Skeldon SWR 1973 Full Proof 32 Year Old
The Skeldon is a legendary bottle of rum, bottled in 2005.
The Skeldon plantation closed in 1960 and unlike some of the other distilleries being shuttered around this time, its stills did not survive. The production of the style associated with the distillery did however, at Uitvlugt. The distillery's four-column Savalle still is incredibly versatile, today producing nine different marques, of which the Skeldon "SWR" continues to be one.
Following the closure of Uitvlugt in 2000, its stills and barrels were transferred to Diamond distillery. Among them were the four barrels that contributed to this rum. These were discovered by Gargano, and having spent an incredible 27 years maturing in tropical weather, were bottled straight away for fear of any further evaporation, or as we like to call it, Angels' Share.
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.
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.
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.
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