Holmes Cay Single Cask Belize 2006 16 Year Old Rum

Holmes Cay Single Cask Belize 2006 16 Year Old Rum is a 122-proof (61% ABV), 750mL single cask rum with a remarkable pedigree: distilled at Travellers Liquors Distillery in Belmopan, Belize, from 100% molasses on a manually operated column still, then aged sixteen full years in the tropical heat of Belize in ex-bourbon casks and bottled there at barrel entry proof. Only four casks were released in 2022 — the only independently bottled, 100%-tropically-aged single cask Travellers rum in existence. Order online at Del Mesa Liquor while it lasts.

• Proof / ABV: 122 proof / 61% ABV (barrel entry proof)
• Size: 750mL
• Age: 16 years, 100% tropically aged in Belize in ex-bourbon casks
• Origin: distilled, aged, and bottled in Belize by Travellers Liquors Distillery, Belmopan
• Production: 100% molasses, manually operated column still; 4 casks; non-chill filtered; no sugar, coloring, or additives

Sixteen Tropical Years in One Cask

A year of tropical aging is worth several in a cool climate — the heat drives the spirit in and out of the wood relentlessly — so sixteen years in Belize is an eternity by rum standards. That this rum spent every one of those years in Belize, then was bottled there at the exact proof it entered the barrel, makes it a document as much as a drink: the purest possible record of what Travellers' column-still rum becomes with time. Holmes Cay's 2022 release of four casks is the only independent single-cask bottling of its kind. Find more cask-strength treasures in our rum collection.

Tasting Notes

Caramel, vanilla, and plum on the nose, with a prominent note of coffee bean, spice, and dried flowers. The palate is robust and hot but approachable — toffee, cacao, and orange peel, deepening to vanilla and raisin-infused gingerbread. The finish is medium-long: allspice, stone fruit, and oak.

How to Enjoy

Neat with a splash of water to unlock the full aromatic range — reviewers consistently call for tempering at 122 proof. Bourbon drinkers will feel at home here: the oak depth and barrel-proof intensity translate directly.

Frequently Asked Questions

What does "tropically aged" mean?
Every year of maturation happened in Belize's hot climate, where heat accelerates the interaction between spirit and wood — sixteen tropical years extracts extraordinary depth.

What is "barrel entry proof"?
The rum was bottled at the same proof it went into the barrel — undiluted, exactly as the cask gave it up.

Why only four casks?
Single-cask bottling means each cask is bottled on its own; only four casks met Holmes Cay's standard for this 2022 release.

The only tropically-aged Travellers single cask of its kind — buy Holmes Cay Belize 2006 16 Year Old online from Del Mesa Liquor in San Diego, CA.