Raising Glasses Kinnara 9 Year Old Rum
Thai rum is one of the category's best-kept secrets, and Kinnara is its calling card: a single cask of molasses rum, distilled in Thailand, aged five years in the tropical heat there and four more in the United Kingdom, and bottled by Raising Glasses at a cask-strength 61.8% ABV. Nine years, one cask, 180 bottles in a 375mL format that makes collecting serious single casks genuinely affordable. It is one of the most distinctive bottles in our rum collection at any price.
- Origin: Thailand · Base: Molasses
- Age: 9 years (5 years Thailand, 4 years UK) · Single cask
- ABV: 61.8% (123.6 proof) · Size: 375mL
- Outturn: 180 bottles
- Bottler: Raising Glasses
The Story
In Buddhist and Hindu mythology the Kinnara is a celestial musician, half man and half bird — a fitting emblem for a rum that sings. Artist Razigla's label carries the legend, and Raising Glasses donates 5% of profits to Thailand's Love Foundation. Kinnara is one of a pair of Thai casks the bottler fell for: this, the more floral and resonant of the two, is nicknamed the "female" cask beside its oakier sibling. If Thai rum is new to you, the Madeira-cask Raising Glasses Ethereal 3 Year Old Madeira Rum 2020 shows the same adventurous sourcing in another key.
Tasting Notes
Lush and resonant: tropical flowers, ripe mango and banana over honeyed oak, with a thread of spice from the long dual-climate aging. At 61.8% the palate is full and warm, finishing on floral sweetness and polished wood.
How to Enjoy
Neat in a small glass, where the aromatics have room to bloom; a splash of water turns the florals up further. The 375mL format also makes it a brilliant gift for the rum explorer — pair it with the Raising Glasses The Whistler 14 Year Old Rum for a world-rum tasting night.
Frequently Asked Questions
Where was Kinnara aged?
Five years in Thailand and four years in the United Kingdom — nine years total across two climates, from a single cask.
Why is it a 375mL bottle?
Raising Glasses bottles this series in half bottles to keep rare single casks accessible; you still get the full cask-strength experience at 61.8% ABV.
How many bottles were made?
180 bottles from the single cask.
A nine-year Thai single cask at a half-bottle price, available to order online at Del Mesa Liquor.