Mauritius
There are 423 rums from Mauritius in the RumX database.
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2744
Top review from Tim :
"Wow, on the nose it reminds me of a Guyana rum or even a Foursquare, with citrus fruits and other fruits such as peach being dominant here, especially if you give it enough time to breathe. Lots of roasted chocolate, caramel, wood and all kinds of fruit. Very pleasant in the mouth, despite 60°. Complex rum, at a more than fair price! Definitely a good tad better than the 2010."
13444
Top review from Gunnar Böhme "Bauerngaumen" 🤓:
"Ever since @crazyforgoodbooze got me hooked on Mauritius at the 11th GRF, I've been trying to get to know the country's rums better. With this one, I like the expressive blackcurrant note on the palate. A really pleasant rum, but with an unremarkable nose and a short finish that can't match the Grays from Perola (RX12865) from the same year. Update 2023-07-02: I must have had a bad day at the first tasting, only 82 points just doesn't do the rum justice. Now, at the second tasting, it has a super-long, fruity and woody finish. The impressive red rum now gets a well-deserved 86 points. Pretty good PLV for a single cask and still available, wonderful. Update 2024-03-16: Used as a benchmark rum against two other New Grove single casks and more than lives up to its role. In the meantime I have to say, even better than the 2009 bottling. Amazing Mauritius!"
2949
Top review from Gunnar Böhme "Bauerngaumen" 🤓:
"Diese orangefarbenen Abfüllungen von Grays führen ja meist (for some unknown reason) ein Schattendasein hinter den exquisiten weiß-grauen Single-Cask-Abfüllungen aus derselben Destillerie. So auch diese. Daher ist es nicht ganz so verwunderlich, dass sie auf dem Erstmarkt noch verfügbar ist und auch noch von niemandem beachtet und mit einer Bewertung bedacht wurde. Also mache ich mal den Anfang - und der kommt gleich mit einem BÄMM! Auch wenn mich mittlerweile das Gefühl beschleicht, mit meinen zuletzt fast durchweg sehr hohen Bewertungen so langsam unglaubwürdig zu werden, so muss ich diesen Rum doch unbedingt dort oben einreihen. Und zwar ganz oben. Vielleicht ist er sogar meine neue Benchmark für New-Grove-Single-Casks. Das wird sich zeigen, wenn ich ihn gegen meinen bisherigen Favoriten (RX2744, natürlich auch aus dem überragenden Destillationsjahr 2009) verkostet habe. Diesmal habe ich ihn für eine erste Einordnung gegen die gerade gesplittete Spezialabfüllung für 20 Vin (RX13081) antreten lassen. Die ist zwar insgesamt fruchtiger, kann mit ihren nur 50% aber nichts gegen die 58,5% der Spezialabfüllung für Fine Spirits ausrichten. Die (optisch hellere) Fine-Spirits-Abfüllung ist einfach eine Wucht, das macht sie schon an der Nase klar, aber richtig fett spielt sie am Gaumen auf. Wer auf schwere, dunkle Tee- und Mentholtöne und nicht so sehr auf die sonst so typischen lieblich-hellen (gelben oder roten) Früchte steht, kommt hier voll auf seine Kosten. Ein herausfordernder Rum der Oberklasse. Wird von mir gesplittet, sobald der Nachschub eingetroffen ist. Update 2024-08-11: So, also den RX2744 stößt er dann doch nicht vom Thron. Im Direktvergleich ist der RX2744 öliger und nicht ganz so teebitter wie der RX2949, der dafür mehr Menthol zu bieten hat und eine bessere Alkoholintegration. Daher einen Punkt Abzug für den RX2949 gegenüber der gestrigen Bewertung und somit Gleichstand mit dem RX2744. Zwei fantastische Rums und für mich die Aushängeschilder von Grays."
