The fifth batch of Duvel Barrel Aged is ready. Duvel master brewer Hedwig Neven wanted to reinvent the ‘barrel aged’ concept and went looking for a rum distillery instead of bourbon barrels. He found it on the other side of the ocean, in Barbados, a world away from the brewery in Puurs: The West Indies Rum Distillery.
It turned out to be the perfect match and after a successful initial meeting, a fantastic new beer was born. Hedwig and Alexandre Gabriel, owner and master blender of the West Indies Rum Distillery, co-created Duvel Barrel Aged n° 5, The Rum Edition.
A unique tasting-beer (12% ALC) brewed with respect for the authentic taste of Duvel, but with an unexpected Caribbean twist featuring the sweet, potent rum notes of vanilla, dried fruit and oak. An absolute first.