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Seasoned Demerara fans who love very old, dry, bitter‑woody rums with intense cocoa, coffee and dried fruit at full proof, and collectors hunting historic Velier bottlings.
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How does this rum taste?
Community hails it as world‑class: mind‑blowing nose, dense dark chocolate‑coffee profile, intense wood and tannins. Critics only flag the pronounced bitterness and oak for some palates.
If you’re already deep into old Velier Demeraras and enjoy big tannins and dark roast notes, this is a pinnacle bottle that magnifies everything you like—just drier, older and more intense.
Beginners, those sensitive to 60% ABV, anyone who dislikes heavy oak bitterness or expects sweetness, and budget‑conscious buyers.
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About the Skeldon distillery
The Skeldon distillery is located in Guyana. Rums from Skeldon have been reviewed 794 times with an average of 8.9/10.
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Very noble profile, even if extremely bitter. Cocoa, coffee, leather, barrel - multi-layered dark notes paired with some dried fruit and subtle sweetness. For me, the nose is one of the best I've ever tasted - however, the rum's age has caused it to lose some of its edge on the palate. A rum for which you have to take your time, but which is well worth it.
A tad better on the nose than the 1978. Too much wood on the palate.
Old wooden cupboard with leather. Little bit plumps. Tanins squeeze your tongue and whole mouth, but these are not wine tanins, but wooden tanins ... Stare Velier Demerara rumy je to nejlepsi, co v rumovem svete muzete ochutnat. Rumy zraly spise omylem nekolik let v tropech a nikdo obsah sudu nedoplnoval. Andelska dan byla 90% a vice, proto je chut obzvlaste plna a intenzivni. I kdyz se jedna o extra drahou zalezitost, doporucu alespon jednou v zivote ochutnat rum z teto serie.
Compared to the Skeldon 78, the 73 can absolutely keep up. The nose is almost even better than the 78, on the palate a certain bitterness, but not at all disturbing. Liquid story!