Velier Albion AN 1994

Für mich der perfekte Rum. Punkt.

For me, another masterpiece by Demerara

The nose perfumes the room with all the flavors one can love from Demerara. The palate is probably the most complex I've ever tasted. It is pliant and sticky. Greedy but without excess. We go from caramel, to spices, to chocolate, to fruits; the whole without any false note. The finish is endless, for my greatest pleasure.

Perfect rum for me with the perfect medium and heavy body style of Demerara rum, coffee, chocolate, bacon, rum amount of sweetness, make this rum elegant enough with explosive flavor from tropical aging, my all time favorite rum

Tasted at Liquid Leuven ‘23, so my review remains rather concise. The aroma is a fragrant blend of wood, spices and herbs. It opens with ancient woodland smells of pinetree bark, moss, licorice and lavender. A heart of dried fruits blends into a sweeter sensation of raw sugar and vanilla. These woods and sugars are then engulfed by camphor and gluestick. It’s very musty and cooling leading into a flowery black tea top note. On the palate much alike the nose, heavy and dry. Incredibly rich flavours of dried fruits and spices. Nutmeg is introduced furthering the arid idea. Then incredible development into resin, vetiver and licorice, followed by more must and herbal black tea. The finish is incredibly long and rich. Black tea dominant, sweet and herbal, with oily subtones.

Schon die Nase lässt erahnen wo die Reise hingeht. Kokosnuss, Karamell und Sauerkirschen. Das ganze unterlegt mit Einschlägen von Zimt und Lakritze. Am Gaumen schön dick und ölig. Dunkle Schokolade, Trockenfrüchte, Holz und Vanille. Ein langer intensiver Abgang mit einer super leckeren Karamellsüße. Für mich einer der besten Rums die ich probiert habe! Ich bin gespannt wie er sich im Direktvergleich zum ED schlägt.

Very nice sweet and round profile. My favourite kind of Demerara. Some hints of salted peanuts add even more complexity. One of the best rum I've ever tasted 🥰

A rum as rare as it is expensive, but of undeniable quality. The nose is absolutely divine, very well-balanced and greedy between exotic fruits and the chocolate, caramelized and spicy notes of Demerara. A hint of glue is also present. The rum is very complex and deep on the palate, leaning towards a dark profile but also very fruity and exuberant. The alcohol is perfectly integrated. The finish is very long, continuing the dark framework of the palate with a few notes of tea, and is as delicate as it is aromatic. An intense rum offering a unique experience. It's a pity that this exceptional nectar has become inaccessible and a speculative product.

Blind tested the Velier 94 against the El Dorado 04. Wow. Both of them! This one is more distinctive, woody, spicy and powerful. The ED rounder, more pleasing, fruity-chocolaty.ExactNose: spicy-woody-floral-fruity. Tart, dry attack. Brown and spicy, some chestnut. Cherry orange. Then the dried plum. Lots of wood with vanilla. Light licorice note with caramel and spicy sandalwood.Palate: strong, woody, complex and full-bodied. Pleasantly bitter, some nutmeg, dried plum with bitter orange peel. Malty, brown, dark, toasty. Licorice at the back.Hammer!

On a par with Diamond 1996 and Uitvlugt 1997, only different (in a positive sense)

A rum you can't really dislike. Super pleasing, sweet profile, without ever seeming clumsy, sticky or uninteresting. The other flavors around smoke, spice and nuts are also so harmoniously embedded that there is neither too much bitterness, spicy sharpness nor too hackneyed sweetness. This balance is unfortunately somewhat at the expense of complexity, which is why it is not enough for me to the very highest consecration. Nevertheless, impressive quality and an excellent rum that shows its existing flavor profile in perfection.

Ein toller Rum. Schwere Süsse, Früchte, Leder, Vanille, Lakritz und ein wenig Minze und gezalzene Karamell. Das Holz ist im Vergleich zum ElDorado wesentlich präsenter und intensiver. Auch ist der ED süsser, gefälliger. Ein wenig jüngere Rumgeschichte im Glas🥃🥹🤗Ich war sehr auf diese Probe gespannt. Es ist ein top Rum zweifelsohne. Für die Zeit seiner Veröffentlichung beeindruckend. Mir persönlich gefällt der ED 04 bei der Probe heute besser. Insgesamt wirkt er komplexer und vollmundiger für mich. Wenn ich denke wie Rum sich demnach in den letzten 10-15 Jahren qualitativ entwickelt hat, ist dieser Rum und sein Abfüller sehr beeinflussend gewesen. Aus heutigem Standpunkt würde ich für diesen Rum jedoch sicher nicht 4000 Eddies hinlegen, speziell wenn es den anderen noch für 250 gibt.

Slightly drier than the El Dorado.

A rum that has become a "legend" among connoisseurs and investors.Tasted several times to really understand it.A thick, dense and "aromatically" very "black" rum.All of them intersect: tobacco, leather, flowers, dried fruits, candied fruits, but the domination is clearly established on the toasted, oily and spicy side. Thick and oily on the palate, spicy, toasted, vinous and empyreumatic.Long and dry finish on hyper dominant tannins, nice astringency on big leather, tobacco and prune notes. Great finish!