Cave Guildive Enmore Demerara Rum MEV

 Blindtasting Enmore 1990 Nr.2: An der Nase recht verhalten und schwach wahrnehmbar..dezente Würz- und Kräuteraromen. Am Gaumen anfangs eine Süße und deutlich mehr ABV, was den Aromen zu Gute kommt. Der Abgang ist mittellang undklassisch auf der würzig kräuterigen Seite Edit: Beim gestrigen Blindtasting babe ich diesen Rum 0,2 Punkte nach unten korrigiert

 RumX Blind Tasting 8x Enmore 1990 Rum Nr. 2 Milde Nase, deutlich mehr ABV, was deutlich mehr Komplexität zulässt. Schöne Schwarztee und Tabak. Ich war erstaunt, wie sich diese Abfüllung im Gesammtfeld schlägt und musste meine bisherige Bewertung nach unten korrigieren. Besten Dank an Alex fürs organisieren!

 Danke erstmal an Alex_Kunath für den Split, sonst hätte ich mich wohl nie mit sovielen 90er Enmores auseinander gesetzt. Bin gerade zwiegespalten ob die zwei ersten, die ich probiert habe, wirklich so meine Welt sind.

 Cross Tastinge across 12 bottlings of 1990 Versialles destilled Enmores. Looking at the cask strength / 50%+ ABV bottlings in the line up (CG, DT, Duchess, Greenheart I & II, RdL, Sponge, TWJ), all deliver on the classic Versailles notes: Pencil, herbs/anis, some continental fruits and a wet/moldy woodiness. Quality wise I don’t see an outlier tbh, all very enjoyable. Noticeable, however, is a very intense nose on the Sponge, which adds lots of resin and „woody“ notes to the mix,probably paying tribute to its (partly) maturation in wine casks. This is clearly outstanding out of the batch. Bonus points for the older Greenheart and TWJ for highest intensity on the (continental) fruit notes for me. DT and The Duchess gravitating more towards spicy notes in the mix. Same overall verdict for the palate. All rums in the batch are of high quality and there is no dramatic outlier (good or bad), except for the Rum Sponge. While I enjoyed the nose, on the palate the bottling is overwhelmed by wine notes. As for a lot of finished/double matured releases I just don’t see the point and here don’t like it particularly. Among the other bottlings: the DT is particularly nicely balanced with a pleasant sweetness working nicely with herbal and more darker notes. Very enjoyable. My favorite on the palate is probably the younger Greenheart (at least in this sitting). Almost as balanced as the DT but with a bit more anise and herbal notes for a bit more excitement. The older Greenheart is also very nice, with a bit less sweetness yet also very nicely balanced. TWJ and The Duchess are overall a bit more in the harsher side concerning alcohol integration, yet still very good. Very strong bottlings of the vinatage overall and a pleasure to have some side by side. Cheers to Alex for curating (most of) the tasting set! 🙌

 Very dense and multi-layered. Very smoky at the beginning, almost too firmly charred. The intensity overwhelmed me at the beginning (one-dimensional). Much more aromas are added later. Explosive on the palate. The increased ABV is noticeable in the taste, but is not perfectly integrated.

 Dried apricot, licorice, black pepper, wood, roastiness - there's a lot going on in the glass here too. Air is good for the rum to tame the initial force somewhat; then an extremely exciting spectrum of aromas unfolds, which repeatedly approaches extremes in both the smoke and the spices, only to plunge back into the heavy sweetness that the yellow fruits, sugar candy and wood notes bring out in the next moment. An excellent rum.

 A wonderful rum that has roasted barrel notes to it from nose to finish. Lightly fruity with spices and some licorice and marzipan. Lovely medium to long finish.

 Community Tasting Enmore 1990 VSG/MEV als Blindverkostung. Rum2: Kräftiger als Rum 1 mit viel Leim und Holz. Aber auch eindimensionaler. Kräuter sind auch da. Schön intensiv aber wenige Aromen. Evtl. einen Punkt vor Rum1. Verkostet wurden: Rum1 = rx1560 Alambic Classic Rum 2 = rx3280 Cave Guildive Rum 3 = rx12797 RDL Rum 4 = rx 1432 Rum Nation Rum 5 = rx 5924 Duncan Taylor Rum 6 = rx 5423 Moon Import Rum 7 = rx 17311 Rum Sponge Rum 8 = rx 12427 Greenheart Mein Ranking: 8 > 7 = 5 > 6 = 3 > 4 = 2 > 1

 Blind Tasting Enmore 1990 by Alex: Deutlicher präsenter im Vergleich, mehr Alkohol, wenig Bleistift, etwas Komplexität fehlt.

 RumX Community Tasting - Enmore 1990 (danke an Alex!) Sehr lecker, vielleicht die leckerste Abfüllung des heutigen Tastings. Zu dem typischen Profil kommt noch etwas Klebstoff, etwas Marzipan. Alkohol kräftig, aber noch OK.

 Very good demerara stuff 🥃 The alcohol could be integrated better. Dried apricot, vanilla, wood, toasted in the nose. Anise, roasted, vanilla, pastries, oak, almonds in the mouth. Very round and delicious, but very spicy. The finish is long demerara like with some notes of the barrel(oak) burnt (demerara) sugar and vanilla. An astrigent(tanninis) felling. Later on there are some notes of mint and anise. Very delicious. I‘ll add some drops of water, maybe it shows up some more notes

 Rum no 2 of the Enmore Tasting. Here the nose is mostly dominated by wood as well, slightly fruity with a sour note. The Alcohol is strong, and I get the licorice that I find in many of those rums. Tastewise very similar of course to no1, only more intense. And better. There are more spices here, and I got some honey at the start of the sip, that unfortunately runs away to hide very fast.

 Community Tasting Enmore 1990. No 2. Un nez de vieux bois, de thé noir, du caramel, de la vanille et des fruits secs. Un côté frais et fruité en arrière-plan avec de la banane et des herbes. Une bouche vive marquée par les tannins du bois et la vanille, les autres arômes sont aussi présents avec de la fraîcheur herbacée et des fruits tropicaux. La finale est plutôt courte mais le bois persiste avec des côtés frais. Un rhum plutôt fermé, austère et unilatéral mais cohérent et complet.

 very spicy, dark and almost burnt looking enmore. a bit too much for me personally and it also combines some aromas that I don't like: charred wood, licorice, marzipan and aniseed. it's easy to drink, but it's just not my cup of tea. It lacks some of the complexity that Enmore otherwise has to offer.

 Guyana Tasting 1990 by Alex. Alle Rum sind 30 Minuten an der Luft gewesen, gleiches Recht für alle :-) Die Nr2 hebt sich nicht allzusehr von nr1 ab. In der Nase wirkt er medizinischer, am Gaumen hat er dafür mehr Alkohol zu bieten.