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| Hello, that is one in all our (nearly) every day tastings. Santé! |
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January 30, 2022
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A phrase of warning
Let me please remind you that my humble assessments of any spirits are accomplished from the perspective of a malt whisky fanatic who, what’s extra, is aboslutely not an skilled in rum, brandy, tequila, vodka, gin or some other spirits. Thanks – and peace! |
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Would not we do rum once more?
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Since that is rum’s flip… Let’s have a look at what we’ve got… Randomly…
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An excellent pal of mine in Cuba ->
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Santiago de Cuba 25 yo (40%, OB, Cuba, +/-2021) 
Full disclosure: I fell in love with Santiago de Cuba 11 years outdated whereas on the island and should have quaffed all of the shares they had been having in La Habana final time I used to be there, 4 or 5 years in the past. Simply my favorite Cuban rum, for those who do not take note of a couple of gorgeous pot-still aguardientes that they only would not promote. Even when the police will not be there. Color: deep amber. Nostril: you do really feel the caramel for positive, and the toffee, and the cane syrup, however apart from that, nobody’s making this fashion this nicely wherever within the Caribbean, not to mention in central America. Implausible notes of cane honey certainly, milk chocolate, candy earth, maple syrup, thick black honeys, chestnut honey many times, molasses… Properly, all you want is somewhat ‘son’ (you might test the online radio ‘Radio Habana Son Cuba’). Mouth: big honeyed caramel, with some sweetness for positive however certainly no sugar. Fantastic dry molasses, big liquorice, then some coal smoke or one thing, black cigars for positive, then vanilla extracts. It’s a little unhappy that they would not have cranked-up the amount somewhat extra, however certainly inside this fashion, it is a chief. Espresso liqueur. End: will get somewhat flabby, I am afraid. Not the perfect half. Feedback: I am unsure it’s with this one which anybody would ‘salvar la revolucion’, however I discover it excellent ‘inside this fashion’. Now we stay fairly below the 11. The 20 was manner beneath the 11 too in my e book.
SGP:740 – 82 factors. |
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Enmore 1988/2021 (48.9%, The Whisky Jury for Whiskay, Guyana, refill barrel, cask #9, 181 bottles) 
Extra whisky individuals on and about rum. Maintain on, that is between 32 and 33 years outdated, am I not proper? Whether or not this was the Enmore nonetheless or the Versailles at Enmore, I have no idea and admittedly… Color: darkish crimson copper! Nostril: some metallic earth, black olives and a few engine oil, that is how I might describe this one at first. There are some resemblances with the Cuban, particularly these whiffs of petroly molasses, however after all that is a lot tighter and firmer. Vase water, crushed olives and capers, mud, somewhat acetone, turpentine, carbon, lily, caramel… All issues that we take pleasure in, even when it’s a tad heady. Mouth: probably European getting older because it doesn’t show these barely stuffy oaky tones that one would discover in tropically-aged very outdated rums. No names. This can be very floral, salty, with a hippy aspect (I imply, incense, patchouli, weed…) and a few deep all-fruit jams, then espresso liqueur. Whether or not European or not, this one may have been showcased in one in all Armistead Maupin’s novels. End: medium, on a lot liquorice, tar and occasional liqueur once more. Lighter prune sauce within the aftertaste. Feedback: magnificent, advanced, needing your consideration when in your glass. Thoughts you, it’s between 32 and 33 years outdated!
SGP:662 – 90 factors. |
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Compania Licorera 19 yo (68.9%, Scotch Malt Whisky Society, Nicaragua, #R8.6, ‘WD40 Dunderfunk’, 264 bottles) 
Let’s not spend our power on any analysis, let’s simply attempt to stand the 68.9% vol. and keep away from any on the spot but painful dying (our lawyer is enjoying golf and never answering his new iPhone simply now, as all of them do once we want them). Color: gold. Nostril: dandelions, nougat, that is all to this point. With water: gentle rum, with maybe a really tiny smoky aspect, however I could also be dreaming. Clearly, the outdated Enmore crushed it and the Cuban crushed it too. Mouth (neat): sugars. Curiously skinny, no dunder and no funk at this stage. With water: gentle and simple. What funk? End: medium, somewhat skinny. Feedback: there are various superb rums throughout the SMWS’s newest choices, however this one’s not one in all them, in my humble opinion. And nineteen years outdated, you say? I’ll have missed one thing right here.
