Velier Uitvlugt Modified GS 1996

Nice Guyana column profile on the nose. Coconut, milk chocolate and some vanilla with notes of dried fruits. Starts off with an additional note of wet cardboard and needs some time to breath to open up and lose its alcoholic note. The patience is well rewarded, however. Personally, I prefer the 96 Diamonds but make no mistake, this is an excellent representation of what you (should) love about DDL rums. On the palate also a rich and deep Demerara profile with dried fruits, coffee and dark caramel notes. Some sweetness works well with the fruity notes. It’s not the most complex out of the top Dermeraras but to me a excellent representation of the profile‘s highlights.

... The Old Velier Demerara rum is the best thing you can taste in the rum world. The rums were aged in the tropics for several years by mistake and nobody refilled the barrel. The Andel tax was 90% or more, which is why the taste is especially full and intense. Even though it is an extra expensive product, I recommend to taste a rum from this series at least once in your life.

Pretty close to its big brother from 1997 vintage. Sweet, round, another strong Uitvlugt from Velier !

Well, now it's time to taste one of the Unicorns you hear so much about, but rarely see in your glass... Big demerara profile of nuts, vanilla, coconut, cooked sugar, it's woody but pleasant and greedy. On the palate, it follows the same pattern, which is very good. So verdict: very, very good, but not necessarily better than other, less hard-to-find dark demerara. So very happy to be able to share this bottle for "only" 600€ 😅, tomorrow if I come across it again at the same price, I'd rather take 1 diamond CBH + 1 Skeldon + 1 Albion from El Dorado, all 3 are at the same level, or so equivalent...

Unfortunately, I can't quite go along with the 90+ ratings. But it's fantastic to be able to drink a rum like this. Thank you Rodolphe for this great split.

The nose is fantastic ... delicate tropical fruit, sweetish caramel with vanilla, confectionery and something nutty... The palate appears much stronger, initially caramel-like, but then quickly switching to the woody, spicy side (with light caramel and confectionery aromas here too). The longer it lingers on the palate, the clearer the woody influence. Becomes slightly bitter. The finish is more on the dark side. This is an excellent rum, without question. But at this price, I'd rather get myself a few El Dorado Rare Casks. Many thanks to Rodolpho for the sample

Very dark and oily. Glue, coconut, dried apricots, caramel. Powerful and yet balanced. Not complex, but insanely beguiling 😍😍😍 The spiciness comes out over time. Then full, warm and oily in the mouth. Woody and resinous. Long, woody and above all spicy finish. Very cool.☺️ A wonderful rum. Simpler, but it tastes better than its brother from 1997. Too bad there was no Savalle as part of the Rare Collection. ☹️ Shoutout to Rodolphe! 🙏🙏🙏

A rum tasted in a restaurant. A sweet nose of caramelized almonds and vanilla coconut with old wood, old leather.A palate with sweetness, broad and deep aromas. An old club house in a tropical climate with cups full of fruit.An incredible finish with flavors that play hide and seek.The empty glass sums it all up. A wonderful tropical Demerara experience.

On par with the Uitvlugt 1997!

something special in a glass for Christmas, of course 😊Dried fruit, butterscotch, floor wax, tobacco, old barrel, also something slightly sour that perhaps comes closest to aceto balsamico. A pleasant blend of concentrated spice, toasty aromas, caramel and chocolate on the palate. Many thanks again to Rodolphe for sharing such a treasure at the original price!

A great release and I really like how long the finish is on this rum. Woody, fruity with spices and a well balanced full bodied rum. Killed a bottle and should have bought more. But it's always easy to look in the rearview mirror and want something.

Everything you ime in a demerara, a crazy delicacy! It's just incredible stuff in a glass...

The first Demerara Velier I have tried. On the nose vanilla and caramel, on the palate initially caramel predominates then wood and spices that persist on the long finish. In my opinion given today's market value it is out of price, with a little less quality better to get a Demerara rare collection like Albion, Skeldon, etc.

Tasted the blind tasting again and ranked it at 8.9 points. Stays the same. Also a real grenade. But it wasn't quite as harmonious blind, at least for me, which is why it was just on the edge of excellent.

Sehr leckerer Uitvlugt. Schön würzig süffig. Schwer am Gaumen mit ölige zäher Konsistenz... leichte Süße mit Kokosnuss Vanille und Gewürzen . Sehr lecker wenn auch sehr sehr teuer, leider . Vielen Dank Rodolphe für das Sampl.