Holmes Cay Fiji 21 Year Old Rum 2004
Holmes Cay Fiji 21 Year Old Rum 2004 is a single cask, 100% pot still rum from The Rarest Selections, Holmes Cay's top tier. Distilled in 2004 at South Pacific Distillery in Lautoka, Fiji, from locally produced molasses, it spent 21 years in a single American oak cask — 12 years aging in the Fiji tropics, 5 more years in the UK, and a final 4.5 years in New York state — before bottling in 2026 at full proof, 58% ABV (116 proof), with no additives. The cask yielded just 194 bottles. It is available to order online at Del Mesa Liquor.
- Proof: 116 (58% ABV), full proof / cask strength
- Distilled: 2004, South Pacific Distillery, Lautoka, Fiji — 100% pot still, local molasses
- Aged: 21 years in American oak, single cask — 12 years in Fiji, 5 years in the UK, 4.5 years in New York
- Bottled: 2026, no additives, non-chill filtered character
- Production: 194 bottles from one cask
- Size: 700mL, presented in the Rarest Selections box
The Story
South Pacific Distillery has been making rum in Lautoka since the 1980s, and its pot still marks are among the most distinctive in the rum world — weighty, characterful spirits that reward long aging. Holmes Cay built its Rarest Selections line around exactly this kind of cask. The Fiji 2004 comes from the same stocks as the Fiji 17 Year released a few years ago; one cask was held back and left to keep maturing, first in the UK and then in Holmes Cay's New York warehouse, until it reached 21 years. Bottled at full proof with nothing added and nothing taken away, it is Fijian rum at its most uncompromising.
Tasting Notes
Nose: Vanilla and fresh banana. Palate: Bright citrus and pepper over a layer of buttery caramel, the pot still weight carrying the flavors through. Finish: Pleasingly dry, with the oak and spice lingering after the fruit fades.
How to Enjoy
This is a sipping rum built for a quiet pour: give it a few minutes in the glass neat, then try a few drops of water to open up the caramel and citrus. Collectors of high-proof single cask rums will find the full 58% ABV rewarding straight from the bottle.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many bottles of Holmes Cay Fiji 2004 21 Year were made?
Only 194 bottles, drawn from a single American oak cask — when they are gone, this exact rum cannot be made again.
What proof is the Fiji 2004 21 Year?
It is bottled at full proof, 58% ABV (116 proof), exactly as it came from the cask.
Where was it aged?
All 21 years were spent in the same American oak cask: 12 years in Fiji's tropical climate, 5 years in the UK, and 4.5 years in New York state.
Does it contain any additives?
No. Holmes Cay bottles without added sugar, coloring, or flavoring — what you taste is the distillate and the cask.
How is it different from the Holmes Cay Fiji 17 Year 2004?
It comes from the same 2004 stocks, but this cask was held back for roughly four additional years of maturation before bottling in 2026.
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