Dead Reckoning: South Pacific Rum 10yo Muscat Cask
DEAD RECKONING: South Pacific 10yo Single Blended Rum 10yo Muscat Cask
Independent Bottling by Dead Reckoning, located in Australia
1 of 1,240 bottles. 47% abv. A Pot Column Blend, listed as a 10yo, though it notes on the bottle “Distilled in 1994”, suggesting that portions of the blend are much older. Released in 2022
700ML
From the Company: Distilled in a pot and column still combination in the South Pacific, 100%, tropically aged, 50% Angels share. Nosed it has a herbal quality, similar to St Lucian rum. Pine Cones, some Pot Pourri and a touch of eucalyptus. Further nosing reveals some molasses, toffee and sweet vanilla. Time in the glass gives more time for the aromas to reveal themselves. Slightly menthol notes appear alongside some light tar and cigarette smoke. It’s a complex nose. It’s a rum which is really worth sitting with and nosing. You will get a lot out of it this way and it will also improve your sipping experience. It is both light and soft, yet quite menacing at the same time. On the sip it is quite spicy with a fair amount of barrel influence. It’s oaky but the spice from the oak isn’t overly woody. You get a good hit of sweet vanilla. The herbal nature of the rum comes out more with each sip – the pine cones and eucalyptus that was on the nose is very evident. I’m also getting a carbolic/soapy element. On the mid palate the rum evolves further. A sooty/tarriness comes through. I think if you experienced a Fijian rum – for the first time you could well think it was a blend. It has elements of St Lucian rum, heavy Caroni and most definitely funky Jamaican notes. Elements which remind me of Jamaican funk. They are definitely there though right from the start. The nose carries elements of Banana Bread, Pineapple and a kind of “mucky” dundery note. The initial sip and mid palate carry a fruitiness as well, which works nicely with the more herbal notes. It keeps the more aggressive elements of this rum at bay. It keeps the balance nicely.
About Dead Reckoning, the First Australian Independent Bottler of Rum:
DEAD RECKONING RUM DISTILLS JUSTIN BOSELEYʼS DECADES OF PASSION, EXPERIENCE AND LONG NIGHTS AT SEA INTO UNIQUE BLENDS AND SINGLE-CASK EXPRESSIONS OF THE RAREST RUMS THIS SIDE OF THE BERMUDA TRIANGLE.
From working the coal mines of Australia to working the decks of billionairesʼ mega-yachts, Justinʼs textured life eventually led him to the Caribbean, where he fell in love with rum and those who make (and drink) it.
After importing rum into the country for over a decade, he founded Dead Reckoning, Australiaʼs first independent bottler. He sources rum from various producers around the world, paying special attention to distilleries in his neck of the woods (Australia, Fiji, Papau New Guinea, and others). He experiments with alternative cask finishes with most barrels undergoing a secondary aging process in Adelaide, Australia – a process heʼs dubbed as “Australian Dry-Aging,” due to the regionʼs uniquely dry climate.