Skeldon S.B.S Selected and bottled for Milhade SWR

A textbook mature Skeldon—woody, chocolatey, fruity, and a shade bitter. It’s especially rewarding for Demerara fans who have patience to let it open—one to try if you enjoy deep oak and dried fruit.

8.8  / 10  (65 reviews)

Heavy, balanced Skeldon with chocolate, prune and oak.

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    How does this rum taste?

    • Nose is absolutely fantastic
    • very nice Skeldon
    • elegant, oily, balanced, complex

    Skeldon’s 1997 SWR, bottled for Milhade by 1423, leans heavily into woody, chocolate, and prune notes, with a current of vanilla weaving through—a classic old Demerara footprint. The nose is "full-bodied, complex" (Galli33), with roasted coffee, dark chocolate, dried fruits and leather cropping up again and again. Tasters liken it to old Armagnac for its tannins and depth. Several call out that it "needs time to breathe," and it walks the edge between elegant wood and slight bitterness, with “a wonderful, full bodied” delivery that divides some on whether it matches up to legendary Skeldons. "Very well rounded, and full of taste" (Steffmaus🇩🇰).

    Aroma

    Vanilla Dark chocolate Prunes Oak

    Taste

    Woody Vanilla Coffee Roasted

    How is this rum rated?

    8.8  / 10  (65 reviews)
    Top 18% Guyana

    "In line with a lot of other older continental Guyanese bottlings this SWR need a tremendous time to breath in order to open up. This will help to reduce the bitterness on the finish and enhance the rum‘s complexity. For me it is on the edge of feeling to thin overall, however still very tasty and complex given enough time. Side-by-side the SBS bottling is clearly ahead of The Nectar. Side-by-side with some 2001 SWRs, the 1997 come out much more elegant and a little more moderated. Wood influence is more accentuated, on the edge of being overwhelming."

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    9.0 / 10
    Review by: DomM

    "Heavy sweetness with dark fruits, wood and spice rise to the nose. Alcohol hardly plays a role here. On the palate also first a great sweetness, some bitterness and lots of fruit (grapes, black currant) reminds me very much of an older Armagnac. I like it well."

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    8.7 / 10
    Review by: SaibotZtar

    "Depth of aroma and complexity, liveliness and darkness, this nose is an urgent call to drink this elixir. The palate, too, is beautiful, with dark aromas of burnt sugar, strongly roasted coffee, dark chocolate and prunes. The balance is based on these dark aromas, with a hint of fruitiness and acidity. The finish is long, still dark but balanced. A very fine rum that tells a medieval story. I like it a lot, but I can understand why people prefer a different kind of balance."

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    9.0 / 10
    Review by: cigares

    "Nose is absolutely fantastic ! Mouth is unfortunately a bit too woody but it is still a very good rum. It could have been an amazing one if bottled 4 years ago."

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    8.8 / 10
    Review by: Maxence
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    Details about this rum

    Country
    Distillery
    Brand
    S.B.S
    RumX ID
    RX11183
    ABV
    48,4%
    Category
    Column Still Rum
    Vintage
    1997
    Mark
    SWR
    Made from
    Molasses
    Distillation
    Column Still
    Age
    24 years
    No. of bottles
    213
    Bottle volume
    70cl
    Price range
    <250€
    Type of spirit
    Rum
    1423 World Class Spirits • Skeldon 1997 &nbsp; 24yr &nbsp; 48,4% S.B.S Selected and bottled for Milhade SWR

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    Open rate
    12%
    Ø Market value
    207€

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    About the Skeldon distillery

    The Skeldon distillery is located in Guyana. Rums from Skeldon have been reviewed 710 times with an average of 8.9/10.


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