Silver Seal Barbados BRS

This is a divisive spirit: deeply smoky, with honey, herbs, and leather out front, matched by a fierce complexity and a long finish. One to try if raw, smoky rums with a touch of old wood and black tea appeal.

9.1  / 10  (51 reviews)

Honey, smoke, herbal—complex, wild Barbados with waxy charm.

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    How does this rum taste?

    • unglaublich intensiv und ausgewogen
    • Honig, Rauch und Dreck schöner und runder
    • sehr komplex und vielschichtig

    The Silver Seal 1986 Rockley has built its reputation on an unusual mix of honey, smoke, herbal notes, and a profile that veers away from classic Barbados rum. The nose is "intensiv ohne Ende" (Carlitooo), loaded with honeycomb, black tea, and a touch of wax. On the palate, expect complex layers of smoke, woody and leathery notes, and a distinctive "Bienenwabe, Wachs Note und des eher dreckigen intensiven Profils" (crazyforgoodbooze). Not everyone is won over by its smoky, whisky-leaning side, but those who love its dirty, herbal, and waxy complexity find it unforgettable.

    Aroma

    Honey Smoky Vanilla Mango

    Taste

    Honey Woody Smoky Leather

    How is this rum rated?

    9.1  / 10  (51 reviews)
    Top 1% Barbados
    Top 3% West Indies

    "Absolute royalty from Barbados - the "Rockley" style reaches its highest form of art here. Smoke, honey, fresh fruit, plus green notes - all this with perfectly integrated alcohol and without ever developing any form of heaviness. In one form: Formidable."

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    9.2 / 10
    Review by: Jakob

    "Compared to the RA, Plantation and Nobilis, the SS is for me in 3rd place.The Silver Seal needs a lot of time in the glass to develop. Alcohol is perhaps not absolutely top integrated, but it comes thereby very powerful. An excellent representative of the 86 vintage!"

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    9.3 / 10
    Review by: Johannes

    "Part 6/8 of our 1986 Rockley tasting: Silver seal, awesome! Lime/peach-passion fruit/mint/black tea in liquid, plus some medicinal, dirty notes and incredibly intense and balanced! mega awesome number and one of the best rums I've ever had and will probably have!🤤❤️🇧🇧🍯🥭🍑 for me on a par with the RA but much more fruity and velvety. absolute grenade! Update: blindly I almost typed it as st. Lucia Vendome, due to the sau cool honeycomb, wax note and the rather dirty intense profile. Incredibly cool stuff!!!🙌🏼"

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    9.4 / 10
    Review by: crazyforgoodbooze

    "This is an absolut board! One of the best rums I‘ve tried so far! The alcohol and barrel are integrated so well😵"

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    9.6 / 10
    Review by: Galli33
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    Details about this rum

    Country
    Distillery
    RumX ID
    RX3896
    ABV
    58,8%
    Category
    Pot Still Rum
    Vintage
    1986
    Cask number
    #20
    Mark
    BRS
    Made from
    Molasses
    Distillation
    Rockley Still
    Age
    33 years
    No. of bottles
    179
    Bottle volume
    70cl
    Price range
    250€+
    Type of spirit
    Rum
    Silver Seal • West Indies 1986   33yr   58,8% Barbados BRS

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    Ø Market value
    1,519€

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    About the West Indies distillery

    The West Indies distillery is located in Barbados. Rums from West Indies have been reviewed 4,026 times with an average of 7.9/10.

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