MMW Wedderburn 11 Years - Tropical vs Continental Aging - Comparative Tasting Set - 2 Bottles - Scheer Velier Main Jamaica Vatted Single Rum

Bottler/Brand: Velier S.p.A
Country of Origin: Jamaica
Alcohol by Volume: 66.50% vol.
Declared Age: 11 years
Cask Type: Oak Casks
Packaging: GiftBox
Type: Molasses Rum
Bottling: no sugar added
Colouring: natural colour

Tropical vs Continental Aging - Wedderburn - 2 Bottles

This exceptional Pot Still rum is the result of a collaboration between Scheer and Velier. The rum was produced in 2007/2008 at the Monymusk distillery and then aged for 11 years in a tropical climate before being bottled in 2019 with an ester content of 315.6 g per hectolitre.

Aging at the distillery, cask storage in Europe, both in combination: Aged rum is so diverse partly because, in addition to the cask type, the climatic conditions significantly influence its development. With the Scheer Velier Main Rum Range, rum enthusiasts have the chance to draw a direct comparison between purely tropical and purely continental aged rums. Behind the experiment are the Italian bottler Velier, led by passionate rum pioneer Luca Gargano, and the renowned Dutch broker E.A. Scheer, for whom this is the first collaboration in their approximately 300-year history.

The extraordinary series consists of four Jamaican Pot-Still rums from the traditional Monymusk Distillery, with two of each aged tropically and two continentally. MMW Wedderburn 11 y.o. are blends from two casks distilled in 2007 and 2008. The two EMB Plummer 14 y.o. rums were blended from casks filled in 2002, 2004, and 2006. For better differentiation, there are red (tropical aging) and blue labels (continental aging) – but those who have the rums in their glass will also recognize the difference in ester content, aroma, and alcohol content. The bottlings are available as a set, but also individually.