Enmore S.B.S Guyana REV 1994 26yr 48,5%

RX9537 Very good Pot Still Rum 124 bottles Above 250€

“Complex, woody, a refined Enmore experience.”

The S.B.S Guyana REV is a limited-edition rum distilled in 1994 at Guyana's Enmore distillery, known for its heritage pot stills. Bottled at cask strength with a 48.5% ABV, this rum offers a complex aroma profile featuring woody, tobacco, and chocolate notes, layered with licorice and leather. On the palate, it presents a rich blend of woody, tobacco, and licorice flavors complemented by dark chocolate and prune undertones. Users appreciate its balance and integration, yet some debate its pronounced bitterness and woody character. Despite its limited release with only 124 bottles, this 26-year-aged Enmore rum remains a captivating choice for enthusiasts. RumX users praise its intricate flavor complexity and long-lasting finish.

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Highlights

Complex flavor profile
Smooth integration of alcohol
Long-lasting finish

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How does this rum taste?

A robust and complex rum with notes of wood, tobacco, and chocolate. Well-received for its balance, but bitterness and woodiness may not suit everyone.

Most frequently mentioned flavors

Aroma

Woody Tobacco Chocolate Licorice Leather Prunes

Taste

Woody Tobacco Licorice Chocolate Prunes Dark

Finish

Woody Tobacco Licorice Black tea Spice Chocolate

Community reviews

8.9/1084 ratings

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Jakob

8 December 2023

8.7/10

“Not quite on the outstanding level of the other bottlings from 1994, which could possibly also be due to the lower alcohol content and the associated, somewhat reduced aromatics - but REV nevertheless remains an outstanding marque that knows how to convince constantly.”

Aroma

Prunes Tobacco Allspice Barrel Chocolate

Taste

Prunes Black pepper Plum Leather Licorice

DomM

4 December 2023

8.9/10

“Compared to other ‘94 REVs, this so far has the ‚darkest‘ and thickest nose leaning towards herbal and more woody/smokey notes. This is also reflected on the palate making this one the most woody of the batch so far.”

Aroma

Raisin Medicinal Licorice Spicy Menthol

Taste

Oak Round Licorice Bitter Medicinal

Zucker und Zeste

14 February 2023

8.9/10

“Overall, we like this rum very much. The nose smells dark chocolate, dried fruit and tobacco. In the mouth very complex, spicy, but also quite woody. It is also extremely soft and elegant with a slight bitter note. It has an incredibly long finish with flavors of prunes, spices and lots of licorice. Really great. But 320 euros? Phew. Cheaper you will get such a rum soon but no more.”

Aroma

Dried apricot Caramel Woody Barrel Chocolate

Taste

Complex Dark Tobacco Soft Elegant

Tom Buteneers

8 April 2024

9.1/10

“Wow! Hier keek ik naar uit. De geruchtenmolen stelde dat dit de beste van de 4 laatste Guyana’s van SBS (De Skeldon van The Nectar niet meegerekend). Het is heel erg goed. Bitterzoet, houterig maar niet erover, complex en de alcohol maakt mooi deel uit van het geheel. Edit:samplekill 08/04/2024 The nose is luscious and inviting. The balance between the ABV, the “dark elements” in the profile and the wood is just right. They chose the right time to bottle it. Originally (3 years ago) I scored it 9.4 and at that point in time it was justified. Now I took it down a bit as I’ve experienced quite a few rums in the meantime. Nevertheless it remains an excellent drop!”

Aroma

Allspice Smoky Tobacco Leather Dried fruit

Taste

Tobacco Woody Licorice Complex Bitter

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Oliver

27 October 2022

8.3/10

“Beautiful REV. But for me personally a little too bitter.”

Aroma

Woody Tobacco Dried apricot Black tea Spicy

Taste

Tobacco Licorice Complex Bitter Black tea

Photo of the rum S.B.S Guyana REV taken from user Oliver

Christoph

18 December 2022

9.3/10

“The 1994 Enmore is the best of "the four" from the Guyana 2021 SBS release. The 1990 Uitvlugt is already too much over the zenith in comparison and the flavors are somewhat lost in the wood and the 2001 Skeldon is fruitier but not as balanced as this one. (Disclaimer: comparison on an extremely high level, as all 3 aforementioned rums are excellent). For 48.5%, the alcohol could be less present, but that's already forcible fault finding.”

Aroma

Tobacco Smoky Woody Chocolate

Taste

Elegant Woody Chocolate Earthy Tobacco

Photo of the rum S.B.S Guyana REV taken from user Christoph

Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰

18 December 2022

9.2/10

“Had a nice evening with good friends and some nice S.B.S. bottles. What a lovely bottling. Once rested it releases the most wonderful flavours. Almost perfect balance between the individual flavours and I love the woody and roasted flavours. Nice and warm on the palate and the empty glass is very nice after a few hours.”

Aroma

Woody Tobacco Licorice Leather Roasted

Taste

Woody Complex Tobacco Dark chocolate Dried fruit

Tschusikowsky

10 March 2024

9.1/10

“RumX Advent 8.12.23 Bittersweet Symphony🤩 Harmonious dark fruits with brown sugar. Heavy and woody, yet light and harmonious. It smells like demerara. Mixture of a bed of herbs, older, damp wood, plus iodine and vanilla. In the mouth tobacco, iodine, nectarine, peach, vanilla, dill, some lavender, plum, chocolate, leather, licorice, tobacco. Very long finish. Beautiful complexity. Great stuff and very tasty. It has a kind of heavy character, but is easy to drink. First class rum.”

