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| Hello, that is one among our (nearly) day by day tastings. Santé! |
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September 26, 2021
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One other wee bag of 5 rums
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I suppose that world-class headline was somewhat self-explanatory.
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Santos-Dumont ‘XO Palmira’ (40%, OB, Brazil, +/-2020) 
Feels a bit ‘pushed’ on the advertising and marketing aspect however why not, we choose aviation pioneers over unlikely heroes of some long-forgotten revolutions. This one spent a while in vin doux naturel casks. Color: gold. Nostril: very nice, cane-y, a bit ‘Cuban’ somewhat than South-American, with a somewhat pretty earthiness and whiffs of outdated well-taken-care-of humidor, overripe bananas and drier molasses. Good shock this one, even when we’re not flying within the stratosphere but (S., it is Santos-Dumont! Proper…) Mouth: blimey, it was sweetened up. Straightforward coconut and pineapple syrup, Toplexil, child’s mouthwash… And to be honest, a bit sugarcane syrup. End: brief, sugary, fairly cloying. Feedback: to be sincere it wasn’t that unhealthy, and the nostril was very nice. Now the very sugary palate somewhat wants a complete iceberg.
SGP:730 – 69 factors. |
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Fast measures must be taken…
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Diamond 2017/2018 ‘MPM’ (85%, L’Esprit, Guyana, Cuvée Edgar) 
Candy Vishnu! Is not this the strongest spirit we have ever tried on this life and on this planet? MPM means ‘Important Port Mourant’. It is not usually that these rums come to us nearly unaged. And at, cough, 85% vol… Color: white. Nostril: diesel oil, olive oil, cactus juice and acetone. Effectively roughly, we’re not attempting too onerous… With water: pears, mezcal, sugar cane, bitter wine, crushed anchovies… That is all nice. Mouth (neat – as a result of we should): pears. Any spirits at this energy will show pears. And aged spirit, you ask? Effectively I do not assume there’s any aged spirit at this energy, which, by the way in which, you can solely obtain with columns, I might suppose – and but, that is pot nonetheless rum! A double pot nonetheless that’s. You learn that proper. With water: 50% spirit, 50% water, that is new to me (besides in pastis). The result’s wonderful, between lime juice, brine and with an oily aspect. Turpentine and drawing gum. End: extraordinarily lengthy and unexpectedly salty. And excellent. Feedback: significantly, you get two bottles for the value of only one right here. I discover the juice excellent and the concept great, you solely must be sure to’ve acquired water on the aspect, and that your spectacles will not get opaque due to the vapours. Great drop, actually, I might simply counsel you place the bottle into the fridge. And add no ice then. Oh and with caviar…
SGP:473 – 87 factors. |
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At some point we’ll do a big session with solely newmakes or quasi-newmakes of world. I will simply must first name the insurance coverage firm.
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Tiba 13 yo 2008/2021 (57%, Tamosi, Panama)
Panama sounds awkward, however Tamosi doesn’t, in any respect, so let’s preserve an open thoughts… Color: deep gold. Nostril: triple-sec and sultanas in every single place, with whiffs of dill and orange blossom. Feels fairly gentle this far, so far as types are involved. With water: oh cool, greens, salsify, celeriac, manioc… Fairly advanced, this. Panama, actually? Mouth (neat): oh good! Many contemporary tropical fruits, white pineapples, bananas, mangos, all that inside a somewhat tart and nervous fashion. Some radish. Very intriguing. With water: oh nice, delicate and complicated, with fruit and veggies which might be somewhat well-behaved. Are you aware white raspberries, for instance? And candy carrots. Notes of beets too, which is as pretty. End: medium, maybe even a tad brief – this ain’t Hampden – however the fashion is great, with a really delicate – and sudden – saltiness. Feedback: Panama? Are we certain? Nice work at Tamosi’s.
SGP:462 – 86 factors. |
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Jamaica 11 yo 2010/2021 ‘WP’ (63.4%, Rasta Morris, bourbon, cask #RM014) 
Extra from the Belgian connection. They’d are inclined to do it proper. Color: gold. Nostril: oh! White asparagus and fennel seeds over engine oil and thyme tea. Emphasis on thyme tea, that is extraordinarily uncommon. And superior, hope that will not vanish within the air as soon as we have added water. With water: I see that partly got here from the oak. Some rosehip too, prickly pears, a bit vetiver and menthol, wormwood, absinth… What a beautiful complexity, 11 is a superb age. Mouth (neat): complete generations will quibble over this most vital subject, Worthy Park or Hampden? In fact this WP is luminous and thrilling, not simply ‘bacteria-loaded’, with for instance notes of jasmine which might be not often seen to this extent. Effectively, in my very own little e-book. With water: simply extraordinarily good. Earthy liquorice, anchovies in brine, olives, tinned sardines… End: lengthy, salty, with much more liquorice and at all times these preserved fish, anchovies… Feedback: spectacular drop, I’ve tried onerous to seek out one thing unhealthy to say, however I failed as soon as once more and we’ve got no different however to concur with the overall opinion (S, you discuss like Biden).
SGP:363 – 90 factors. |
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JHK Rum 12 yo 2009/2021 (62.1%, Thompson Bros., Jamaica, 322 bottles)
It is stated that this could be ‘very excessive ester’ Hampden. I imply, 1500 g/hlpa or extra, so the marque <DOK>. Color: white wine. Nostril: this sense of nosing a freshly opened can of gherkins plus a whole lot of carbon paper and brake pad mud (after the Monaco Grand Prix). We’re somewhat entering into love-it-or-hate-it thresholds right here, I might manner. With water: sameish. You can not do a lot to this, even a whole lot of water would not shake it in any kinds of how. Mouth (neat): an excessive amount of for me. Your complete physique, not solely your mind, is sending warning messages. In brief, that is extraordinarily excessive. With water: very salty, dry, gritty, tarry… We have walked past the boundaries right here. End: so long as a speech by Fidel, as we used to say when he was nonetheless alive and (form of) kicking. Feedback: I do not know what to say. Ultimately of the day, the seminal query wants be requested: “would I ask for an additional glass?” Not too certain. Now, let’s be clear, that is finally wonderful very excessive rum, however not for the fainthearted as they are saying. Relatively a top-of-the-top dresser.
SGP:273 – 85 factors. |
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 Examine the index of all rums we have tasted thus far
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