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Old Man 25 Year Old Expression No.1

Lot: 1577

Old Man 25 Year Old Expression No.1

Winning Bid: £2,000
(Reserve has been met) This lot currently has: 5 bids

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Lot:
Distillery: 
Various
Age: 
25 Year Old
Vintage: 
N/A
Region: 
Caribbean
Bottler: 
Old Man Rum Co.
Cask Type: 
N/A
Bottled Strength: 
58.5%
Bottle Size: 
70cl
Distillery Status: 
Closed
Operational
Production method: 
Pot Still
Base: 
Molasses
product Details

Old Man 25 Year Old Expression No.1

Brain child of the late Ian Linslay, as a labour of love and ode to his father, John Linslay. Due to market demands in the 1940s John - director and blender at Alnwick Rum Co. worked primarily with coloured rums under 3 years to produce inexpensive Dark navy rums that were in vogue at the time. He dreamed, however, of creating his ultimate rum - pure, aged pot still distillate. In 2016 Ian finally realised his fathers dream.

A marriage of rums from three Caribbean countries (Barbados, Guyana and Jamaica) and 7 distilleries - some of which are now lost, this first expression is aged a minimum of 25 years, and some as much as 33 years. 

Sadly Ian passed away in 2018 shortly before the realisation of the 2nd expression - passing the legacy on to his own children - and leaving the 1st expression as the culmination of two life's work and a benchmark for those who follow.

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