Nobilis Enmore No. 10 (Rum Exchange) KFM

Rum-X Calendar 2024 Very nice color in the glass! On the nose I thought we were visiting the Caroni Distillery but it's too bitter and not enough tar/diesel/car repair. I think we have a really old Guyana Enmore KFM in the glass today and because of the intense bitterness I'm guessing RX7441. Resolution: a different good KFM from 1991 than I suspected. I didn't know this one yet. It is already borderline bitter. Rating -0.1 ----- The nose already reveals aromas that usually only appear on the palate or in the finish: woody, licorice, herbs and coffee, for example. On the palate: a powerful board! But with lots of little nuances, great! The alcohol gives just the right boost. Finish: very woody and very on the bitter side, but again with lots of nuances that don't let the bitterness get boring. A very good rum on the verge of "excellent", but the bitterness doesn't really appeal to me. An exciting experience!

It‘s a good one! Maybe it‘s diluted, because i was missing the power… the finish is really short, only the wood notes remain. Very impressive enmore nose, fruity, woody, nutty, leather, some fresh minty/licorice notes and a lot of rubber. Lovely nose😍 All these notes continues in mouth. In addition i found some notes of apricots. The finish is quite unspectacular short. All these notes disapper after some seconds, the wood is the only taste which remains. It‘s a good KFM 91, but can‘t keep up with the KFM‘s from Flensburg.

Too woody for me, especially on the finish. Update 2023-08-19: Today probably the more suitable, because tropical outdoor temperature for tasting. After 30 min of breathing the tropical big city broth, the old rum presents itself clearly oily and only a little woody astringent, but still relatively bitter and not a bit fruity. So you can get one point more out under optimal conditions 😉.

Dry and wet wood. On the nose, smells of wood polish and turpentine. Taste-wise, I also had gas notes. Decent bitterness in the mouth, also rubber and pencil...a dirty Versailles. Overall less good than the Flensburg, but still very good.

Update 2025/01/01: Today in crosstasting with the Isla MEC from 1988. The oxidation has already clearly affected the sample. Less fruity compared to the Isla. The smokiness is still clearly noticeable. It is no longer as aggressive as in the fresh rum. The acidity has also decreased in the mouth. Compared to the Isla, the strong dried plum, red fruit and fruit compote with gravy that is so typical of the old Demeraras and is fully present in the Isla is missing. On the other hand, it has a nice strong side that Isla lacks somewhat. On the finish, the umami and stewed fruit flavor that I missed in my mouth comes through for another visit. Still a great rum, in my opinion criminally undervalued here. No update of the rating due to the strong oxidation Original 2022/10/12:The third KFM after the new FRC and the RA. As little fruit as the FRC, but less inviting: more polish and varnish, less herbs and tea, the smoky note is more reminiscent of ashtrays. In the mouth, it is more balanced and yet it has a surprising and rather unpleasant acidity, which also intensifies the bitterness. This is criticism at the highest level; this KFM is also a great rum. I find the FRC noticeably better because it is more balanced and more intense, and it is on a par with the RA.

Advent calendar RumX 2024, door number 8, 2nd Advent Very dirty and mentholated and it intuitively leads to a Caroni tip, but I would still tend towards a KFM. Especially on the palate, I think I perceive this profile more than an HTR. My tip: KFM 91

Nice, but no more. In taste also somewhat watered down. And at the prices I expect unfortunately just more. In the second tasting a little better. Hintenraus nice plum note.

On the verge of becoming too bitter due to the roasted notes. Still pleases thanks to the spicy notes. Interesting bottling, for which it is not enough to the KFM throne, but which still knows how to please.

Day 8 RumX Advent calendar And once again I was completely wrong. My first intuition was that it could be a Caroni, but it wasn't. I would never have guessed KFM. I always remembered them much brighter. But this one was extremely dark and didn't have those herbs as present as some others, but instead had a dirty note. Tough luck, but still very tasty.

More fruity on the nose than on the palate. Typical KFM bitterness that you have to like. I like it though. Well balanced and spicy, but not the king of KFMs in my opinion. In direct comparison, the alcohol is very soft on the palate.

Nose is really good, but on the palate very bitter...

One should always taste with longer pauses high-quality rum, then the aha effect is much greater 🥹Nose: intense, full-bodied, beautiful! Woody-spicy-roasty-fruity. Strong-sweet comes the oak barrel, followed by vanilla pipe tobacco and soft, sweet Danish licorice. Plus juicy dried plum and sweet-tart dried blackcurrant with some caramel. It's dark, slightly bacony-smoky and malty-roasty. A really nice and full bouquet.Palate: wow, intense and powerful on the palate too, nice woody-roasty-spicy. First something malty-salty and woody-acidic with iodine. Spices in the direction of nutmeg, maggi and umami. Something slightly dirty, like rubber with tar pushes forward, which fits very well. Tart nut is also there.Really round. Very good

RumX Advent calendar day 8: Here we have a great Enmore. The wood is immediately noticeable on the nose. Leather and dark chocolate are also recognizable. On the palate, in addition to leather and wood, there is also dark chocolate and mocha.

Typical "Dark Demerara". Amazing color, very well balanced nose but slightly too bitterish palate. Still a very nice rum 😋

RumX Advent Calendar Day 8 Nose ... Fruity (cherry plum), menthol, chocolate and clove. Palate Dried fruit, menthol pencil ... nicely spicy . Woodiness is clearly present but not yet exaggerated. Not too bitter . Alcohol very well integrated.