Velier Skeldon SWR

Legendary complexity, endless finish

Exceptional complexity
Endless finish
Well-integrated ABV
RumX community voice

Intensely complex Demerara: toasted barrel, raisins and prunes on the nose, with roasted oak, licorice and dark chocolate on the palate. Long, warming finish; some find the wood-driven bitterness pronounced.

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    How does this rum taste?

    Celebrated for its legendary, shape-shifting nose, this Skeldon 1978 SWR delivers toasted barrel, raisins and prunes, leading to a powerful palate of roasted oak, licorice and dark chocolate. Reviewers applaud its seamless 60.4% ABV and an exceptionally long, warming finish. Some note a wood-forward, slightly bitter edge. A rare 27-year Velier bottling (688 bottles) that the RumX community rates highly across 48 reviews.

    Aroma

    Barrel Toasted Prunes Raisin

    Taste

    Barrel Roasted Licorice Dark chocolate

    How is this rum rated?

    9.5/10 48 reviews
    Top 1% Guyana
    Top 3% Skeldon

    Very complex without becoming unbalanced at any point. The wood note is particularly impressive, giving the rum a noble depth that borders on the bitter without overpowering the other notes. Heavy, dense consistency. Very nicely integrated alcohol. The only "fly in the ointment": Tasted blind, it doesn't stand out enough in comparison with other Skeldons for me to agree with the perfect score. However, this does not detract from its outstanding quality.

    Over the years that I have been passionate about this distillate I have always dreamed of tasting this legendary rum!And today I too can be part of those people who have had the privilege of doing so!I don't know if perfection exists but this rum definitely is!Really intense in flavors and smells!You can perceive everything sharply!The finish is endless!Chapeu!

    An experience to have this drop in the glass. Dark, burnt, intense - a very own profile! For me, however, far from the perfect 100 points.

    The nose is just beautiful. Intense and very complex delivering dark and woody notes alongside dried and fresh fruits as well as a hint of floral notes and a herbal bouquet of herbs in the background. You can spend a lot of time just enjoying this. On the palate the Sekeldon again very thick and intense. The long tropical maturation clearly shows with wood dominating the profile. While it is very wood forward it is far from one dimensional. Herbs, dried fruits and some cardboard create a deep tasting experience. Exceptional dram. Cheers to Jakob for the sample.

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    Details about this rum

    Country
    Distillery
    Bottler
    RumX ID
    RX867
    ABV
    60,4%
    Category
    Column Still Rum
    Vintage
    1978
    Mark
    SWR
    Made from
    Molasses
    Distillation
    Coffey Still
    Age
    27 years
    No. of bottles
    688
    Bottle volume
    70cl
    Price range
    250€+
    Type of spirit
    Rum
    Velier • Skeldon 1978   27yr   60,4% SWR

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    About the Skeldon distillery

    The Skeldon distillery is located in Guyana. Rums from Skeldon have been reviewed 743 times with an average of 8.9/10.

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