MURRAY MCDAVID - Uitvlugt 1995 - Finish Château d'Yquem - 12 ans - 46%
Murray McDavid was established in 1994 by London wine merchants Mark Reynier (now in charge of Waterford Distillery in Ireland), Simon Coughlin and Springbank Distillery’s Gordon Wright. They quickly gained a reputation for maturing whisky in interesting casks, especially in fine wine casks. In 2000, the Murray McDavid team set about reopening the closed Bruichladdich Distillery on Islay, engaging the services of Jim McEwan, Islay’s most celebrated Master Distiller. In 2012, spirits giant Remy Cointreau purchased Bruichladdich Distillery and Murray McDavid. Later, Murray McDavid was sold to its current owners, leading Scotch whisky broker, Aceo Ltd. Today, the home of Murray McDavid is Coleburn Distillery in Speyside, where they continue the tradition of bottling artfully-matured Scotch whisky.
Uitvlught is a village in Guyana, based on the west bank of the Demerara River, but the name is Dutch. The Dutch-owned Uitvlugt Distillery was established around 1750, housing double wooden pot stills which produced a heavy style rum. However, in 1975 the government began privatising sugar plantations and distilleries, and this saw the close of Uitvglut in 2000. The only remaining distillery in Guyana is the Diamond Distillery, which acquired the stills from Uitvlugt.
This limited edition was distilled at Uitvlught in 1995 and aged for 12 years in Bourbon cask then matured in Château d’Yquem casks. The rum was bottled at Brucihladdich distillery on Islay, in Scotland. 1,300 bottles were produced.
