Velier The Antigua Distillery Heavy Traditional Rum

Deep coconut, vanilla, and caramel nose rolls into a dry, woody, spicy palate with chocolate notes. Most RumX tasters praise its complexity, robust character, and value—for those who appreciate a powerful sipper.

8.4  / 10  (135 reviews)

Coconut and vanilla sweetness meets bold wood and spice.

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    How does this rum taste?

    • Great value for cask strength
    • Rich coconut and vanilla profile
    • Long, complex finish

    Coconut, vanilla, and caramel lead the charge in this bold Antiguan rum, balanced by assertive wood, spicy chocolate, and a dry, lingering finish. Despite its youthful 6 years and formidable 66% ABV, RumX reviewers highlight remarkable integration and complexity, especially for fans of rich, full-bodied profiles. Worth exploring for lovers of intense, woody rums, especially at its original value-for-money price.

    Aroma

    Vanilla Woody Caramel Coconut

    Taste

    Vanilla Woody Caramel Spicy

    How is this rum rated?

    8.4  / 10  (135 reviews)
    Top 5% Antigua
    Top 6% The Antigua Distillery

    "#bottlekill 🥲 extremely round rum for such a young age and the high alcohol strength. Grenade. still for me one of the best PLV cask strength rums on the market. ❤️🙏🇦🇬 compared to the new english harbour straight From the cask this one is ne track ahead as it has much more flavors to offer and I like it even better overall, more fruit, more power and more complexity.💥 My absolute #1 Antigua rum! Too bad I did not get here at the time for the ridiculous uvp of ~60€ directly ne box. Simply delicious!"

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    9.1 / 10
    Review by: crazyforgoodbooze

    "This is unmistakably an English Harbour. The taste is quite much like the 5yo, but with much longer and stronger finish. My feeling is that it tastes very much like an genuine and typical rum a little from the past."

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    8.9 / 10
    Review by: Stefan Persson

    "Very sweet and round profile with coconut, almonds, pastries, vanilla and a very good alcohol integration. Impressive quality / (release) price ratio. A must have 😋"

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    8.6 / 10
    Review by: Maxence

    "I don't like column-distilled rums because of the strong hint of vanilla and caramel that predominate over everything; this one has just the right blend. A good rum, but it doesn't fully convince me. Purchased at 55 euros, I absolutely would not buy it at a higher price. Unfortunately in the world of rums of a certain level there is too much speculation even on rums of dubious quality."

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    8.0 / 10
    Review by: Mirko Frosini 🇮🇪
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    Details about this rum

    Country
    Bottler
    RumX ID
    RX131
    ABV
    66%
    Category
    Column Still Rum
    Vintage
    2012
    Made from
    Molasses
    Distillation
    Column Still
    Age
    6 years
    Bottle volume
    70cl
    Price range
    <250€
    Type of spirit
    Rum
    Velier • The Antigua Distillery 2012 &nbsp; 6yr &nbsp; 66% Heavy Traditional Rum

    How is the price of this rum developing?

    The RumX community has already added 395 bottles to their collections:

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    313
    opened
    55
    emptied
    27
    Open rate
    21%
    Ø Market value
    141€

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    About the The Antigua Distillery distillery

    The The Antigua Distillery distillery is located in Antigua. Rums from The Antigua Distillery have been reviewed 1,059 times with an average of 8.0/10.

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