Raising Glasses Manora 9 Year Old Rum
Manora is where Raising Glasses' two great Thai casks meet. The bottler took its pair of nine-year-old Thai rums — the floral Kinnara and its oakier sibling Kinnaree, each aged five years in Thailand and four in the UK — and married them in this two-barrel blend at 55% ABV (110 proof). The result keeps both personalities: blossom and fruit from one cask, structure and oak from the other. In a 375mL bottle at this price, it may be the most interesting pour in our entire rum collection.
- Origin: Thailand · Base: Molasses, column still
- Age: 9 years (5 years Thailand, 4 years UK) · Two-barrel blend
- ABV: 55% (110 proof) · Size: 375mL
- Bottler: Raising Glasses
The Story
Manora is the heroine of a beloved Thai legend — a Kinnaree, half woman and half bird, whose love story with Prince Suthon is a classic of Thai literature and dance-drama. Raising Glasses chose her name for the blend of its two Thai casks as a celebration of Thai identity and acceptance, and 5% of profits go to Thailand's Love Foundation. The blend concept mirrors the story: two halves becoming something whole, like the Raising Glasses Full Circle 110 Rum brings its own circle of rums together.
Tasting Notes
Floral top notes and ripe tropical fruit from the Kinnara side, grounded by the oak, vanilla and gentle tannin of its sibling cask. The 110-proof palate is generous and rounded, finishing long with honey, blossom and warm wood spice.
How to Enjoy
Neat or with a single ice cube — the blend was balanced at bottling strength and needs nothing. Tasted beside the straight Kinnara cask it becomes a masterclass in what blending does; keep the Raising Glasses The Whistler 14 Year Old Rum nearby for the long-aged end of the same bottler's range.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Manora made from?
It is a blend of two nine-year-old Thai single casks — Kinnara and Kinnaree — each aged five years in Thailand and four years in the UK.
What proof is it?
110 proof (55% ABV), bottled by Raising Glasses in a 375mL format.
Who was Manora?
A Kinnaree princess from Thai legend, whose story with Prince Suthon is one of Thailand's classic tales of love and acceptance.
Two casks, one legend — available to order online at Del Mesa Liquor in the handy 375mL format.