Rest & Be Thankful Monymusk 21 Year Old Single Cask Jamaican Rum 2000
Rest & Be Thankful Monymusk 21 Year Old Single Cask Jamaican Rum 2000 is a cask-strength, 61.7% ABV, 700mL single-cask rum — cask #13916, distilled July 2000 at Monymusk (Clarendon) distillery in Jamaica and bottled March 2022 after 21 years of tropical and continental aging. Just 167 bottles were filled for the USA from this non-chill-filtered, no-added-color cask, and the Beverage Testing Institute gave it a Platinum 96 points in 2023. (Currently out of stock — one for the collector's watchlist.) It is listed at Del Mesa Liquor, San Diego, CA.
- ABV: 61.7% (123.4 proof), cask strength — per bottle label; the importer's 62% is rounded
- Size: 700mL
- Age: 21 years; distilled 07/2000, bottled 03/2022
- Cask: single cask #13916, MBK mark (molasses pot-still), 167 bottles, USA exclusive
- Award: Beverage Testing Institute Platinum, 96 points (2023)
Twenty-One Years, One Cask
MBK-mark Monymusk is pot-still Jamaican rum at its most characterful — and this 2000 vintage spent 21 years in a single cask before independent Scottish bottler Rest & Be Thankful released it at full strength. When it is back in stock, it will move fast: 167 bottles is not a lot of rum. Explore Jamaican rum and the Rest & Be Thankful releases.
Tasting Notes
Expect classic high-ester Jamaican funk — tropical fruit, overripe banana, molasses — deepened by two decades of oak: toffee, spice, and a long, warming cask-strength finish. Add water to taste; at 61.7% it rewards patience.
How to Enjoy
Neat in a tulip glass with a splash of water to open it, or as the centerpiece of a collector's tasting. This is not a mixing rum at cask strength.
Frequently Asked Questions
What does the MBK mark mean on Monymusk rum?
MBK is a Monymusk marque denoting molasses-based pot-still rum — the classic funky Jamaican style.
What is Rest & Be Thankful?
An independent Scottish bottler releasing single-cask spirits at cask strength.
How many bottles were made?
167 bottles from cask #13916, a USA-exclusive release.
One of 167 bottles of 21-year-old Monymusk — watch for it back in stock at Del Mesa Liquor, San Diego, CA.