Velier The Antigua Distillery Heavy Traditional Rum 2012
Highly praised powerhouse: dry, woody and spicy with coconut, vanilla and caramel sweetness, long warming finish and impressive value. Intense yet surprisingly rounded for 66% and only 6 years.
Rum fans who enjoy dry, woody, cask‑strength sippers with coconut, vanilla and caramel, and who already appreciate profiles like Foursquare or English Harbour 5yo turned up in intensity.
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Dry, woody coconut-vanilla powerhouse
If you like Foursquare-style dry coconut‑vanilla rums and want more power and complexity, this Velier Antigua hits that spot without additives and with serious value.
Beginners, those sensitive to high ABV, or drinkers looking for soft sweetness rather than a dry, spicy, oak‑forward profile.
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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 1,174 times with an average of 7.9/10.
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Probiert an zwei verschiedenen Tagen. Was für ein Kracher, was für ein Fantastischer Rum. Meine Frau wollte das Glas mit dem Sample gar nicht mehr hergeben. Farbe: Goldener Bernstein Geruch: Wow, riecht der aber lecker. Intensiv, rund und süß nach reifen tropischen Früchten, Melasse mit einer Riesenportion Fudge (Vanille Karamell Toffee). Der Alkohol ist gut eingebunden. Geschmack: Nochmal wow! Unglaublich lecker. Im Mund zunächst süß, dann übernimmt der hohe Alkoholgehalt. Beim Schlucken dann sehr kräftig, vollmundig, süß, alkoholisch und würzig aromatisch mit Aromen von Melasse, Fudge (Vanille, Karamell, Toffee), Sandelholz, Zimt, reifen tropischen Früchten (Papaya) und getrockneten Datteln. Abgang: Lang, wärmt von tief innen. Bleibt dabei süß und immer angenehm. Die Aromen aus dem Geschmack halten lange an.
#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!
Auto-translatedThis 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.
Yummy 😋 - a Couple of years later since last tasting and this is really good.