La Maison Du Whisky Samai Rhum Cambodia (Flag Series) 2018 5yr 56,5%

"Interesting and of decent quality. Gives me some Fidji vibes with some dirty/plant-y notes on the nose and palate. Quite some sweetness and vanilla notes from the cask. Finish is a bit to woody/bitter to fully satisfy. Interesting profile nevertheless! Edit after some oxidation: evolved nicely, smoothing out the profile. Gives associations to the 2000 WIRD „Rockley“s, yet a bit more nasty. Same verdict: interesting profile!"

"Exciting profile. It is reminiscent of Fiji and Jamaica (Worthy Park). There is also a pleasant citrus note, which brings a nice freshness. A real surprise and a great rum."

"Cambodia ... somehow artificial the whole thing, with wood, spice and some caramel... I had expected much more. The alcohol is also not so well integrated. I suspect that it will be some time before this rum is ready to be drunk by the general public"

"I'm probably like most people here, there's a lack of Cambodia reference points... On the nose cosmos chemistry set (does anyone else know that 😅), plastic, vanilla, milk cream, fermented fruit, grapefruit. Roasty and spicy on the palate, barrel, tart finish. Really interesting piece!"

"My first rum from Cambodia. Another nice experiment. In my opinion, you have to try it, but unfortunately it's not a unicorn. Tried both neat and as a mixer. Although it cuts a better figure as a mixer."

"Interesting new profile, something different - not yet a completely independent world of flavors, but nevertheless a promise for the future, provided we can experience even more release variety here."

"Exciting! Blindly, I would have guessed Jamaica. Somehow it's a mixture of Clarendon and Worthy Park."

"Bisher noch keinen Rum aus Kambodscha degustiert. Ist ein solider Sipper, jedoch ohne grosse Ecken und Kanten, die mich catchen. Profil ist jedoch interessant und bin gespannt ob hier noch mehr in die Richung kommt."

"Je to moje první zkušenost s flag series i s kambodžou. Ve vůni je to zajímavé, citrusové. V chuti by se dala typovat jamajka, v jejich jemnejsich a ne tak divokých tonech. Tak jak ti často dělá worthy park."

"Exciting rum from Cambodia! On the nose I first thought of Fiji rum because of the note of burnt plastic and citrus fruits, then there is a quite floral, almost perfumed note. The taste is then almost reminiscent of a younger Clarendon with this blatant menthol, chalk and pencil note, plus tart lime, very astringent and black tea tannins and a fine sweetness reminiscent of caramel with allspice and vanilla. Overall a nice package and my first Cambodian single cask rum!"

"This is LMDW's first rum from Cambodia, arousing the curiosity of newcomers. Promising on the nose, it gives off beautiful fruity fragrances of citrus, dried and exotic fruits, before giving way to spices, beeswax, floral and vegetal notes. The profile is supple and balanced. However, the liveliness of the nose stops here. The palate is more muffled, more extinguished by spices, caramel and the medicinal side. If it can be said that the alcohol is not perceptible, it's mainly because the profile is too thin, lacking character, depth and impact, much to the consumer's dismay. The finish somewhat makes up for the shortcomings on the palate, with pretty spices and more pronounced fruitiness, as well as a medicinal touch that grafts with the caramel to refine the finished product. All in all, this is a nice rum, but one from which we could have hoped for more on paper, especially on the palate."