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Skeldon SWR 1978 Full Proof 27 Year Old
Distillery
Distillery status
Closed
Age
27 year old
Vintage
1978
Production Type
Traditional Rum
Still
ICBU Savalle column still
Ageing
Tropical
Sweetened
No
Region
Guyana
Brand
Bottle count
688
Base
Molasses
Distillery
Uitvlugt
A sugar factory in Guyana that operated a rum distillery until 1999. Pronounced [eye-flut], it was located on the west bank of the Demerara river near the Dutch-established town of the same name. The distillery operated a number of historic stills, many of which are still in operation at Diamond.
Founded
1871
Production type
Pure Single Rum,
Traditional Rum
Brand
Skeldon
A sugar estate in Guyana that was founded in the 19th century to the east of the Berbice river. Although it still exists, the distillery on the site has been closed since 1960 however the SWR marque rums that it produced are still made by Demerara Distillers Ltd at Diamond.
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
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