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Hier passt die Portreifung einfach super, ohne den Charakter der Destille komplett zu verwässern (oder zu übersüßen🤣). Ich bin bei Port und Madeira immer vorsichtig, aber dieses Mal hatten wir gleich 3 im Lineup in Odense (Je eine Port- und Madeira Vollreifung + Madeira Finish) und alle 3 haben funktioniert.

Very unexpected flavor profile - the port finish works excellently here and brings out a wonderfully complex spectrum of aromas. Wood, tobacco, menthol paired with dense fruit sweetness, which offers both the heavy depth of the port wine and fresh nuances. Really delicious, Grays is slowly becoming an insider tip for me.

#4821 26.08.2024 A nice evening with both old and new faces in Odense. Nose Round, light wood, faint smoke, berries, faint caramel, light mint, cherry, spice. Palate Round, wood, light tannins, fruits, cherry, raisin, light chocolate, medium spicy, mint, naturally sweet, spice. Finish Medium long, wood, light tannins, berries, light chocolate, faint caramel, spice, mint.

An der Nase relativ dicht und schwer. Erst habe ich einen Eindruck von leichtem Schwefel, aber dann ist es doch eher dicker Traubenmost bzw. Rosinen. Am Gaumen merkt man das Port Finish dann doch recht gut, aber immer noch sehr harmonisch. Die schwereren Fruchtaromen aus dem Port Fass ergänzen sich hier gut mit der Johannisbeere und einem leichten Tictac Wintergreen Moment. Der Abgang ist mittellang. Für mich eine gelungene Abfüllung.

Seht schöner dichter und komplexer Port Finisch. Fruchtig Richtung dunkler Beere, etwas schokoladig und Holz. Weich beim trinken und im Abgang kommt sehr viel süße, Minze und kakao zum Vorschein. Ein leckerer Tropfen. Danke an Gunnar fürs Sample. Cheers🥃

The nose opens syrupy and port-driven, resulting in an amalgamation of stewed black fruits, such as black cherries, blackberries and cassis, combined with fruity-sweet sirop de Liège. I can smell roasted hazelnuts and malt, but when left undisturbed gardening peat takes its place. On the tongue a thick and oily feeling. Very sweet, with more syrup. Interestingly the black cherries are gone. Instead it presents a rather dried, musty profile in addition to the blackberries and cassis. The port is very present, and so are the accompanying tannins. The black fruits, port and soil notes remain throughout the entire experience. It’s sweet. Borderline too sweet. However at the very end, it does get a little cool, with fresh mint, which takes the edge off. I’m not the biggest fan of port and thus had low expectations, instead I got positively surprised. I would have loved it even more if a little more of the original Grays profile shone through. I picked the bottle up at €75 which was an absolute bargain in hindsight.

Rumový kalendár pavla spačka 30 rx14941 Farba mahagón Vôňa drevo, karamel, sušené ovocie, káva korenie, cokoláda Chuť komplexná plná červené ovocie, čučoriedky, káva, čokoláda, karamel, korenie, mäta Záver stredne dlhý drevo, mäta korenie

Příjemné, vliv portského je znát, ale nepřebíjí tradiční charakter rumu z destilérie Grays. V chuti i vůni výrazně vystupuje černý rybíz.

Interessante und komplexe Abfüllung. Das Port-Finish überlagert die Grund-DNA von Grays nicht. Zugegeben, schon sehr intensiv und dominant, aber passt gut rein. Guter Rum, dennoch gefallen mir Abfüllungen ohne Finish besser.

A completely different character to the New Grove Savoir Faire (RX13444) from the same distillation year 2010 and with the same maturation period of 12 years, for which the port-cask finish is certainly responsible, it has done a great job. But this rum from Grays is not bad either, the finish does not make the rum sweeter or mustier as expected, but aromatically more varied and drier. The fruit profile shifts from redcurrant to blackcurrant compared to the unfinished version. A good example of how a port-cask finish can also work with a molasses rum (almost always with sugar cane juice rums anyway) and, in my opinion, is always preferable to a sherry finish. Only the alcohol could be a little better integrated here.

Typical Grays/New Grove profile, with too a bit too much port influence that lowers the overall score

Gray's tasting rx9122 vs. Rx14941 vs. Rx7608 This one is clearly better than the previously tasted rx9122 ... the port finish fits nicely into the profile. It somehow fits together. Perhaps the berry finish is too dominant for me, but that's personal preference.

The port finish can be smelled and also tasted very well. On the palate, the finish integrates well with the typical Grays profile of mint and orange. Fits well together!

Das ist keine schlechte Abfüllung, aber das Port Finish ist mir dann doch zu dominant. Die schöne Pfirsichnote geht unter. Dafür sehr beerig und für mich auch etwas zu Süß. Dazu kommt noch eine Minznote durch

Really beautiful Mauritius single cask! Port wine is absolutely perfect here and complements the typical Grays distillery notes of mint, grapefruit peel and cocoa perfectly with cassis, tannins and blackberry, but also some plum and menthol. I think the price is a little too steep compared to other similarly good single casks from the Grays distillery, but this is still an absolutely successful drop!