{"product_id":"raising-glasses-king-kai-17-year-old-rum-375ml","title":"Raising Glasses King Kai 17 Year Old Rum 375mL","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRaising Glasses King Kai 17 Year Old Rum\u003c\/strong\u003e is a single barrel Guyanese rum from the Diamond Distillery, distilled in 2007 and bottled at 63.6% ABV in a 375mL bottle. It carries the ELWR marque — rum from the Enmore wooden Coffey still, the last surviving wooden column still of its kind — and aged 15 years in the UK before two final years of continental European aging.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eABV:\u003c\/strong\u003e 63.6% (127.2 proof)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 375mL\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAge:\u003c\/strong\u003e 17 years\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin:\u003c\/strong\u003e Diamond Distillery, Guyana\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBase:\u003c\/strong\u003e Molasses\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eStill:\u003c\/strong\u003e Enmore wooden Coffey still (ELWR marque)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Single barrel, Folklore Series #12\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Story\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGuyana's Diamond Distillery is a museum that still works: its heritage stills include the wooden Coffey still rescued from the Enmore estate, and ELWR is the marque collectors chase hardest. Raising Glasses named this barrel for King Kai, the kaiju-king of rum folklore, as Folklore Series #12 — and 5% of the bottler's profits support Blossoms of Guyana. Seventeen-year-old Enmore wood at cask strength is exactly the kind of bottle our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/rare-top-shelf\"\u003erare and top shelf\u003c\/a\u003e shelves exist for; set it beside the other aged Folklore release, \u003ca href=\"\/products\/raising-glasses-the-whistler-14-year-old-rum\"\u003eRaising Glasses The Whistler 14 Year Old Rum\u003c\/a\u003e, for two very different old-rum accents.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eTasting Notes\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVanilla wafer pudding and plump sultana raisins open sweet and creamy; the palate adds dark oak, licorice and polished leather before a long, creamy meringue finish.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eHow to Enjoy\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNeat, in a tulip, with time. A teaspoon of water at a time will stretch the dried-fruit sweetness — this is a meditation rum, and a crown jewel of our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/rum\"\u003erum collection\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eFrequently Asked Questions\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat is the ELWR marque?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt identifies rum distilled on Diamond's Enmore wooden Coffey still — a heritage wooden column still and one of the most collectible styles in Guyanese rum.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhere was it aged?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e15 years in the UK, then 2 years in continental Europe.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat is the alcohol content?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e63.6% ABV, bottled at cask strength from a single barrel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRaising Glasses King Kai 17 Year Old Rum is available to order online at Del Mesa Liquor — seventeen years of Guyana in a half bottle.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Raising Glasses","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":68139836669995,"sku":"DM17796L","price":79.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1277\/3667\/files\/kingkai.jpg?v=1793923607","url":"https:\/\/www.delmesaliquor.com\/products\/raising-glasses-king-kai-17-year-old-rum-375ml","provider":"Del Mesa Liquor","version":"1.0","type":"link"}