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Dark Matter rum range heads for auction
Scottish producer Dark Matter Distillers will put nine bottles of its cask-aged rum up for auction next month.
Bottles one to nine from the company’s Cask 001, filled on 28 August 2015, will be sold by Rum Auctioneer. The date marks the day Dark Matter Distillers, Scotland’s ‘first’ rum distillery, was launched.
The liquid was filled into a virgin American oak barrel at 63.5% ABV. After six years, the liquid had an undiluted cask strength of 66.3% following ‘intensified’ maturation, said to be a rare phenomenon created under specific warehouse conditions.
The bottles form The Physicist Series, with each expression named after a renowned person from the science world.
Jim Ewen, managing director of Dark Matter Distillers, said: “We’re incredibly excited to bring a truly unique offering to auction and take another step forward in our continual growth as a rum producer.
“Bottles 01-09, from Cask 001, from Scotland’s first rum distillery represent a wonderful opportunity for collectors, but also announce that we’re here for the long term; committed to the highest standards of rum distilling.
“With our ethos embedded in knowledge and science, it was only natural for this first-of-its-kind collection to celebrate the imagination and insights of some of the most influential scientific minds who have shaped our understanding of the universe.”
Joe Wilson, head of auction content at Rum Auctioneer, added: “The majority of rum that is featured on our platform originates from traditional rum-producing countries such as those in the Caribbean. It’s therefore a pleasure and unique opportunity for us to be able to put a spotlight on rum produced right here in Scotland.
“Having followed their story and unique production processes over the last six years, we are particularly excited to now offer Dark Matter Distiller’s inaugural cask aged rum at auction. Drawn from Scotland’s very first rum cask, The Physicist Series offers a true piece of rum history for any avid enthusiast or collector.”
The auction will kick off on 5 November and end on 15 November.