Velier Papalin Jamaica

"This Jamaica blend is a positive surprise for me. Typically Jamaican on the nose, but with an artificial effect. The palate is then fruity and funky. The honey note on the palate and in the finish is interesting. The finish is slightly smoky/burnt. Worthy Park is definitely in there =P"

"Beautiful blend. Find it a bit sharp compared to the weaker brother. 81/100"

"Nice Jamaican blend. Unsurprisingly very WP forward but with a nice touch adding some funk to the mix. Works very well imo. While the lower ABV bottling can hold up pretty well on its own, side-by-side the higher ABV of the Navy Strength bottling clearly makes the difference adding additional depth on the nose as well as on the palate."

"Very nice jamaican blend. Both distilleries are well noted and through the finish you’ll get also some cherry notes. Very delicious, but i’m missing the complexity/full body. Also the finish is quite “short” and not so impressive. The 57% are integrated well."

"Nice blend, maybe a bit sharp, but for the price it's still available for, it's actually a nice piece to buy. You can't go wrong with it. In my opinion, this rum is unfortunately still under the radar for most people."

"On the nose still somewhat stronger impressions from the Hampden parts, but in the mouth Worthy Park increasingly takes command. Nevertheless, the fruit ester part of the HLCF part of the blend remains an always recognizable companion. Not a candidate for rum of the year, but at the issue price this was a really fair deal for a qualitatively convincing rum."

"Beautiful blend in which the Worthy Park Kompenente dominates."

"For me clearly more Worthy Park than Hampden, blind I would also guess nen LFCH at Hampden. Overall less complex than the Habitation Velier Worthy Park, less intensity than the Habitation Velier LFCH. Also more biting overall. Finish MittellangHätte expected more - not bad but still clearly not a must try for me"

"This one is even better than the lower ABV brother. Wow, very good price to quality on this one as well. Luckily I bought several bottles of each one. The nose is fresh, funky and fruity with ester, grass, wood and a mix of spices. The palate is wonderfully balanced, fresh, funky and fruity with esters, wood, spices and light nuts. The finish is very long and has wood, grass, spices, chocolate and fruits to it. The higher ABV has done this rum well :-)"

"8,4:On the nose, funkiness and esters, with ripe, fermented tropical fruits like pineapple, banana, roasted wood notes with pastry, biscuits, nuts, citrus and spices. On aeration, flowery and grassy, now red fruits join the game, make us thinking of a marmelade, chocolate, perhaps better if we say cocoa powder, molasses brings licorice, later hay instead of grass...Honey, green apple and cinnamon...apple crumbles? 8,2:On the palate, the attack is light at first, bland, a bit astringent, but when it gets some air, esters, vegetal notes and above mentioned tropical fruits are out, fermented, joined with papaya after a while.The wood is roasted with nuts, pastry and caramel, spicy with vanilla and anise, salty.Molasses brings licorice, hay, chilli and floral touch...Red fruits again late, but present, fermented. 8,3:The finish is quite long, especially confectionery with bread and yeast stays well long after our last sip, smoky, dry, mineral, tannic, but more round as the palate, with similar notes lingering on..."

"VSGB - I finally get around to opening this one as well. Nose: relaxed and pleasant, fruity-spicy, with light ester notes. Lemon and orange peel with some green apple. A pleasant honey sweetness and soft licorice come in. Some wood in the back and very slightly smoky. The WP clearly takes over here before HD. I imagine the smoky note comes from minimal sherry content. 85Palate: first a bit dry and spicy as well as bitter and salty, then slowly softening into licorice and anise. Then light esters and some lemon also come in, as well as the barrel and some umami. Not so convincing here overall, not bad, but nothing special either. 77"

"A blend between Hampden and Worthy Park, Full Proof version. The alchemy between the two distilleries works well, with typical ripe tropical fruit markers on the nose (pineapple, banana, papaya in the lead) and phenolic notes of esters, solvents and glue. There's a pronounced fermented side, with medicinal, mineral and citrus (lime) notes. There's a not inconsiderable spicy influence on vanilla, licorice and cinnamon, as well as a barrel-impregnated woodiness. A simple, structured, coherent olfactory profile that works well. The attack on the palate is fairly direct. Hampden asserts its fruity notes and esters, while Worthy Park brings its share of spice (vanilla, pepper, licorice) and woody influence to the profile. A slight medicinal and mineral note emerges on the finish. We're on to something funky, but very round and balanced. The alcohol is fairly well integrated. The finish falls short of expectations, the aromas fading quickly despite the good momentum on the nose and palate. Fruits, esters, nuts, spices and wood come together, with a hint of vegetal bitterness. The finish is thin, light and unfortunately too short-lived. More concentrated but less diversified than its reduced counterpart, this Papalin remains a solid reference for anyone wishing to discover a colorful Jamaican rum at a very reasonable price."

"On the nose, has very gentle Jamaican funkiness, with tropical fruits (pineapple and papaya, to me), a subtle floral background note, and some sweetness that reminds me confetti. In the blend, the WP really stands out, as the nose profile really reminds me the HV Forsyths WP. On the palate, the minerality of the high esters Hampden comes through, then again tropical fermented fruits and some spices. For its release price, it is a no-brainer buy. Really balanced and easily sipping rum, although not a memorable one"

"Nose: more closed than the little brother with 47%. But the higher alcohol content is hardly noticeable. Palate: also not as straightforward as the 47% with a nice nuttiness.Aftertaste: here comes me now the association to Clarendon, which the 47% already showed on the palate!Clearly more interesting compared to the little brother. Provides a nice window into the world of Jamaica Rum."

"Tasted as a 5cl sample. Compared to the 47% less buttery smells. Instead, bubble gum, varnish, tropical fruit, slightly fermented. If the bubblegum smell would not be there rather the typical Jamaica profile than in the 47 variant. But all quite harmonious and pleasant.Taste very balanced between spices and fruit, which do not interfere with each other. In the finish dominates then rather Holziger taste, with a touch of sour cherry. Alcohol is well integrated and the finish lasts long. Price-wise, this rum clearly stands out from the crowd. For 60-65€/0.7l an absolute no brainer. Now and then emerges yes ne Glasche. So far I was always seconds too late. Maybe I still have the necessary luck. Absolute buy recommendation for the issue price."