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Nez : easy, coco bois caramel tabac, alcool invisible, Bouche : bouche identité claire, différente, puissante, remarquable. Jamais bu un truc comme ça ? Tabac, fumée, fruits cuits légers, coco forte Finale : j’ai raté des notes + bounty/coco, et un poil de cuir ? Lourd & assez brulé !

Hints of tropical ripened Albion. Pleasantly dry. Excellent rum! 🤩

Today we have a 4 flight New Yarmouth 1994, one of my favorite profiles, Appleton 21yr goes SVW.

Wow this is a stunning 94 NY! Compares very favourably to the corman collins version I tried recently. The nose is an absolute smorgasbord of aromas. Hot and spicy on the palate with perfectly integrated alcahol like the corman collins version. I'm getting fruits, wood, and caramel with a lengthy finish. I am going to enjoy this bottle😍 a perfect alternative for all my whisky drinking friends! The only downside is that I didn't realise the bottle was only 500ml until I received it. I guess it's probably not a bad thing if it brings the price of admission down. As an update, in direct comparison with the Excellence Rhum NY94 I can detect some smokiness is this one that isn't as present in the Excellence Rhum.

Wow. A 27 year old NY and then also 24 years tropical grips and in barrel strength. There I am curious 😍.Nose: wonderfully dense, intense and very aromatic. Initially sweet and spicy with a subtle tobacco note and toasted coconut. Dark fruits, such as cherry, currant and blackberry, as well as dried apricot and blood orange, join in. Caramelized behind, almost a bit cola. Woody-vanilla-smoky at the back. Excellent. 92Palate: fantastic here as well. Concentrated, intense, great flavor density. Spicy, woody, fruity and toasty-smoky at the same time. Also a pleasant tobacco note again. Plus vanilla, licorice, some nutmeg, roasted nuts, but also dried date and orange peel. 92Really great old NY, has a lot of a Demerar.

Dégustation online RumX et Swell de Spirit, mars 2024. Tout de suite on plonge dans l’univers des vieux rhums avec du boisé et du caramel au beurre salé et des notes de rôti. La fraîcheur en bouche est l’élément étonnant ici, une menthe légère et rafraîchissante. Du coup l’équilibre est exceptionnel et différent des autres NY dégustés. En finale la noix de coco et un petit côté fumé prennent de l’importance. La fraîcheur et le cèdre (boîte à cigares) restent pourtant présents. Un NY 94 qui se démarque par sa fraîcheur.

And for the second time today in the 9 range. Wow, an absolutely great rum. It's a mix of fruit and sweetness, with vanilla and tropical fruit on the nose and then vanilla and coconut on the palate. A dream.

Reminds me of sweet cigarillos. Not quite as powerful as other NY94 but more differentiated. In the finish, wonderfully dirty notes remain there. Super!

28.03.2024 Retasting at Swell de Spirits Masterclass and I stick to my score. ------------------------ #4189 Darn this is a nice rum. We'll balanced, complex and super ABV integration. Fruity with a spicy/warm palate and wonderful curtains in the glass. It's intense and dry but in the most wonderful way. I love the smoky touch on the palate and finish. The empty glass gets more intense on the smoke and caramel as well as a light touch of chocolate. I'd love to have one of these on my shelf 😊 Price to quality is very good in my mind. This is one of those rums where I can lean back and say "Damn life is good".

This 94 NY is also of excellent quality ! A little stronger compared to the Flensburger, but otherwise they do not give each other much! A pleasure Today the second time in the glass... my first tasting is fully confirmed, this is a first class NY

So this rum has triggered a buying frenzy of unprecedented proportions. I am curious. My few experiences with 1994 New Yarmouth have not impressed me so far. The profile has been too soft for me so far. After a few hours of breathing, an impressive bouquet unfolds: Glue, coconut, milk chocolate, dried fruit, some bergamot. Extremely round, somewhat restrained and yet very complex. Surprisingly fruity in the mouth at first, then incredibly woody with strong tannins. The mouth is much more bitter and dry than the nose: dark instead of milk chocolate, with coffee, leather, dried apricot and bergamot again. What is strong is that the rum really reveals new facets in the mouth. The finish is again very woody, astringent, with some allspice and tobacco and unfortunately not as long as I had hoped. This is a great rum, even if it's not my preferred profile. Reminds me of the Monymusk MBS, El Dorado Albion or the Foursquare Pleni and that's quite a statement.

For me, the clear winner in crosstasting between 7x NY94. Totally round and complex, but incredibly long-lasting due to the high content. Overall, however, an incredibly good vintage of high quality.

Un New Yarmouth 1994 authentique et captivant. Le nez est particulièrement rond, enveloppé par des notes de fruits secs (raisin), de noix de coco et de pâtisseries très gourmandes (caramel, toffee, sucre brun, viennoiseries) qui embaument les narines. Le boisé rôti, le cuir, le chocolat, le café et les épices (vanille, piment, poivre, muscade) sont puissants, aidés par de légères notes phénoliques (polish, vernis, colle). Un nez intense mais alléchant, qui gagne en amplitude avec l’aération. L’attaque en bouche est très puissante. Le profil des vieux New Yarmouth résonne avec un impact tonitruant au palais : noix de coco, fruits secs (abricot, raisin), épices (vanille, poivre, piment, muscade), notes rôties, boisé toasté, chocolat, café, caramel, toffee, pâtisseries et tabac donnent une combinaison chaleureuse, intense mais très savoureuse et complexe. L’alcool est présent, mais bien intégré pour son taux élevé (une bonne aération est nécessaire néanmoins). Le profil pourrait faire penser à un Demerara à l’aveugle. La finale est très longue, jouant sur les saveurs perçues au palais avec finesse et élégance. On retrouve l’harmonie du palais sur les notes sucrées et chaudes, les épices, le chêne toasté, les notes sombres (chocolat noir, cuir, café) le tabac et les fruits (raisin et abricot secs, noix de coco). Une référence parmi les New Yarmouth de 1994 et un porte-étendard pour Swell de spirits, qui a proposé cette cuvée parmi les premiers embouteilleurs, et ce à un prix plus que raisonnable.

My sample stood in the almost empty bottle for a few days as the remainder of the division - that should have been sufficient aeration 😉 Nose: coconut flakes³, very warm, bourbon and vanilla. Very similar to Foursquare, only more intense. On the palate it really gets going! The high alcohol content transports a lot of aromas. The facets are very similar to the experience on the nose. Late in the finish, the rum turns without warning towards smoke and bacon, very cool! Super rum! But falls short of my expectations. I have the RA NY 1994 in the other glass for comparison and the Swell cuts a better figure there, especially with the twist towards smokiness. The special thing here is not an extreme but the good balance, which comes into its own even better with a few drops of water.

Great. Really tasty 94NY. Very mature with lots of roasted notes and some burnt caramel ... I really like it. Going towards a nutty dark demerara profile with a slightly medicinal note makes this one of my favorite NY94s ... at least my top pick of the less fruity ones.