Cave Guildive Versailles Guyana Rum VSG

Wonderfully complex, dark chocolate and prune, sweet yet balanced.

Sehr intensive Nase
Alkohol gut eingebunden
schön komplex
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A layered, surprisingly mature Guyana rum, showing sweetness, roasted notes, and soft bitter undertones. One to try if you enjoy leather, dark chocolate, and gentle oak.

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    How does this rum taste?

    RumX members agree this Guyana Versailles VSG from Cave Guildive leans into a deep combo of leather, prunes, molasses, and dark chocolate. The nose is "sehr intensiv" (@Timo Groeger), while the taste evokes layers of roasted malt, bittersweet caramel, and even hints of buttery spice. Age is felt strongly—“chutná starší než je” (@Martin Švojgr)—with balanced oak and sweet undertones. There’s a complex, slightly sweet, and well-integrated character, appealing to both Versailles loyalists and those who want a less herbal profile.

    Aroma

    Leather Prunes Molasses Demerara sugar

    Taste

    Caramel Leather Prunes Dark chocolate

    How is this rum rated?

    8.5/10 29 reviews
    Top 33% Guyana
    Top 37% Versailles

    Tasting at J. B. Labat. A full nose of nutty butter, molasses, young leather, prunes and spices. Heavy, dark aromas on the palate with molasses, brown sugar and bitter caramel. The aromas tend to evolve on the palate, which is very interesting, as the bitterness and spice strengthen and disappear in turn. The finish is long but too one-dimensional, with bitter coffee and heavy but not overpowering oak. A very fine release from the Guildive cellar.

    Tasted three different Versailles together with DomM. The highlight of the evening after the disappointing Velier Beenleighs and the La Favorit. All three were very good, although in retrospect the Rum&Rock, which I had given an 8.5 at the time, was more herbal, with a profile similar to the 91 KFM. I find the TWCC and Cave Guildive more typical. But all three were very good and saved the evening.

    Sehr interessanter Rum. Wenn man weiss dass es sich um einen Versailles handelt macht er geschmacklich mehr Sinn. Blind wäre schwierig. Für mich geht er in die Richtung des REV Profils. Gesamtbild des Rum stimmt total, es gibt einiges zu entdecken. Mir macht der Spass zu trinken.

    Kneipe LiQ Bar Düsseldorf März 2025. Diesmal der Guyana von Café Guildive. Sehr intensive Nase, kann man schon aus einem Meter Abstand riechen. Holz, Fass und Leder sind erkennbar. Am Gaumen ebenfalls Leder sowie dunkle Schokolade.

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    Details about this rum

    Country
    Distillery
    RumX ID
    RX18238
    ABV
    59%
    Category
    Pot Still Rum
    Vintage
    2012
    Bottled
    2023
    Mark
    VSG
    Made from
    Molasses
    Distillation
    Pot Still
    Age
    11 years
    No. of bottles
    234
    Bottle volume
    70cl
    Price range
    <100€
    Type of spirit
    Rum
    Cave Guildive • Versailles 2012 &nbsp; 11yr &nbsp; 59% Guyana Rum VSG

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    The Versailles distillery is located in Guyana. Rums from Versailles have been reviewed 542 times with an average of 8.4/10.

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