DEMERARA VERTICAL 03-04 (DIAMOND) 45% SAMAROLI - BOTTLED 2020

This is a blend of rums from 2003 and 2004 distilled at Diamond distillery, matured in Scotland and bottled in 2020

One of 256 bottles

THE BRAND

The Diamond Distillery, is the last surviving rum distillery in Guyana. Located on the east bank of Demerara River at the now silent Plantation Diamond, one of the oldest sugar plantation of the country, its history dates back to 1670 when, after the introduction of the art of distilling by the British colonists, each sugar estate still had its own distillery.

The 70s saw an unexpected draw in the price of sugar and distilleries started shutting down one after the other. Shortly afterwards a process of nationalisation began and Diamond Distillery became part of the portfolio of Demerara Distillers Ltd (DDL), property of the Government of Guyana.

As only distillery still operative in Guyana, is home to the ‘Heritage Stills’, transferred over the years from closing distilleries and operating among the others, the legendary four-column French Savalle still from Uitvlugt, the wooden pot still from Port Mourant and the wooden coffey still from Enmore, last and oldest of its kind in the world.

Diamond Distllery thanks to its different alembics, also blends its award-winning El Dorado and is the largest suppliers of bulk rums from the Caribbean to European and North-American brands.

THE BOTTLER

Everyone said he was the Lord of Spirits. Visionary, heretic, brilliant; there are many ways we could define him. His selection, were not the best. Were unique.

Suddenly passed away in 2017 at age of 77, his incredible palate, left us an unbridgeable legacy for anyone and his legendary bottlings are in the Olympus of spirit greats.

Since 2008 Samaroli SRL is controlled by Antonio Bleve, chosen by Silvano Samaroli himself to guide the company.