Gardel Rumclub Private Selection Ed. 16 Treasure Cask GMG 1983

Exactly my taste! Finest wood water with a wonderfully long tobacco and leather finish. Although so rare and steeped in history, I prefer KFM in the deeply bitter realms. Update 2024-11-23: I'm very pleased that my taste in this profile hasn't changed in a year and a half (as it has with so many others). So, a nice leathery constant. Score confirmed 😉

I think that is the oldest rum I've ever tasted. I'm quite surprised it is not so woody. I would even say it is very well balanced and wood does not kill everything. Kudos to RumClub 💥

Vanilla pulp, cola, mango/peach black tea and balsamic, as well as green walnut liqueur notes on the nose. extremely complex, sweet, versatile and intense. flavor: dark, bitter, slightly sour, malty, chocolaty, mocha and black cardamom, Ceylon tea, green tea with mint, medjoul dates, prunes and extremely horny intense and pure molasses & cola notes! absolute madness that the thing after 38y not only tastes like wood. great stuff and liquid history. Much less woody than expected, this intense, viscous molasses, green walnut and plum note is simply gigantic! Only in terms of price, 200€ less would be more appropriate...

A very nice rum. With a lot of bitterness and wood, but also fruits, especially after a long aeration.

Complex, unique, extreme. Still pure temptation on the nose, full of citrusy-sweet cola, red fruits and tobacco. The aromas from the nose are flanked by lots of intensely tart wood and spice notes, very unique roasted aromas reminiscent of incense. An experience and, of course, liquid history, but unfortunately it seems to have already passed its zenith. It has something, but you have to like it.

Liquid history in a glass. A nose to fall in love. On the palate then too many bitter notes for my taste.

Incredibly complex and elegant at the same time. If I were to taste blind it would be woody like an old Enmore, fruity like a not so old Skeldon, a little dirty, menthol and mint like in a Caroni to my taste. If I had to answer the question of my favorite rum, there would be an answer now.

Sehr speziell... mal sollte ihn aber definitiv probiert haben. Dunkle Schokolade... Dunkle Trockenfrüchte. Sehr würzig und komplex. Das alter merkt man hier extrem sehr viele Bitterstoffe leicht muffig... Alkohol eigentlich kaum wahrzunehmen... Abgang staubtrocken und Bitter .

I only have a single small sample, so I approached with appropriate caution and respect, after an hour of aeration I dare to approach... Nose: Super smooth and complex! And there it is: the slight buckwheat note! (I had noticed it in Edition 26 - ex-Gardel finish) I like it! Unfortunately, the palate can't keep up, very woody, bitter and a bit limp! I don't perceive any fruitiness or even sweetness, but mainly tannins and a blatant dryness. This even increases towards the finish. Apart from the bitter tones, I can't detect anything else apart from a little mint and malt. It's a great experience to be able to taste such an old and historic rum, but honestly, I would probably have given it even fewer points 😉

Insanely oily, a very deep brown. Wow. What a nose. Powerful, warm. Wood, leather, deep caramel. Then plenty of powidl (Zwtschken jam cooked for hours), a hint of cherry. Some swirling reveals pencil shavings and glue. Very round and balanced. In the mouth then very woody and very minty. Long, nice finish, again with plenty of tannin. The woodiness in the mouth is extreme, but still a great, very mature rum that you can smell for hours.

I don’t drink a rum this old very often so it was a pleasure to have been able to sample this 38 year old rum. The nose is extremely pleasant, round, spicy, woody and some lovely prunes stand out. In the mouth the prunes disappear to make space for leather, wood, spices and licorice. A bitterness is very present as well but it’s quite likeable.

Beautiful fruity nose. Fresh and dried plums, wood and chocolate. Very complex. Reminds me of the TRC Enmore 32. A different picture on the palate. Minty, fresh and bitter. Black tea, green walnuts, wood and the fruit from the nose. Just much more subtle. Very long finish. Despite the very long ageing time, the wood is surprisingly well integrated into the aroma. The bitterness makes the long storage time noticeable.

This is a very expensive bottle and I think there are other bottles out there at the same lavel that are much cheaper. That said its still a very good rum where you get the molasses very clean and clearly. Complex yet very well balanced because usually in such an old rum the barrel takes over. Fruity with spices and a touch of licorice and coffee/espresso. Lovely rum just to expensive.

Tasted blind at the Community x-mas meeting. The nose is very inviting and intense with fruity notes. On the palate, however, it is a little too roasted, bitter and woody for my taste. An excellent rum, but not necessarily 100% to my taste. Many thanks to my Secret Santa for the great sample.

Was für eine Nase voll von Leder, Holz, Fass , Kräutern und Nuss. Das spiegelt sich dann auch im super komplexen Geschmack wieder, ergänzt um viel Schwarztee, Mokka und dunkler Schokolade. Schöner bitterer Abgang.