Velier Port Mourant UPM 1997 15yr 65,7%

"RumX Rarities day 8. A classic Demerara nose with varnished wood, leather, smoke, encaustic and tropical fruit in the background. The palate has a gentle attack, then develops lots of aromas. Prunes appear and incense transforms the English club into a medieval church. Smokiness is more pronounced than on the nose. Slightly unpleasant spiciness on the mid-palate. The finish is long on wood/plum/smoke/incense. A very fine rum, the kind that tells a story. I like it very much. The empty glass sees the tropical fruit reappear. The spiciness of the mid-palate takes a few points off."

"A superb rum, incredibly balanced and complex on the nose. The profile is both delicate and intense, something we're not used to from Port Mourant. The varnished wood and the floral and herbaceous notes typical of the alembic are refined, but the sweet heaviness of Demerara and the fruity notes are more pronounced than usual. A harmonious, intense and deep profile. The attack on the palate is exquisite, halfway between Port Mourant and Diamond, with heavy notes of burnt sugar and caramel, powerful yet elegant oak, spices abounding alongside cocoa, tobacco, nuts and dried, exotic fruits. The alcohol is perfectly integrated, just sumptuous. The finish has an almost eternal sweetness, reminiscent of some Foursquare wines, with caramelized notes, coconut, cocoa and spices. There's an almost buttery quality that makes for a truly ecstatic finish. The fruitiness and woodiness are also on point. An extraordinary Port Mourant, delicious, powerful and complex, a real gem."

"Awesome, cool that we were allowed to taste this rum in the Rum X Rarities Tasting. And what a difference to the equally long aged, continental Port Mourant of the same vintage. The typical markers (salt, anise) almost sink into the perfect toasty caramel sweet tropical wood ripeness here with nice stickiness, nuts, cocoa and fruit. Would not have recognized blind as PM ... My favorite PM so far ❤️"

"wow, very nice PM!"

"To cut a long story short, the wife also said "it's good, you can buy a bottle"... If it wasn't so expensive, I'd love to... What a grenade, I'm glad I pulled myself together and gave it the time in the glass, so it could unfold perfectly and I could enjoy its full potential."

"On the nose, palate and finish a dream! With just the right power."

"I was expecting an intense, concentrated PM with its characteristic green wood note present in so many of its expressions and instead I ended up with a profile much more like a uitvlugt! However it remains very balanced with a very creamy and pleasant part and the wood is integrated perfectly!"

""RumX Ratities 8 ! Complètement dingue, un vrai PM avec un superbe équilibre. Un alcool ultra bien intégré qui chauffe à peine, un vrai caramel beurre salé, avec une pointe de poivre ! J’ai adoré. En resume, mes notes de degutation : Au nez : Caramel, Colle, Chêne, Vanillé, Fruits tropicaux, Sucre brûlé, Salé En bouche : Boisé, Caramel, Poivre noir, Épicé, Chêne, Tabac, Caramel au beurre, Intense La finale plutot orientee vers : Anis, Sucre brun, Noix de coco, Beurre""

"Erste Nase ist sehr alkoholisch, was nach ausreichend Standzeit verfliegt. Wunderschönes Profil mit Holz, angenehmer Bitterkeit, Espresso, etwas Holz, leichte Süße und einem langem Abgang. Macht richtig Spaß. Preislich leider inakzeptabel."

"Drank many times, never took notes about it, great tropical fruits and woody combination, but a rum on the dark side"