2494
Top review from Gunnar Böhme "Bauerngaumen" 🤓:
"The rum has only had one rating so far, a long time ago, 86 points. The rum doesn't seem to be very well known. For a New Grove, 86 points is comparatively high, which made me curious. After tasting it, I can say: yes, the rum can really be considered a success - after breathing for a while - even though it doesn't quite reach 86 points in my opinion. The alcohol is relatively present, but recedes into the background the longer it lingers. This molasses rum is dominated by a taste of red fruits, which is entirely in keeping with its color. It reminds me a little of the profile of Savanna, a rum from the neighboring island of Réunion. I find it unusual, but commendable, that not only the bottle number, as with many single casks, but also other information (Limousin Oak!) is handwritten on the label. Update 2023-05-23: Must clearly upgrade this rum today, because today it tastes incredibly intense of mint and menthol, almost like a good TDL 2003. Superb! Update 2023-05-25: Had to pour the rum again because of the very different previous two tasting results. And am now convinced: A TDL from Mauritius! 😳😋😋😋😋 I'm still amazed that I didn't recognize the high quality of the rum straight away. And even more so that no one else seems to have had it on their radar."
13861
Top review from Gunnar Böhme "Bauerngaumen" 🤓:
"I'll make it short: You can rely on Frank's ratings. His assessment of this rum has made me curious. I got myself a sample and did not regret it, on the contrary - now I have to get a bottle. Exceptionally successful distillate of the little-known distillery Saint Aubin on Mauritius (which is always worth a visit). I can only unreservedly agree with the assessment of Frank. Delicious!"
12261
Top review from Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰:
"This is a nice rum even considering the price tag. The moscatel cask is there, but in a very discreet kind of way. The nose is spicy and fruity with floral notes and light wood and herbal notes. The palate is also spicy and fruity with light floral, wood and vanilla. The finish is long and balanced between wood, plum and vanilla. I love that they kept it at a good ABV instead of watering it down."
7608
Top review from Gunnar Böhme "Bauerngaumen" 🤓:
"Only one review so far. We were very excited about this apparently rare bottling and were not disappointed. Well, it's really very restrained on the nose, but on the palate! 😋 An aromatic journey around the globe, great. Atypical, but very good New Grove. Update 2024-04-18: A rum that's really completely out of the ordinary. And I mean that in a very positive way. You really meander around aimlessly and then can't classify it. Not to mention its association with New Grove. A rum like a secret."
14941
Top review from Jakob:
"Very unexpected flavor profile - the port finish works excellently here and brings out a wonderfully complex spectrum of aromas. Wood, tobacco, menthol paired with dense fruit sweetness, which offers both the heavy depth of the port wine and fresh nuances. Really delicious, Grays is slowly becoming an insider tip for me."
5466
Top review from Gunnar Böhme "Bauerngaumen" 🤓:
"Very pleasant rum. Red fruits, but hardly the expected TDL mint. The rum is not challenging, drinks away like this, daily sipper. The really excellent integration of the alcohol should be emphasized. I bought it after carefully reading the reviews here and was not disappointed. A nice addition to my New Grove library."
13444
Top review from Gunnar Böhme "Bauerngaumen" 🤓:
"Ever since @crazyforgoodbooze got me hooked on Mauritius at the 11th GRF, I've been trying to get to know the country's rums better. With this one, I like the expressive blackcurrant note on the palate. A really pleasant rum, but with an unremarkable nose and a short finish that can't match the Grays from Perola (RX12865) from the same year. Update 2023-07-02: I must have had a bad day at the first tasting, only 82 points just doesn't do the rum justice. Now, at the second tasting, it has a super-long, fruity and woody finish. The impressive red rum now gets a well-deserved 86 points. Pretty good PLV for a single cask and still available, wonderful. Update 2024-03-16: Used as a benchmark rum against two other New Grove single casks and more than lives up to its role. In the meantime I have to say, even better than the 2009 bottling. Amazing Mauritius!"
