Holmes Cay Heritage Blend

Holmes Cay Heritage Blend is a newer offering from the independent bottler Holmes Cay, founded by Eric Kaye and launched in 2019. The brand is known for curating and releasing rare and exceptional rums from around the world, often as single cask expressions or limited editions, without additives like sugar or coloring. The Heritage Blend, specifically, is Kaye's tribute to the three major rum traditions of the Caribbean: the English style (molasses-based, pot/column still from Barbados), the Spanish style or "ron" (molasses-based, column still from Venezuela), and the French style or "rhum agricole" (cane juice-based, column still from Martinique). This blend intentionally combines these distinct aged distillates to showcase the diversity and versatility of rum, making it suitable for sipping or for standing up well in classic and tiki cocktails.

Holmes Cay Heritage Blend artfully combines rums from Barbados, Martinique, and Venezuela, offering a delightful mix of dried fruit, vanilla custard, and bright citrus notes with a hint of grassy funk and subtle baking spice. This spirit truly sings in classic daiquiris and punches, bringing a welcome complexity to your home bar creations.

Holmes Cay Heritage Blend offers rich aromas of ripe tropical fruits like mango and pineapple, with hints of vanilla and caramel. The palate is full-bodied and smooth, presenting initial brown sugar sweetness and dried fruits, followed by warm baking spices, toasted coconut, and banana bread. Its long, warming finish sees sweetness fade to reveal more oak, with lingering dark chocolate and coffee notes, and a subtle final saltiness.