The Writing Club Special Bottling Singapore Edition

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The "The Writing Club Special Bottling Singapore Edition" was produced in Trinidad at the Caroni distillery. It was selected and bottled by the independent bottler Valinch & Mallet. It was distilled in 1997 from Molasses with a Column Still and then aged for 24 years. The rum is bottled at cask strength and has an ABV of 55,2%. This is a limited release and there are only 245 bottles. 2 community members rated this rum with an average of 9.0/10. The rum smells like Woody, Intense and Banana, and on the palate there is Woody, Fruity and Salty.

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Details about this rum

Country
Distillery
RumX ID
RX15267
ABV
55,2%
Category
Column Still Rum
Vintage
Cask number
#889
Made from
Molasses
Distillation
Column Still
Age
24 years
No. of bottles
245
Bottle volume
70cl
Valinch & Mallet • Caroni 1997   24yr   55,2% The Writing Club Special Bottling Singapore Edition

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    How does this rum taste?

    Aroma

    Woody Intense Banana Tar

    Taste

    Woody Fruity Salty Tar

    How is this rum rated?

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    -/10 2 reviews

    A very nice Caroni though atypically fruity.

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    The Caroni distillery is located in Trinidad. Rums from Caroni have been reviewed 9,673 times with an average of 8.8/10.

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