Ten To One Oloroso Sherry Cask Select Caribbean Dark Rum
Ten To One Oloroso Sherry Cask Select Caribbean Dark Rum is an 86-proof (43% ABV), 750mL Caribbean dark rum — the brand's award-winning multi-island blend, finished for 8 months in oloroso sherry casks — 100% additive-free and bottled for slow, contemplative sipping — available to order online at Del Mesa Liquor, San Diego, CA.
Ten To One takes its name from Dr. Eric Williams, Trinidad and Tobago's first prime minister, who rallied to preserve the first Caribbean federation of ten countries with the words "One from ten leaves zero" — a statement of the beauty in the blend. The brand built its reputation on its Caribbean Dark Rum, a marriage of rums from Barbados, Trinidad, Jamaica, and the Dominican Republic (8-year-old Barbados and Dominican column-still rums, high-ester Jamaican pot-still rum, and Trinidadian rum, all matured in American white oak ex-bourbon casks). The Oloroso Sherry Cask Select is Ten To One's first special cask-finish edition: that same celebrated blend rested eight months in oloroso sherry casks, a finishing style borrowed from the Scotch world that layers wine-cask richness — wildflower honey, nutmeg, tobacco — onto the rum's cane-driven core. It is released in small batches, made for collectors and anyone eager to explore rum in a distinct, captivating way.
Tasting notes (official brand notes): deep amber with moderate viscosity; the nose opens with dark chocolate and clove, lifted by bright mandarin and chicory, with subtle spice notes of mace and cedar; the palate leads with wildflower honey, nutmeg, and soft tobacco, opening into clove, mandarin, and cedar; medium-to-full body, silky and textural, with a long, refined finish.
Why buy: A genuine first for one of rum's most acclaimed modern brands — the inaugural cask-finish edition of a multi-island blend, with sherry-cask depth and the transparency of zero additives. Sip it neat or over ice. Explore more Ten To One and browse more aged rum at Del Mesa Liquor.
FAQ — people also ask:
Q: What is Ten To One Oloroso Sherry Cask Select?
A: A limited cask-finish edition of Ten To One's Caribbean Dark Rum — a blend of Barbados, Trinidad, Jamaica, and Dominican Republic rums finished for 8 months in oloroso sherry casks.
Q: Does Ten To One Oloroso Sherry Cask Select contain additives?
A: No — 100% additive-free: no added sugar, no coloring, no flavoring.
Q: What is the ABV?
A: 43% ABV (86 proof), 750mL.
Q: How should I drink it?
A: The brand bottles it for sipping neat or over ice — a rich, contemplative pour.