancheese:
"What a wild ride this rum is. Right away the nose hit me with olive brine and nail polish remover, so much so that I almost couldn’t get past it. I could try to find other notes hiding behind there but it was just so overwhelmingly true to those two items that it felt like I was ‘trying’ to find something more. Both of these notes hold true and dominate on the palate as well, although this funky rum has a bit more going on. Behind the salty olive brine and acetone there was also permanent marker, a bit of something peaty or smoky, some mild licorice like spice. This was a wildly interesting way to sample my first rum from Reunion but I would never catch myself drinking this as a regular sipper. I think an imaginative mixer could make great use of this in a cocktail however and it is perfect for nerding out. I will score it 6.5 because it’s just not my palate if I was looking for something to enjoy sipping - but it’s so curious and fun that the ‘experience’ of trying it could be 8+"
Community reviews of Holmes Cay
Most bottled distilleries by Holmes Cay
- Foursquare 16 rums
- Travellers 14 rums
- South Pacific 10 rums
- Clarendon 7 rums
- Long Pond 5 rums
- MHOBA 5 rums
- Ten Cane 3 rums
- Grays 3 rums
All rums bottled by Holmes Cay
- Holmes Cay Worthy Park Jamaica 2012 WPL 2012 11yr 57,2% RX20597
- Holmes Cay Versailles Demerara - Smuggler’s Cove Private Selection VSG 2012 10yr 55% RX15840
- Holmes Cay Uitvlugt Guyana 2003 18yr 51% RX9524
- Holmes Cay Travellers Belize 2008 14yr 61% RX20291
- Holmes Cay Travellers Belize 2008 13yr 61% RX15060
- Holmes Cay Travellers Belize 2008 13yr 61% RX13015
- Holmes Cay Travellers Belize 2006 2006 16yr 61% RX20665
- Holmes Cay Travellers Belize 2006 2006 16yr 61% RX20475
- Holmes Cay Travellers Belize 2006 2006 16yr 61% RX20290
- Holmes Cay Travellers Belize 2006 2006 16yr 61% RX18074
- Holmes Cay Travellers Belize 2006 2006 16yr 61% RX15327
- Holmes Cay Travellers 2007 15yr 61% RX17048
- Holmes Cay Travellers 2006 16yr 61% RX18805
- Holmes Cay Travellers 2006 15yr 61% RX13024
- Holmes Cay Travellers 2006 15yr 61% RX12982
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