El Dorado Enmore Cask Strength Single Still Rum 2009
El Dorado Enmore Cask Strength Single Still Rum 2009 is a 108.6-proof (54.3% ABV), 750mL vintage Guyanese rum distilled in 2009 on the Enmore wooden Coffey still — built in 1880 and the last surviving wooden continuous still operating in the world — aged 12 years in oak at the Diamond Distillery and bottled at cask strength. The Enmore marque (EHP) is the identifiable backbone of nearly all of El Dorado's cask-aged blends; here it stands alone, uncut and unblended. It is available to order online at Del Mesa Liquor, San Diego, CA.
- ABV: 54.3% (108.6 proof) — cask strength
- Size: 750mL
- Vintage: distilled 2009, aged 12 years in oak at Diamond Distillery, Guyana
- Still: Enmore wooden continuous Coffey (column) still, built 1880 — the last of its kind operating in the world
- Producer: Demerara Distillers Ltd. (DDL), Guyana
- Marque: EHP — Edward Henry Porter, original owner of the Enmore Sugar Plantation
The Last Wooden Coffey Still on Earth
Most of the world's column stills are steel. The Enmore still is wood — a continuous Coffey still constructed in 1880 at the Enmore sugar estate, rescued when the estate closed and moved to Diamond in 2000. Its wooden chambers shape the spirit in a way steel cannot, producing the EHP marque that has quietly underpinned El Dorado's blends for generations. This 2009 vintage lets drinkers taste that marque unblended for the first time in many collectors' experience: 12 years of tropical oak, then into the bottle at full strength. It is a landmark pour for anyone serious about Demerara rum.
Tasting Notes
Aromas of toffee, toasted coconut, and milk chocolate over sandalwood and sweet tobacco. The palate is rich and rounded — caramel, banana bread, nutmeg, and orange zest — with a long, polished finish of vanilla bean and oak spice. Remarkably approachable even at cask strength.
How to Enjoy
Neat to appreciate the still character, or with a single cube. Its rounded profile makes an exceptional rum Old Fashioned or a heavyweight daiquiri. Pair with pecan pie or crème brûlée.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is a wooden Coffey still?
A continuous column still built of wood rather than steel — the Enmore still, constructed in 1880, is cited as the last surviving wooden Coffey still operating in the world.
What does EHP stand for?
Edward Henry Porter, the original owner of the Enmore Sugar Plantation — the marque code for rum from this still.
Is the 2009 Enmore a blend?
No — it is a single-still release: all of the rum was distilled on the Enmore still in 2009, aged 12 years, and bottled at 54.3% ABV without blending or dilution.
How does it differ from the Versailles and Port Mourant 2009s?
Each comes from a different historic wooden still — Versailles (pot), Port Mourant (double pot), Enmore (column) — so the three 2009s are a study in how still design shapes Demerara rum.
Discover more El Dorado single-still vintages in our rum collection. The three 2009s make a remarkable vertical — order the Enmore online from Del Mesa Liquor in San Diego, CA.