Aroma

Intense Complex Tobacco Chocolate Licorice

Taste

Complex FullBodied Tobacco Woody Dark chocolate

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Maxence

18 January 2024

8.9/10

“Amazing color and nose. Mouth is unfortunately less balanced with a little too much wood and final is too bitterish. Without this, it could have been a 90+ rum. Still a really good one of course.”

Aroma

Coffee Chocolate Woody Nutty Caramel

Taste

Coffee Chocolate Menthol Medicinal Caramel

Photo of the rum S.B.S Guyana REV taken from user Maxence

Rene Pfeiffer

25 February 2023

9.0/10

“Great stuff. Beautifully complex and yet round. The initial bitterness on the palate disappears (almost) with time.In direct comparison with the Rumclub (RX11613) sweeter, softer and not as intense. On the nose, the SBS has less fruit and more tobacco and black tea.”

Aroma

Black tea Woody Caramel Roasted Licorice

Taste

Soft Spicy Woody Tobacco Vegetal

Photo of the rum S.B.S Guyana REV taken from user Rene Pfeiffer

Aussierumfan

2 February 2024

8.9/10

“A lovely 1994 REV, very complex. Tobacco, Caramel and dark chocolate. Spicy. The empty glass smelt lovely the morning after😁 quite a lot of slightly musty wood with a long finish. Could still taste it an hour later!”

Aroma

Woody Chocolate Tobacco

Taste

Tobacco Woody Caramel Chocolate Spicy

Photo of the rum S.B.S Guyana REV taken from user Aussierumfan

cigares

19 June 2023

9.0/10

“An old Versailles always creates a lot of promise, and the color is very dark. The nose is reminiscent of Valle d'Aosta coffee, a blend of wood, coffee and orange. The palate is made up of old wood, prunes and burnt sugar, with a hint of chewed pencil, wet wood and graphite. You can smell the same ingredients in the empty glass. A rum that reminds me both of Valle d'Aosta's "copa del amicizia" for the nose and of school pencils for the taste.”

Aroma

Woody Bitter orange Coffee

Taste

Prunes Burnt sugar Barrel

Photo of the rum S.B.S Guyana REV taken from user cigares

TheRhumhoe

21 May 2023

9.1/10

“A superb bottling from SBS, which manages to capture all the essence of Enmore REV 1994. Round, intense and elegant, the nose is marked by dried fruit (prunes, grapes), aromatic herbs (thyme) and black tea, accompanied by warm spices (licorice, cinnamon) and a delicate woodiness, followed by leather but without bitterness. Caramel, dark chocolate and tobacco season the olfactory profile with a healthy dose of gourmandise. No aggression is felt, but the aromas are exuberant. Dark, empyreumatic notes (smoky, roasted notes, Malta nuts and roasted hazelnuts), spices and woodiness compete with black tea and aromatic herbs to take control of the palate. Dried fruit is also present, but more subdued. The bitterness is felt on dark chocolate and coffee. The finish is superb, rather thin on the palate but very long, with dark, bitter notes and a hint of rubber at the end that upsets the balance of flavors. The profile is dry but also smooth and elegant, driven by dried fruits, warm spices and smoky oak. A superb rum that offers a veritable gustatory orgasm.”

Aroma

Dried fruit Prunes Raisin Herbal Thyme

Taste

Spice Vanilla Licorice Anise Cinnamon

Photo of the rum S.B.S Guyana REV taken from user TheRhumhoe

Frank

19 July 2022

9.0/10

“Beautiful old drop. Nose: spicy-woody-roasty-fruity. Sufficiently complex, despite the relatively low ABV. With more % one would not need to smell so fine into it. Besides the spicy-woody aromas with old, slightly dusty oak, sweetish tobacco and fine licorice, I find dried oranges, prune and black currant. Some pencil lead mixes in right at the start. It comes across as darkly toasty yet aromatically fresh. Palate: very nice full-bodied, intense and delicious. Lots of wood with wood acidity, slightly bitter, slightly salty, but all not distracting. Old oak with fragrant sandalwood along with licorice and some mint. Malty toasty, plus resinous and at the same time sweet tobacco. In the back over all some prune and dried cherry. Absolutely beautiful REV!”

Aroma

Spicy Woody Fruity Unknown Prunes

Taste

Concentrated Delicious FullBodied Woody Spicy

Olivia

8 December 2023

9.1/10

“Blind tasting notes from RumX calendar day 8: The typical notes of a Guyana rum immediately come to mind when I smell it. On the palate, the full-bodied and intense rum is characterized by berry notes, chocolate, wood, glue and slightly bitter notes. I can also taste a hint of licorice. The alcohol is well integrated. I blindly estimated the ABV to be under 60%. I would not have guessed that it would only have 48%. I really like this rum and it's a lot of fun in the glass. A rarity, as the taste profile of rum from Guyana very rarely manages to inspire me.”

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What are the key facts about this rum?

Country
Guyana

Distillery
Enmore

Bottler
1423 World Class Spirits

Brand
S.B.S

RumX ID
RX9537

ABV
48,5%

Category
Pot Still Rum

Vintage
1994

Mark
REV

Made from
Molasses

Distillation
Pot Still

Age
26 years

No. of bottles
124

Bottle volume
70cl

Price range
Above 250€

Type of spirit
Rum

What is the price trend for this rum?

292 €

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