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Diamond SSN 1996 16 Year Old
This SSN mark "very old Demerara rum" was distilled in the Diamond metal Coffey still in 1996 and bottled in 2012.
The three SSN barrels - 8404, 8405 & 8407 - and were hand selected by Luca Gargano of Velier and produced 828 bottles after 16 years of tropical ageing. By the time of bottling these casks had lost an incredible 75% of their original volume to the "angels' share."
Distillery
Distillery status
Operational
Age
16 year old
Vintage
1996
Production Type
Traditional rum
Still
Metal column still
Ageing
Tropical
Sweetened
No
Region
Guyana
Brand
Bottle count
828
Base
Molasses
Distillery
Diamond
The only remaining rum distillery in Guyana and the producer of the El Dorado brand. Currently owned and operated by Demerara Distillers Ltd, the distillery is home to a number of the country's famous heritage stills, several of which are constructed out of wood.
Founded
1670
Production type
Pure single rum,
Single blended rum,
Traditional rum
Brand
Diamond
The only remaining rum distillery in Guyana and the producer of the El Dorado brand. Currently owned and operated by Demerara Distillers Ltd, the distillery is home to a number of the country's famous heritage stills, several of which are constructed out of wood.
Founded
1670
Production type
Pure single rum,
Single blended rum,
Traditional rum
Company
Demerara Distillers Ltd
A rum company in Guyana, founded in 1983 through the merger of Guyana Distilleries Ltd and Diamond Liquors Ltd. Its flagship brand is the El Dorado label, which produces on a variety of still at Diamond. It also has subsidiary interests across the Caribbean and Europe.
Founded
1983
Company type
Distiller
Series
Demerara Distillers Ltd Velier Releases
A collection of bottlings produced between 2005 and 2014. Genuinely ground-breaking, it introduced the rum world to the variety of historic stills and cask marques within the portfolio of Demerara Distillers Ltd. Many of these have become the most sought-after rums among collectors.
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