{"product_id":"rumcast-reserve-single-cask-guyana-vsg-rum","title":"Rumcast Reserve Single Cask Guyana VSG Rum","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRumcast Reserve Single Cask Guyana VSG Rum\u003c\/strong\u003e is a single-cask Demerara rum bottled by Rumcast Reserve, the independent bottling arm of The Rumcast podcast, distilled in December 2014 from molasses on the Versailles single wooden pot still at Diamond Distillery in Guyana and bottled at cask strength, 50.9% ABV (101.8 proof), in a 375mL bottle. Aged 9 years and 11 months in a heavy char ex-rum cask at The Main Rum Company in Liverpool, with no added sugar, it is one of the two inaugural Rumcast Reserve casks, chosen in person at Main Rum's warehouse. It is available to order online at Del Mesa Liquor.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eProof \/ ABV:\u003c\/strong\u003e 101.8 proof (50.9% ABV), cask strength\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 9 years, 11 months (distilled December 2014)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eStill \/ Marque:\u003c\/strong\u003e Versailles single wooden pot still, Diamond Distillery, Guyana — VSG, molasses\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCask:\u003c\/strong\u003e Heavy char ex-rum cask, matured in Liverpool, England\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin:\u003c\/strong\u003e Guyana\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eJourney #1, Cask #1: The Wooden Still\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Versailles still — a single wooden pot still, one of the last wooden stills on earth, now working at Demerara Distillers' Diamond plant — produces the VSG marque, the Demerara style most prized by the independent bottlers who built the Guyana cult. This cask was filled at Main Rum in Liverpool on March 27, 2015 at 59.6% ABV and rested in the Plutus and Dempster warehouses until it was decanted on February 25, 2025 for the United States. RumX tasters score it 8 out of 10. Find its Mauritius sibling and more Demerara in our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/rum\"\u003erum\u003c\/a\u003e collection and the \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/rare-top-shelf\"\u003erare and top shelf\u003c\/a\u003e shelves.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eTasting Notes\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNutty caramel, dark chocolate, pecan, clove, butterscotch and Demerara sugar on the nose. The palate runs caramel, oak, prunes, cherry, cola and milk chocolate with buttery wood and honey, closing on a long caramel finish — classic wooden-still depth at a manageable cask strength.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eHow to Enjoy\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA rum to drink neat and slowly — rest it in the glass and let the Demerara sugar and dark fruit unfold. Bourbon and whisky drinkers crossing over will find the heavy char cask familiar territory; browse our wider \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/spirits\"\u003espirits\u003c\/a\u003e range for more single-cask bottlings.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eFrequently Asked Questions\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat is the VSG marque?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVSG is the marque for rum distilled on the Versailles single wooden pot still at Diamond Distillery in Guyana — molasses-based, pot-distilled Demerara rum of the kind bottled by Velier and Rum Nation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow was it aged?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNine years and eleven months in a single heavy char ex-rum cask at The Main Rum Company's Liverpool warehouses, bottled at cask strength with no added sugar.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow strong is it and what size is the bottle?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCask strength at 50.9% ABV (101.8 proof), in a 375mL bottle, from a single cask only.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShop Rumcast Reserve Guyana VSG at Del Mesa Liquor in San Diego, CA — wooden-still Guyana rum, bottled by people who podcast about it for a living.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rumcast Reserve","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":68075523637291,"sku":"DM17612L","price":78.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1277\/3667\/files\/rumcast-reserve-single-cask-guyana-vsg-600x800.jpg?v=1793299859","url":"https:\/\/www.delmesaliquor.com\/products\/rumcast-reserve-single-cask-guyana-vsg-rum","provider":"Del Mesa Liquor","version":"1.0","type":"link"}