The Real McCoy 14 Year Limited Edition Bourbon Barrel Aged Rum
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In 1920, when prohibition began, Captain Bill McCoy made a name for himself as America’s first “Rum Runner”. He delivered only the best quality unadulterated spirits which became known worldwide as The Real McCoy. This is the oldest rum every produced by the distillery. This limited edition rum (only 6,000 bottles produced) is aged 14 years in American oak bourbon barrels. The result is an incredibly complex rum with flavors of complex wood, honeyed spice, toffee and toasted caramel. It is bottled at 92 proof to provide unadulterated quality that is best enjoyed neat or on the rocks.
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This limited edition opens with the guns a-blazing: it's spicy and brisk, loaded with cinnamon and clove. The drying midpalate shifts to oak and walnut, then fades away on gentle, dreamy layers of brown sugar, caramel, orange peel and a hint of dried apricot.
This line of premium and super-premium aged rums originates with the story of Bill McCoy, the pioneer Rum Runner of the Prohibition era. In January 1920, McCoy was the first to fill his schooner with alcohol in the Caribbean and sail it up to New York. Anchoring three miles offshore in what was then international waters, McCoy was able to legally act as a floating liquor store to the speakeasies of Manhattan. Others copied McCoy, but they watered down or sullied the alcohol by adding chemicals like turpentine or wood alcohol in what became dubbed “Booze” or “Hooch.” McCoy provided only top quality, unadulterated spirit - inspiring his product to be known as “The Real McCoy.”
Today, these rums are handcrafted in the Prohibition Tradition - with the same authenticity as the celebrated rum that fueled the Roaring ‘20s - copper distilled, bourbon barrel aged, no added sugars, flavors or aromatics. The rum rivals the top spirits in the world. This is the genuine article… It's The Real McCoy.