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Port Mourant 1976 Moon Import 75cl / Le Fanciulle dell'800

Lot: 382

Port Mourant 1976 Moon Import 75cl / Le Fanciulle dell'800

Winning Bid: £975

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Lot:
Distillery: 
Uitvlugt
Age: 
n/a
Vintage: 
1976
Region: 
Guyana
Bottler: 
Moon Import
Cask Type: 
N/A
Bottled Strength: 
60.8%
Bottle Size: 
75cl
Distillery Status: 
Closed
Production method: 
double wooden pot still
Base: 
molasses
product Details

Port Mourant 1976 Moon Import 75cl / Le Fanciulle dell'800

Moon Import was founded by Pepi Mongiardino in 1980. Although primarily concerned with the distribution and bottling of single malt, the company has released some spectacular rum as well. While the new owners of companies like Samaroli and Silver Seal have placed a greater emphasis on rum in 21st century, Mongiardino was an early advocate of the spirit, particularly Demerara rum and the Moon IMport catalogue routinely featured a number of what are now very special bottles. Always beautifully labelled, Pepi is acclaimed for designing the packaging for Moon Import bottles himself, often using images found in old books. These iconic designs, coupled with the quality of the liquid saw Moon Import steadily grow in popularity, and with the help of Intertrade founder, Nadi Fiori, they exported their first bottles to Japan in 2001.

A very elegantly bottled 'Port Morant' rum, distilled in 1976. The Port Morant distillery in Guyana stopped production in the 1950s, with its stills moved to Uitvlugt who continued to produce rum in the same style. Uitvlugt is now also closed, but the Port Mourant still lives on to this day, in use at Guyana's only remaining distillery, Diamond.

Part of the Le Fanciulle dell'800 series, meaning "The Girls of the 1800's," each of which has a different female portrait on the label.

Released for the Japanese market.

Bottle number 116.

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