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Mars 20, 2022
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A phrase of warning
Let me please remind you that my humble assessments of any spirits are finished from the viewpoint of a malt whisky fanatic who, what’s extra, is aboslutely not an skilled in rum, brandy, tequila, vodka, gin or another spirits. Thanks – and peace! |
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Rums on the desk
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Yeah, why do not we do just a few extra rums on this very Sunday, randomly and in search of malternatives?… And let’s kick this off with a better one (supposedly)…
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Trinidad Rum 18 yo (46%, Cadenhead, Inexperienced Label, Trinidad, +/-2021) 
In concept, this should not and could not be Caroni, as Caroni stopped ‘fuming’ in 2002. So, Trinidad Distillers – Angostura? Color: gold. Nostril: a wee tad acetic and varnishy at first sniffing, in any other case completely on ripe bananas, mangos, guavas, papayas and coconut (water). Gentle, recent, extraordinarily fruity. I am unable to see who would complain. Mouth: simply glorious, simple, recent, on the identical fruits plus extra citrus, a drop of benzine, pinot gris, salt, tar, earth, ardour fruits and liquorice allsorts. Completely beautiful and straightforward, you’d down 5 litres of this with out blinking an eye fixed and whereas exegeting Wittgenstein. End: medium, recent, fantastically fruity. Mangos and maracujas on the helm. Feedback: an ace by Cadenhead, however let me subject a warning, it’s dangerously drinkable.
SGP:741 – 88 factors. |
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Labourdonnais 10 yo 2010/2021 (51.9%, Liquid Treasures, Mauritius, refill butt, 353 bottles) 
In Mauritius, there’s Labourdonnais and there is the remainder. It’s a pretty new distillery and what I’ve already tried was reasonably French-style, made out of pure cane juice. Color: white wine. Nostril: tender, nicely within the type of different rums from the Indian ocean, reasonably on bananas, Fanta and syrups, then Berocca, absinth, caraway, eucalyptus and lemon curd. With water: is not this merely chartreuse? Mouth (neat): enjoyable stuff, reasonably medicinal, with some fennel seeds, lemon, caraway, aniseed, even gentian… With water: liquorice, lemon, aniseed, fennel, carrots, turmeric, celeriac… End: medium, on related notes. Ginseng and peat smoke within the aftertaste. Feedback: very good and recent, what an uncommon drop! I might have nearly mentioned ‘cachaça’. A shameless 11,400km-wide error, thoughts you, not significantly happy with myself.
SGP:662 – 85 factors. |
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Labourdonnais 2010/2021 (60.7%, Pattern X, Mauritius, 296 bottles)
Color: white wine. Nostril: completely on saccharose, grass and recent bark. That is the excessive power, I’d suppose, so… With water: balsa wooden, extra fennel, mannequin glue, bidis, pistachio syrup; patchouli… Certainly, this one too is reasonably uncommon. Mouth (neat): similar beautiful natural and fruity notes. Extra celeriac, fennel, lime, aniseed, wormwood, contact of chlorophyll… With water: almonds, pure glues, lemongrass, extra celeriac and celery, spearmint, aniseed… End: medium, recent, extra mentholy, with a bit of myrtle and grapefruit liqueur. Feedback: some sides have been reminding me of Madeira’s agricoles, I’ve to say. I’m stunned, most rums from Mauritius I may attempt up to now have been very boring sugar bombs de la muerte, whereas that is recent, uncommon certainly, and beautiful. It is much less earthy and smoky than the Liquid Treasure, having mentioned that.
SGP:662 – 85 factors. |
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Panamanian rum 14 yo 2006 (59.1%, Scotch Malt Whisky Society, #R9.8, 2nd fill bourbon barrel, Treacle Thyme, 247 bottles, 2021) 
From the Varela Bros. aka Hermanos Varela operations, the place in addition they produce Abuelo. Color: gold. Nostril: pencil shavings, fudge, salted caramel, vanilla, wee whiffs of fern, coconut. With water: butter, fudge, madeleines, sponge cake and biscuits. Mouth (neat): very candy. Acetone, limoncello, rose syrup, grenadine, tankerloads of custard. With water: a tad extra natural and grassy. Lime syrup. End: medium, extra on lime and lemon, however the physique stays a bit of skinny. Feedback: definitely extra fascinating than the officers from the identical plant. I imply, from the identical distillery.
