This variant, Old Monk Supreme XXX Rum, has aged for at least 18 years which makes it an oldtimer even by hors d'age standards. Its grade of quality and taste ... A velvet smooth dark rum with a hint of vanilla, it has an alcohol content of 40%. Honored the world over, Old Monk had been awarded gold medals at Monde World Selections since 1982. It's a classic 7 yr blended dark rum. With the first drop of Old Monk Rum, the sheer aroma of distilled cane sugar grown in lush green fields of India, stirs up the age old legend. Old Monk Rum is a form of the legendary ‘Som-ras’ of India’s centuries old scriptures. Alcohol proof: 80 Proof