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38aecbb0-9d1c-11f0-9519-3d3bd11cce40Mauritius Grays

Grays New Grove Inception 2004

Highly praised for its balanced mix of peach, mint, wood and spice, with great integration of the 50% ABV. Considered one of the top modern Mauritius rums on RumX.

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Rum fans who enjoy TDL-style profiles, elegant wood, fruity-minty freshness and want a complex yet relaxed 50% sipper from Mauritius with real ageing pedigree.

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Details about this rum

Country Mauritius
Distillery Grays
Brand New Grove
RumX ID RX25141
ABV 50%
Vintage 2004
Bottled 2025
Made from Molasses
Age 21 years
No. of bottles 960
Bottle volume 70cl
Grays 2004   21yr   50% New Grove Inception

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    How does this rum taste?

    Elegant peach‑mint Mauritius powerhouse
    Who is this rum for?

    If you enjoy balanced TDLs or elegant, fruity column rums, this is a smart step up—complex peach-mint-wood profile, serious age and great drinkability without cask-strength burn.

    Not really suitable for

    Those seeking cask-strength punch, big funk, or strict budget value; also not ideal if you dislike minty, tea-like profiles or expect a very long, powerful finish.

    Aroma

    Woody Peaches Vanilla Roasted

    Taste

    Peaches Woody Minty Fresh

    How is this rum rated?

    Rating (0-10)
    8.6/10 33 reviews
    Top 2% Mauritius
    Top 4% Grays

    #5784 28.09.2025 Day two of the Whisky Live 2025, which this year looks better organized/arranged inside. This is a very well balanced rum in my mind. Wood and ABV are in very good balance. Fruits, spice and a light mint note only completes the overall yumminess.

    After the many Grays I've had "pushed" on me by Gunnar's Megasplits, I was a bit oversaturated with rums from Mauritius. But this one tasted really good again after a little abstinence from Mauritius

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    Very smooth and balanced with beautiful notes of peach, cherry and mint. The similarity to a TDL is even more present in this bottling than in other Grays products. But I really like it. ABV is perfectly fine and hardly present. PLV but exaggerated

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    If my notes are correct, 2004 marks the arrival of the distillery's first "heavy" rums, so this Inception is the oldest vintage in this style. On the nose, peach, roasted fruit and wood. On the palate, fresher, minty, very oily, obviously woody but not excessively so. A complex, intense juice (even at 50%), and available in very small quantities for France, so you'll have to be quick!

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    About the Grays distillery

    The Grays distillery is located in Mauritius. Rums from Grays have been reviewed 2,524 times with an average of 8.0/10.

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    Avg Rating: 8.0/10
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