2949
Top review from Gunnar Böhme "Bauerngaumen" 🤓:
"Diese orangefarbenen Abfüllungen von Grays führen ja meist (for some unknown reason) ein Schattendasein hinter den exquisiten weiß-grauen Single-Cask-Abfüllungen aus derselben Destillerie. So auch diese. Daher ist es nicht ganz so verwunderlich, dass sie auf dem Erstmarkt noch verfügbar ist und auch noch von niemandem beachtet und mit einer Bewertung bedacht wurde. Also mache ich mal den Anfang - und der kommt gleich mit einem BÄMM! Auch wenn mich mittlerweile das Gefühl beschleicht, mit meinen zuletzt fast durchweg sehr hohen Bewertungen so langsam unglaubwürdig zu werden, so muss ich diesen Rum doch unbedingt dort oben einreihen. Und zwar ganz oben. Vielleicht ist er sogar meine neue Benchmark für New-Grove-Single-Casks. Das wird sich zeigen, wenn ich ihn gegen meinen bisherigen Favoriten (RX2744, natürlich auch aus dem überragenden Destillationsjahr 2009) verkostet habe. Diesmal habe ich ihn für eine erste Einordnung gegen die gerade gesplittete Spezialabfüllung für 20 Vin (RX13081) antreten lassen. Die ist zwar insgesamt fruchtiger, kann mit ihren nur 50% aber nichts gegen die 58,5% der Spezialabfüllung für Fine Spirits ausrichten. Die (optisch hellere) Fine-Spirits-Abfüllung ist einfach eine Wucht, das macht sie schon an der Nase klar, aber richtig fett spielt sie am Gaumen auf. Wer auf schwere, dunkle Tee- und Mentholtöne und nicht so sehr auf die sonst so typischen lieblich-hellen (gelben oder roten) Früchte steht, kommt hier voll auf seine Kosten. Ein herausfordernder Rum der Oberklasse. Wird von mir gesplittet, sobald der Nachschub eingetroffen ist. Update 2024-08-11: So, also den RX2744 stößt er dann doch nicht vom Thron. Im Direktvergleich ist der RX2744 öliger und nicht ganz so teebitter wie der RX2949, der dafür mehr Menthol zu bieten hat und eine bessere Alkoholintegration. Daher einen Punkt Abzug für den RX2949 gegenüber der gestrigen Bewertung und somit Gleichstand mit dem RX2744. Zwei fantastische Rums und für mich die Aushängeschilder von Grays."
13861
Top review from Gunnar Böhme "Bauerngaumen" 🤓:
"I'll make it short: You can rely on Frank's ratings. His assessment of this rum has made me curious. I got myself a sample and did not regret it, on the contrary - now I have to get a bottle. Exceptionally successful distillate of the little-known distillery Saint Aubin on Mauritius (which is always worth a visit). I can only unreservedly agree with the assessment of Frank. Delicious!"
14941
Top review from Jakob:
"Very unexpected flavor profile - the port finish works excellently here and brings out a wonderfully complex spectrum of aromas. Wood, tobacco, menthol paired with dense fruit sweetness, which offers both the heavy depth of the port wine and fresh nuances. Really delicious, Grays is slowly becoming an insider tip for me."
2495
Top review from Gunnar Böhme "Bauerngaumen" 🤓:
"It is rare, far too rare, to discover a diamond among pebbles. And if it happens by chance, it's all the more incredible. But it actually happened with this rum! I'm still blown away. The rum already promises a lot on the nose and reminds me of an old Demerara. So tempting that I can't wait to taste it. Very fruity on the palate, overripe blackcurrants? The alcohol is more perfectly integrated than I have ever experienced with any other rum. The maximum has really been extracted from the 47% vol. The only small drawback: a slight lack of depth and intensity due to the low ABV. But such a small "impurity" is easy to get over with such a fine diamond, isn't it? Top rum under the radar. Update 2023-10-06: The rum remains a top product for me, but has found its champion in the Savoir Faire 2009 with 60% (RX2744). Update 2023-10-18: Tasting again against the RX2744, this time direct. And I have to say that a direct comparison is really enlightening - and doesn't end well for the Emotion 1969 ... It seems like the league leader of the 2nd division playing at the top level in its class against a Champions League team ... 🙄 Try it out and you'll find it confirmed. RumX Advent calendar 09.12.2023 (blind tasting) I wrote in the appropriate place before solving the puzzle: Yes, on the nose I'm also more with FS, although what's amazing here is that you really perceive zero alcohol! A completely different rum on the palate: Not warm-caramel like on the nose, but clearly red-fruity and a little spicy. And what do I always associate with red fruit? That's right, Mauritius! :blush: Since this rum is not an alcohol monster, but rather under 50% vol. I'm guessing RX2495. Of course, it could also be another New Grove from Grays with around 45% vol. as there are still a few around ... Or maybe even a TDL. In any case, I like the rum very much. :yum::yum::yum:"
12865
Top review from crazyforgoodbooze:
"Geiler scheiß. Sehr kräftig und intensiv, das Cognac Fass ist an keiner Stelle zu dominant macht das ganze aber schon auch sehr trocken, pelzig und adstringierend. Die intensiven bitteren Noten von Grapefruitschale, Bitterorange, sowie Eukalyptus Tee und Menthol Mundspülung sowie eine leichte Sauerkirsch Hals Bonbon sind einfach der Hammer und außergewöhnlich. Sehr abgefahrenes Mundgefühl! Definitiv imho mein persönlicher Benchmark Rum wenn's um Mauritius generell und die Grays Destillerie geht!"
