Rum Sponge No. 15

Wow, this is a very good Guyana. Extremely well balanced not only in the ABV but also the wood. Usually this old rums are dominated by the wood, but not this one. Fruity with some really nice spices and caramel. The finish is extremely long and nice. I had to drink water 3 times before I was ready for the next sample! Draws really nice curtains in the glass and the empty glass is equally wonderful and I can pick up some chocolate and faint leather.

Lots of dark, toasty associations. Lots of licorice and plums. Demanding rum that needs a lot of attention, but then rewards with an uncanny complexity and sophistication. Outstanding 1992 Enmore!

Overall the best Sponge rum I’ve tasted. The aromas is a little weak but it’s possible to detect some smoke, tobacco and leather. At the palate it really explodes with flavors of smoke, tobacco, leather, oak and licorice. Wowwww!

Rum Sponge - RumX-live-Tasting, the third of the evening and for me a highlight, as I had expected. Old and real cask strength. Nose: incredibly dense and intense aromas. Very full-bodied and delicate. Very dark-roasted and yet fruity. Dried plum, dried apricot and dried bitter orange. There is also plenty of liquorice, baking spice and leather as well as old furniture polish. A nose to sniff forever. 9.2 Palate: yes, wonderful! Full-bodied, intense and yet balanced. Woody, roasted and spicy, but not too much of everything. A good shot of wood acidity at the beginning, followed by liquorice, fat pecan, umami, perhaps also tonka bean. Lots of sour-tart treacle. But also dried plum and dried blood orange. Great aroma 9.2

Powerful and heavy aromas rise from the glass! After a while, however, delicate components such as fruit and esters join in. The alcohol does not interfere a bit. This is already off to an excellent start! On the palate, the impressions of the nose are mirrored almost one-to-one and the emphasis shifts towards wood, licorice and dark chocolate. It becomes bitter but not too bitter. The flavors stick to the palate for a very long time. With more fruitiness, this would be a near perfect rum for me. Unfortunately, these old Enmores are not cheap.

What a beautiful rum, the color, the smell and the taste simply delicious. The alcohol is well integrated, a real pleasure. These old Enmores are increasingly becoming my new favorite profile.

Putting it simply, just lovely old Guyana rum. This enmore is so dark, rich and complex with a slightly restrained but delightful nose. It's tastes marvellous, old leather, tobacco, wood (but not too much), then sweeter notes of caramel, dark chocolates and some fruits. A finish that goes on forever. A must try for lovers of old Demerara. I really hope that later vintages come out like this as they approach 30 years of age so we can keep tasting this!

A very old enmore with its typical markers: dark wood, candied prunes, chocolate, spices, old leather. Super tasty, super well made. Very nice selection. Thanks to the app and to rum sponge for the game that allowed me to win the samples!

An Enmore from a surprisingly unexplored vintage, despite its incredible qualities. The nose is very warm, bursting with spices of all kinds (pepper, licorice, vanilla) that combine well with the dark, sweet oakiness typical of Enmore of yesteryear. Empyreumatic notes (smoke, roast, tobacco) are counterbalanced by prunes, raisins, tea and aromatic herbs. A homogeneous, intense and elegant nose. On the palate, a gripping, complex and aromatic rum is revealed. Empyreumatic flavors lend a dark, powerful edge to the palate. This sensation is reinforced by wood, leather and dried fruit, giving a warmer, more tannic feel on the palate. However, floral, tea and herbal scents provide a welcome breath of freshness that balances everything out. The alcohol is well integrated. The interminable finish is bitter, heavy and rich, with notes of dried fruit, tobacco, wood, spice and empyreum. A final, rather greedy but dry sensation that signals the end of the final bouquet. An exceptional Enmore, very well selected by the bottler.

A rum tasted online with Angus MacRaild. Strong color. Angus seemed proud of his choice for this Enmore, a distillery (mark) he considers the most interesting in Guyana. The nose is dark and deep, with sandalwood, licorice and fresh tobacco. The palate is a continuation of the nose, with more vigor. Still sandalwood and licorice, but also dried fruit (prunes). The finish is long, with the same sandalwood, woodiness and freshness. I never tire of smelling the empty glass, which tells a medieval story of a castle smelling of smoke, with the door to the herbalist's shop wide open. My favorite of the evening.

Wow what a great enmore. The best I've had so far. Clean licorice with beautiful intense and long-lasting roasted aromas. The alcohol strength is absolutely perfect and the rum is wonderfully harmonious. Definitely try it

RumX Community lottery tasting and the highlight nicely placed in the middle. An Enmore that makes you shine. Not too intense there are others. But fantastically balanced and aromatically diverse. With a little time in the glass even a little spicier. There remains only thanks to RumX and Angus that I was allowed to try this great stuff 😊

Tasted at the April Lottery RumX tasting with Angus from Rum Sponge, number 3: I was looking forward to this one the most, Enmore 1992 is an exclamation point on the label for now! And wow, this rum does not disappoint! Fruity-sweet, with lots of dark notes, proper wood and lots of depth. Unlike many other 92s Enmores but not too woody or bitter, but wonderfully balanced. This one is really fun, I'd love to have more of it! So far, clearly the highlight and I suspect the following will not come close to this rum!

As expected, an intense experience with a dark spicy wood and leather. A type of rum i drink a little spoon or two of, such a big character.

Highlight for today! Great Enmore that deserves more time to enjoy. Full bodied, heavy with a complex profile of bread, licorice, wood, medicinal, chocolate. All well integrated with a long finish that shows more flavors over time. Top notch!