Velier Papalin Réunion 2023

Smooth fruity Réunion, great value

Great value
Smooth 50% ABV
Grand Arôme influence
RumX community voice

Fruity strawberry and honey on the nose with a hint of glue, turning herbal and woody on the palate. Reviewers love its smooth 50% ABV and excellent value.

91.90 €
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    How does this rum taste?

    RumX members praise this Réunion release for its smooth 50% ABV and standout value. Expect a vibrant nose of fruity strawberry, honey and a touch of glue, leading to herbal-woody spice and honeyed fruit on the palate. Several note a clear Grand Arôme influence and enjoy it neat; some use it in cocktails. Popular on RumX with 128 reviews, it’s a confident pick for fans of Savanna-style profiles.

    Aroma

    Fruity Honey Strawberry Oak

    Taste

    Fruity Herbal Woody Honey

    How is this rum rated?

    8.2/10 129 reviews
    Top 31% Reunion
    Top 13%

    I wasn't a fan of the Papalin range until now. But La Velier has come up with a very good Reunionese at a nice price. It's a perfect representation of the rhums trad found there, with the fruity side of the grand aroma, present but not overpowering. It drinks well, is pleasant, vegetal, floral, woody and fruity. A great success. In the end, it's what I expected from savanna's Le Must, which doesn't emphasize the fruitiness of the grand arôme enough. This is the case here.

    Super price for a solid molasses from Reunion. Still smells a little musty but the rum opens up very nicely on the palate. 83/100 Second tasting: Nose again strawberry, marshmellow. On the palate again this musty cellar note. Blindly I can only rate this rum 78/100.

    Really delicious Grand Arome/traditional mix from savanna here with a surprisingly high proportion of grand arome flavor. Very aromatic, round and delicious. Very pleasantly surprised by this grand arome! At the 2nd tasting slight point deductions because the herbal flavors of the traditionel portion predominate overall.

    Blind tasting, therefore sensibly without the usual photo. Nice warm nose (Guyana?), but a fleeting first impression of gummy bears - that's it! Tip: The first impression is often the right one. Resolution: RX17322 (I wouldn't have guessed that it was a blend of rums from four different distilleries on La Réunion; I would have guessed a young Savanna traditionnel).

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    Details about this rum

    Country
    Bottler
    RumX ID
    RX17322
    ABV
    50%
    Bottled
    2023
    Made from
    Molasses
    Age
    10 years
    Bottle volume
    70cl
    Price range
    <100€
    Type of spirit
    Rum
    Velier 10yr &nbsp; 50% Papalin Réunion

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