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Holmes Cay Uitvlugt Guyana 2003
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Sipped neat at 51%, this is a soft, drinkable Guyana single cask that most tasters take without water. Expect caramel, vanilla, cherry and dried prune, with a lick of cola and a faint burnt-tire note in the finish. One reviewer called it "sweet but not syrupy" — flavourful and balanced, though the ex-bourbon cask does a lot of the talking.
The community says- Smooth for 51%
- Dried fruit depth
- Keep in mind: Very ex-bourbon driven
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How does Holmes Cay Uitvlugt Guyana 2003 taste?
From community reviews · summarized with AI
Smooth, caramel-and-dried-fruit Guyana sipper Well-liked and easy to sip for the proof, with dried fruit and caramel throughout. The catch: it reads very ex-bourbon, so some find the distillate character light.
Demerara fans who like a soft, dried-fruit cask-strength sipper
Anyone wanting heavy Demerara funk or big distillate character
Style & occasion: Mature & oakySipping neat
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18 community reviews
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Review by primus
Most helpful positive review
Quite unspectacular on the nose, even a little fizzy. However, this turns out to be an understatement, because what comes on the palate is great: fruity profile, supported by the dark notes, malt, coffee, barrel,
Review by Anton Krioukov
Most helpful mixed review
Delicious! But I was honestly expecting it to be woodier for the age. Does not need water. Sweet but not syrupy, medium complexity and an easy to drink pour.
Review by Solidfunk
Cherry, light butterscotch. Oak. Raisin and dried prune. Lots of character here. Dark orange pour. Finish had some oaky bitterness. Super smooth, balanced but flavourful. A hint of burnt tire in tbe finish. Sample thanks to Yaro.
Review by Madi Dromamad
The nose is very fresh, with notes of caramel, fresh herbs and vanilla. Round and slightly caramelized on the palate. The whole is complex and well-balanced. The finish gives way to minty, aniseed notes.
Review by Kayla Roy
Delicious, very drinkable to those who can face the proof. The bottle says it’s good with water, and I’m sure it is, but I didn’t get that far. It’s sweet without being cloying, with lots of dried fruit notes.
Review by Dw117
A really delicious rum. Easy to sip, but also nicely complex and layered. Probably the perfect representation of ‘Guyana rum’ better than some other Savalle rums I own , e.g. SBS 2003 SVL. Obviously very close.
Review by thehumblefox
NOSE: Caramel, vanilla, cured oak, dried leaves, solvents. Very straightforward ex-bourbon / white oak nose. PALATE: Caramels for days. Bruleed sugars, pastry notes, baking spices. Baked apple, guava. FINISH: Oily mouthfeel. More caramel, baked apple, guava. A lighter touch of cooling menthol, lozenges, bittter tannins. A very faint whiff of motor oil. All rather typical, honestly. OVERALL: This is so ex-bourbon dominant, it’s almost comical. So little distillate character is coming through. Big sad. The cask is delicious, don’t get me wrong. But it’s almost all cask. And it’s a rather simple profile. SCORE: 70/100
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26 bottles logged by 18 collectors.
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What did the community pay for Holmes Cay Uitvlugt Guyana 2003?
Community paid 108–151 €.
Purchase prices reported by members, not a shop price. Avg. 139 €. Full price & collection history in RX+ ›
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Details about Holmes Cay Uitvlugt Guyana 2003
A Column Still Rum from Guyana, bottled by Holmes Cay, at 51%.
Uitvlugt closed in 1999. Why is the name still on bottles? The RumX guide ›
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