12864
Top review from crazyforgoodbooze:
"Clearly milder and more drinkable than the 11y old without finish. The additional 20 months in the Armagnac finish have softened the rum perfectly and taken him some of the edges. The 11y is clearly more funky and intense, this one is clearly more harmonious but still with enough power. Exciting are the light peachy / apricot notes with eucalyptus and dark chocolate with cappuccino, cinnamon, nutmeg and nuts, as well as some lemon zest and at the very end comes back to me the characteristic menthol / grapefruit peel note. I also like very well, almost a little better depending on the mood!😁🥳Anyway, both bottlings are imho absolute Mauritius Gray's benchmarks!👌🏽"
11099
Top review from Gunnar Böhme "Bauerngaumen" 🤓:
"Boah, was für ein Muskelprotz mit Ausdauer! Ob das am sehr seltenen Chestnut Cask (insgesamt nur 6 Rums hier gelistet) liegt? Also dieser Rum ist definitiv nichts für schwache Gemüter, er beißt kräftig zu, fast zu kräftig, der Alkohol könnte etwas besser integriert sein. Ich schmecke schwere dunkelrote Früchte, auch etwas typische Minze hintenraus. Überhaupt, der Abgaaaaang! Ich glaube, ich hatte noch nie einen Rum mit so einem langen und sich noch intensivierenden Abgang im Glas. Ein Rum-Schraubstock, der sich immer weiter schließt, das ist das Bild, was mir in den Kopf kommt. Tolle New-Grove-Bombe des Jahrgangs 2009, der mich noch nie enttäuscht hat!"
5722
Top review from Gregor :
"Der schönste Kaffeelikör den ich jemals getrunken habe. Man muss aber dazu sagen das rum hier nur die Basis ist. Ansonsten hat das Produkt nicht viel mit rum zu tun. Die Kaffeetöne sind aber sehr rund und harmonieren hier echt hervorragend mit dem rum."
7262
Top review from zabo:
"Edit: let it stand again and observe the development a little. Unfortunately, I have to correct it downwards. Unfortunately, it's not more than mediocre First of all, thanks for introducing the rums from Mauritius Gunnar. For me, it's better on the nose than on the palate. It seems a little thin and doesn't last long. Unfortunately, I have to say that I'm a little disappointed. For the price that is being asked, there are far better rums from Mauritius that were included in the package for cheaper money. This whisky finish also ruins things."
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Popular distilleries of Mauritius
- Grays 108 rums
- Chamarel 59 rums
- Labourdonnais 48 rums
- Saint Aubin 42 rums
- Medine Estate 32 rums
- Emperor 12 rums
- Litchquor Ltd. 11 rums
- Oxenham Craft Distillery 11 rums
All rums from Mauritius
- Zaka Mauritius Rum 7yr 42% RX17847
- Zaka Mauritius 10yr 42% RX1100
- Wise Monkey White Rum Unaged 43% RX18553
- Wise Monkey Mojito Rum Unaged 43% RX18561
- Velier Chamarel Warren Khong Villa Paradisetto 1988/2020 2013 7yr 54,6% RX3084
- Velier Chamarel Warren Khong 2011 6yr 55,5% RX1979
- Velier Chamarel Indian Ocean Stills 2014 4yr 58% RX955
- Velier Chamarel Blend 2014 7yr 56,5% RX698
- Valinch & Mallet The Spirit of Art 2014 8yr 57,2% RX16243
- Ti Rhum White (Pur Jus De Canne A Sucre) Unaged 40% RX13492
- Ti Rhum Vanille 40% RX13521
- Ti Rhum Coco Unaged 40% RX13498
- Ti Rhum Citron Unaged 40% RX13503
- Ti Dodo Rum (Mouth Blown Glas Bottle) 40% RX13511
- Thüringer Spirituosenmanufaktur Eisemacher White Unaged 40% RX12015
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