SGP:530 – 76 factors. |
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Guyanese Rum 17 yo 2003 (58.8%, Scotch Malt Whisky Society, Guyana, #R2.15, ‘Charismatic Funk’, 180 bottles) 
Apparently, they do like funk on the SMWS; having stated that, this needs to be a special form of funk. Color: white wine. Nostril: a complete completely different world. Love this, it is received these acetone-y, varnishy notes which can be working so nicely alongside all of the olives, model new double vinyl LP, anchovy paste and miso. Pretty beautiful. With water: identical. Plus new plywood or new IKEA chair (simply do not sit on it). Mouth (neat): elegant grapefruit juice combined with cellulose glue, nail polish, olive oil, Islay peat, bone-dry riesling and simply oysters. As we are saying in French, ‘we received knocked on our again’. With water: identical. Excellent. End: lengthy, with extra mint and extra lemon. Excellent. Feedback: feels very Jamaican. We have to meet with the gentleman who’s dealing with the MS-Excel recordsdata on the very honourable SMWS. Joking. Excellent drop, I may have gone as much as 90 if the top of the aftertaste hadn’t been a wee-tad sugary.
SGP:462 – 89 factors. |
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Uitvlugt 31 yo 1989/2021 (50%, RumSponge, refill barrel)
The Sponge would give us a couple of additional clues right here, akin to the truth that it was ‘early landed’ (so in all probability aged within the EU/UK). Color: amber. Nostril: petroly caramel, Barbour grease, very outdated Sauternes, black olives, petrol combine for 2-stroke engines, and as soon as once more, crushed anchovies combined with tarry liquorice juice and the blackest pipe tobacco. And but it could by no means get too heavy on the nostril. With water: pointless (just a bit extra varnish). Mouth (neat): fairly compact, not as ‘huge’ as I might have thought, and completely full (pleonasm alert) of salty liquorice, with drops of lemon juice. With water: sameish. I am additionally pondering of some Austrian rieslings, Pichler and ‘stuff’. End: lengthy, lemony. It isn’t that widespread to search out this a lot lemonness in very outdated Demeraras. Beautiful salty aftertaste. Feedback: curiously uncomplicated however expectedly wonderful.
SGP:463 – 90 factors. |
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C<>H 1990/2021 (54.4%, Salon du Rhum Belgique, Jamaica, 228 bottles)
In case you would not know, Belgique is identical factor as Belgium. And in case you would not know both, the marque C<>H might result in Hampden’s very-high-ester part (are you positive, S.?) Like 1,300 g/hlpa. Color: gold. Nostril: glue, acetone, nail polish remover, antirust paint, carbolineum, pencil shavings, carbon mud, brake fluid, spent engine oil… All high-quality. With water: olives and new Chinese language plastics. Beautiful resiny notes within the background. A painter’s outdated bottle of turpentine, new jumpers… Properly I like this, I feel I wish to marry this bottle, please name Brussels’ bishopric. Mouth (neat): oh, a gritty, massively limey and but completely carbony one. Frankly, I might have stated New Yarmouth or Clarendon. However then once more, I am solely a whisky fanatic. With water: no, there, that is completely wonderful. It is nearly like ingesting the Atlantic ocean, together with all of the fish, seashells, seaweed and shipwrecks. End: lengthy, salty, elegant. Olives on the helm. Feedback: they’ve distilled olives, have they not? I feel I may fairly sip this.
SGP:473 – 93 factors. |
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