Swell de Spirits New Yarmouth Flashback

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

 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

 The nose is really fun and whets the appetite for the typical 94 coconut caramel vanilla and cask profile. The taste is then much more burnt and smoky than expected. Some slightly burnt caramel, heavily toasted coconut chips, tobacco, leather and milk chocolate, as well as medjoul dates and vanilla pulp and strong mocha. Very tasty but not my absolute favorite of 94 New Yarmouths!

 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.

 . Tastes like a whisky finish. Not quite my cup of tea.

 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.

 Im Glas zum Blindtasting waren folgende 94er New Yarmouth Das vorläufige Ergebnis 1. RX10164 2. RX12050 3. RX12183 4. RX10531 5. RX16026 6. RX10419 7. RX13113 8. RX10167 9. RX15643 10. RX10204 11. RX12556 12. RX12841 13. RX9617 14. RX1563 15. RX16027 16. RX12161 17. RX13824 18. RX6983 O.k. einfach nur Wow! Evtl. greif ich jetzt zu hoch aber der ist einfach nur genial. Ein Crosstasting demnächst wird es zeigen ob er auch da als Sieger hervor geht.

 Classic NY profile, rich, dense aromas full of coconut, vanilla, spices and fresh tropical fruits - with a subtle peat note or an impression of burnt tobacco on the palate. In a direct comparison with other representatives from the vintage, I find it slightly inferior because I personally don't completely like the peaty note. However, the rum is at the highest level, is on a par with the other NY94 releases in terms of quality and is an absolute success.

 8,4:On the nose, the first impression is quite rigid with coconut, caramelized dried fruits as raisins, apricots, some vanilla, the wood becomes charred with airing... On aeration, the molasses is vegetal, there is some polish, citrus, nuts and meaty notes arise... 8,5:On the palate, the attack is mostly woody with notes like spicy oak, hazelnut, pretty strong, becomes roasted after a while with caramel, smoke.The molasses is vegetal with tobacco, earthy.We have dried fruits and toasted coconut, few new wood notes arise like vanilla, resin, with malty touch.No excitement... 8,4:The finish is long with burnt, roasted, dry&spicy wood and notes that come out of it, there's toasted coconut, some other unclear tropical fruits, dried fruits and quite unpleasant bitterness...

 The most elegant, finest rum of today's horizontal tasting (three NY 1994). Appealing cognac note. Very harmonious, rather light rum, which is only slightly inferior to the FRC NY 1994 in the finish.

 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.

 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.

 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.