Velier Karukera Japoniani Rhum Vieux Agricole

"Delicious fruity spicy nose with red fruits nutmeg... Slightly peppery. On the palate very floral floral peppery ... some orange and red berries ... In the finish then somewhat bitter dry. For me, the taste doesn't quite deliver what the nose promises."

"Cookie dough (reminiscent of Neisson), polish and sour cherries in one swirl. Vegetable notes and spice in the next. Almonds. A complex, multi-layered nose. Very nice. Powerful. It then packs a real punch in the mouth. Warm, spicy, cookie dough and then it warms up again from the stomach. 🔥🔥🔥 Super Agricole!!! 😊😊😊😊Many thanks to Bonn for the great sample!"

"Very nicely balanced on the nose with green notes, wood, allspice, apple and a little cherry liqueur. Nutmeg, cedar wood and coffee on the palate. Very good Karukera, and another top rum in the Japoniani series!"

"A fresh and very pleasant profile from Karukera with vegetal notes of sugarcane, but also beautiful woody notes, fruits (dried, red, grape) and sweet spices (vanilla, nutmeg) that go hand in hand with chocolate and toasty notes. The nose is balanced and complete. The attack on the palate tends towards a more agricultural, vegetal and herbaceous profile, on which the spices (cinnamon, pepper, chili) are quite lively. Toasty oak, dried and shelled fruits and caramel complete a dry, sharp but relatively complex profile. The alcohol is very well integrated. The finish is long, vegetal and languorous, with spices (vanilla, cinnamon, pepper), lightly toasted oak, dried fruit, sugarcane and molasses. The herbaceousness and tobacco are strong reminders of its agricultural dominance. An authentic, versatile rum that will delight lovers of full-bodied agricultural rums."

"What a great rum. I really liked the berry aroma. The wood notes are very good. The alcohol is also very well integrated."

"Ein sehr guter Agricole, der mehr auf der würzigen Seite liegt. Der höhere ABV steht ihm dabei sehr gut"

"Another really good rum finished by Velier. The Agricole notes are there just more subtle than usual. On the other hand the fruit, spice and wood flourish on the profile with a hint of coffee and chocolate. I like the warmth on the palate that slowly dissipates and sets free the other notes."

"Typical agricole in the nose with roasted almonds, fruits, cherry, orange peal, red wine, spice and a dominant smell of oak. Mild and complex but delicious in mouth where you‘ll find all tastes from before. The Finish is medium long with tastes of cinnamon, wood, sugarcane, sour cherry and grass at the end 😜 Very pleasant to drink. This one needs some time to fully open. Alcohol could be integrated better. Nose: Sherry, red wine, agricole, barrel, oak, spicy, oak, nutmeg, roasted almonds, fruity, orange peal, red fruits, sour cherry, wine gum, sugarcane, chocolate Mouth: complex, mild, intense, delicious, agricole, fruity, sour cherry, plum, grapes, toffee, cinnamon, woody(oak) mocha, grass, sugarcane, tannins Finish: Medium long, sour cherry, grass, sugarcane, woody, cinnamon, coffee"

"A rum that really surprised me!"

"Toller schwerer Rum. Hat alles was Ich mir wünsche. Vielleicht im Abgang etwas zu eindimensional, sonst hätte es eine 90 oder mehr gegeben. Aber ansonsten zum reinknien."

"Im direkten Vergleich mit Karukera Japoniani. RX6221 ist Relativ bitter, Holz, Röstnoten, etwas Gewürz, bisschen kandierte Früchte. Finde den jetzt nicht schlecht, aber der Japoniani ist ein anderes Level. Deutlich mehr Gewürznoten, etwas nussig, grasig, schöne Holznoten. Alkohol gut integriert. Beide Rums eher trocken. Insgesamt Jsponiani viel besser ausbalanciert und komplexer."

"Very successful Karukera, which the alcohol strength does good. Wood, spice and mild sweetness complemented by heavy fruit notes - well balanced."

"First association on the nose: red wine! Dark grapes, tannins from the barrel. Fruity and spicy with sour cherry and redcurrant. In contrast, leathery and dry wood with a hint of nutmeg. Cherry in the foreground on the palate, but this time more sweet cherry. But also has something of the dark red wine again. The dry sugar cane flavor comes through Still cherry on the finish, but with a distinctly grassy sugar cane flavor. The alcohol is very well integrated. Cattle and tasty rum."

"Cinnamon bomb"

"A fine rum, well-made, powerful but not overpowering, with a lovely orange note that stands out from the crowd. But that's its only originality, which is a little regrettable coming from Velier."