Angel‘s Half American Oak Cask

You can always taste a Nine Leaves and recognize it immediately. This unique selling point also has the Angel's Half. In this case, however, I think that it still has a plus: a pleasing sweetness even in the nose, which should make this rum, which is still occasionally available in specialized stores, also appear accessible to broader pleasure groups. Conclusion: Uncomplicated easy sipper.

Tastingnotizen 05.02.2016 mit Dirk Becker auf der Hanse Spirit: Ich hab ein Wort Fett auf den Notizen: Grappa. Ich erinnere mich noch heute war komplett anders als alles andere was ich zuvor getrunken hatte. Blind wäre es für mich ein Grappa gewesen. Hat mir gar nicht gefallen, war mir zu ruppig. Würde ihn heute zum Vergleich noch mal probieren ;)

Another good rum from the house of Nine Leaves which is away from the whole Jamaica and Guyana rum I usually drink so a very successful change.

Ho bevuto tanti nine leaves, anche alcuni samples di single cask che devono ancora uscire, ma questo è a mio parere è davvero troppo squilibrato, tanto troppo alcool slegato dal resto

Bella sorpresa! Un rum giapponese che ricorda i whisky.

Already a fruity-fast floral-spicy nose. Slightly reminiscent of red wine with some sour cherry and grape. A subtle floral note, like orange blossom is found alongside burnt sugar. Slightly woody with vanilla. Noticeably flatter on the palate compared to the Encrypted. Fruity, sweet to spicy. Has a subtle almond note, very slightly towards marzipan. There is some plum with vanilla. Slightly woody-bitter and somewhat earthy-dull. The finish reminds me of plum wine with some anise. Solid, own profile, good.

Gut, aber etwas flach und kantig

Nez léger, un peu mentholé. Touches mentholées encore présentes en bouche avec un peu de citron. L'alcool est bien intégré. La finale est un peu courte, dommage. On sent la maîtrise mais manque un peu de folie à mon goût.

Exceptional and delicious!

Did I drink a rum or some plume wine? This one baffled me, I am expecting something wild from this distillery, but was surprised nonetheless. The first glasses from this bottle where a bit underwhelming and rough, it seemed to miss some of the Rum DNA. Later glasses (the bottle is now empty, after half a year) where more enjoyable, due to the oxidation process. This had so much plume wine aroma, that it threw me and my guests quite off. Good rum, but I would not buy again.

Nose is nice, round, fresh, clean but lacks a tiny bit of power. Quite round in mouth, minty / zesty, quite precise. Not very long. Overall nice

solider Japaner!