BLACKADDER RAW CASK TRINIDAD RUM 14 YEAR OLD
A 14 year old single cask Trinidad rum, bottled by Blackadder in their Raw Cask series. Raw Cask means the natural sediment, oils, and fats normally filtered out before bottling are left in. What you get is the cask in the bottle, complete.
Bottled August 2023 at 65.5% cask strength. No chill filtration, no added colour. The Whiskey Lab is the new exclusive USA importer for Blackadder.
About Blackadder
Founded 1995 by Robin Tucek, Blackadder is run today as a family operation with daughter Hannah and son Michael. Built on a single conviction: the cask is king. No chill filtration, no added colour, no compromise.
The Raw Cask series goes a step further. Every bottle is as raw and as little filtered as is legally possible, with the natural sediment and oils of the cask left in. One of Scotland's most respected independent bottlers, with a portfolio that extends beyond Scotch into rum and Japanese single malt where the casks warrant it.
Distillery profile
- Trinidad is one of the great historic rum-producing islands of the Caribbean, with a continuous distilling tradition reaching back to the 1700s.
- Most Trinidad rum is produced on continuous column stills, yielding a cleaner, lighter style than the heavy pot still rums of Jamaica.
- The tropical climate accelerates maturation. 14 years in Trinidad is the rough equivalent of several decades of Scottish maturation, with much higher annual evaporation loss.
- What ages in the tropics emerges intensely concentrated, with deep oak, dried tropical fruit, and dark sugar character.
Cask profile
A single cask Trinidad rum at 14 years of tropical maturation, bottled at 65.5% cask strength in the Raw Cask format. The cask sediment, natural oils, and fats normally filtered out before bottling are left in.
This is the spirit as it came out of the cask, without cosmetic intervention. You may see particulate. That is expected. Raw Cask is as raw and as little filtered as is legally possible.
Non-chill filtered, natural colour. A few drops of water will open it up if you want, but the full picture is in the bottle as poured.
On Tasting Notes
You will not find Blackadder's tasting notes here. By design.
Blackadder shares every technical detail a curious drinker could ask for: origin, cask number, distillation date, bottling date, ABV, outturn. Everything that makes the liquid what it is. What they leave to you is the experience of drinking it.
Tasting notes shape expectation. They tell you what you should find before you find it. Blackadder's position is that the spirit in your glass should speak for itself, and what you find there belongs to you. Pour it neat. Add a few drops of water if it asks for it. Take your time. The cask did.
| Specification | Details |
|---|---|
| Brand | Blackadder |
| Series | Raw Cask |
| Category | Rum |
| Origin | Trinidad |
| Age | 14 years |
| ABV | 65.5% |
| Volume | 700 ml |
| Bottled | August 2023 |
| Cask strength | Yes |
| Non-chill filtered | Yes (Raw Cask, sediment retained) |
| Natural colour | Yes |
| Availability | Open release |
The Whiskey Lab's Quality Commitments
- Single Cask & Small Batch: Ensuring a unique profile for each release.
- Natural Colour & Non-Chill Filtered: Preserving the authentic character and purity of the spirit.
- Honest Storytelling: Every cask profile written by people who actually handled the liquid.