SGP:730 – 79 factors. |
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French Antilles 2020/2021 (56.2%, Single Barrel Choice for The Whisky Change, Grand Arôme, Port cask, 179 bottles)
A one-year-old grand arôme, that is pushing it a wee bit, no? And the place does this come from? Color: gold. Nostril: all proper, all proper, that is nice, very estery (grand arôme, so a dresser), full of latest IKEA stuff, glue, plywood, olives and really heavy and heady liquorice. As I typically say, I hate it that I find it irresistible. With water: recent teak wooden, brine, coal tar and glues. Superb nostril (hate it that I am scripting this). Mouth (neat): fabulous rotting bananas, eucalyptus, starfruits and liquorice. I really feel disgrace. With water: desperately superior. Somebody’s salted and smoked strawberries whereas we weren’t watching. End: not that good anymore, maybe a tad vulgar. I am glad I may discover one thing unhealthy to say. Feedback: La Réunion? Do they know that is not likely a part of the French Antilles? However who cares? Very beautiful drop certainly, regardless of the shambolic sweetish end. Pfff…
SGP:662 – 86 factors. |
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Enmore at Diamond 19 yo 2002/2021 ‘EHP’ (51%, Nobilis Rum, Guyana, 181 bottles) 
Color: straw. Nostril: strawberry gums and drops, Pink Bull, marshmallows, bubblegum vodka, vanilla… Enmore, actually? With water: custard and butter cream, cane juice, vanilla ice cream, blancmange, banana… Mouth (neat): the sweetest, roundest, fruitiest Demerara there ever was. Pineapple syrup in every single place, plus a wee slice of the smallest gherkin. With water: cane juice, contact of praline, nougat, popcorn… The sweetest, lightest Demerara ever? End: medium, rounded, on vanilla and white nougat. Feedback: the wood steady Coffey nonetheless in motion, all lightness and softness. Fairly good, not fairly a fan although.
SGP:640 – 80 factors. |
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Port Mourant at Uitvlugt 30 yo 1990/2021 ‘PM’ (50.5%, Nobilis Rum, Chosen by Versus, Guyana, 169 bottles) 
The marque was ‘PM’. Very deep hopes right here. Color: gentle gold. Nostril: wonderful. Smoky garam masala, curry, cedar wooden, Buddhist temple, epicea needles (Picea abies), pencil shavings, yew, gingerbread… This nostril is beautiful and that is a reality. With water: beautiful, with new sneakers, new electronics, gherkins and olives, muds, inexperienced oranges, lime leaves, menthol… Mouth (neat): astounding lemony and mentholy arrival, then verbena, wormwood, and myriads of tiny natural tones, genepy, borage, salty oyster plant… Having mentioned that, a piney woodiness would are inclined to attempt to take over after one minute or so, let’s have a look at what’s going to occur as soon as correct H2O’s been added… With water: superior citrusy saltiness. By no means add an excessive amount of water to those drops, higher not sufficient than an excessive amount of. End: reasonably lengthy, on tar and seawater. Feedback: this outdated one could have reached its optimum just a few years in the past, nevertheless it’s nonetheless splendid, no doubts in any respect about that. It crushes the Enmore, however that ought to have been anticipated.
SGP:462 – 90 factors. |
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A really fast one, only for the street…
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Caroni 1998/2021 (58.2%, The Whisky Jury, cask #26, 275 bottles) 
Color: amber. Nostril: a softer Caroni, with some chocolate, mocha, sawdust, walnut shell and only one black olive. With water: chocolate and pinecones. It truly is a simpler Caroni. Mouth (neat): a lot larger, tighter, extra compact than on the nostril. Salted nuts and acidic coffees, plus black and bitter chocolate. With water: excellent however down, salty however with a thinner physique. Tea tannins, white chocolate. End: medium. Sugar cane, not a lot else. Very gentle tar. Feedback: as everyone knows, there are numerous sorts of Caronis; this would possibly nicely be one of many lightest. As they are saying in Putin’s military, nothing to jot down residence about.
SGP:451 – 84 factors. |
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 Examine the index of all rums we have tasted up to now
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