Velier Beenleigh Fine Australian Rum

"The intense pear and apple notes are reminiscent of Calvados. The alcohol is not ideally integrated at first - but after 30 minutes of breathing, a beautiful, fruity rum develops that is really fun."

"Gigantic nose of glue, pear, jasmine tea, lots of citrus fruits and almond cookies! Much more floral & dry on the palate like the Finespirits beenleigh 2015, but still nice notes of almond cookies and tangerine peel, Williams pear, some glue & honey but also more wood. I like it but it's not as drinkable and easy sipping. But still incredibly complex and exciting. Probably the best young Australian to date. #needmorebeenleigh 🪃🇦🇺🐨🦘🌏"

"Australian Rums Tasting, Rum Club Switzerland. Une grande douceur au nez, de la vanille, du cèdre et des fruits secs. Un nez élégant mais pas marquant. L’entrée de bouche est douce, puis les arômes débarquent, bois de cèdre et fruits secs. La finale est moyenne, les fruits secs descendent assez vite et le boisé/ vanillé restent longtemps. Un rhum facile d’accès avec des arômes trop secs pour mon goût. Peu de complexité ici et il lui manque aussi de la générosité."

"The youngest of the 3 Veliers. And really, really not a good rum. Neutral alcohol with a watery, dull bitter note. Maybe it's the desert storage or me, but I can't find anything here that would make me want to drink this rum again."

"This is a wonderful rum especially thinking about the price tag. I like that the spices are present from nose to finish. The spices are topped by fruits and light wood notes. There is a light floral and roasted not in there as well. It was sold out pretty fast and I understand why."

"Un rhum qui offre quelque chose d’intéressant pour son âge. Le nez est sec, vif sur les notes pimentées et boisées mais avec pas mal de notes fruitées qui contrastent (poire, pamplemousse, orange, pomme). On distingue une touche florale très attrayante et de la colle, du caramel, de l’amande et des notes quelques peu rôties. Le profil est jeune, plutôt direct et joue franc jeu avec les narines. L’attaque en bouche n’y va pas par quatre chemins et offre une belle danse fruitée (orange, poire, pomme, fruits secs) avec la gourmandise du bourbon et du caramel mais aussi la chaleur des épices. Il y a un côté sec et légèrement végétal au palais qui donne un œuf e relief. L’alcool est bien intégré, mais le tout manque un peu de profondeur. La finale est d’une longueur correcte, invoquant un côté sec et floral, mais aussi une facette chaude, épicée et boisée qui tourne sur les notes rôties, le cuir, le chocolat noir, les noix et les amandes. Les fruits apparaissent de manière succincte. Un rhum sympathique qui permet de découvrir l’Australie sous un autre angle."

"VSGB 😘Nose: after the first alcoholic sharpness has faded, this Beenleigh comes across as fresh and fruity as usual. Foremost I find juicy pear and green apple, maybe some grape. In addition, fresh lime. Behind that, a full vanilla note. A lovely floral rose scent follows and slightly milk chocolate at the back. Palate: also fruity, but much more tart than on the nose. Pear comes in briefly, then bitter grapefruit and lemon zest predominate. I find a touch of clove and something metallic towards copper. In the finish slightly bitter and then again the, for me typical, Beenleigh pear.Solid drop, for me a bit too tart on the palate."

"Cactus juice and pear juice. Apple and pear in nose and taste. Could also pass for a fruit schnapps. Not my cup of tea."

"2015 / 2013 / 2006 side-by-side from the freshly opened bottles. While I have to admit, that Australia isn’t my favorite origin, the both younger bottlings really aren’t my cup of tea. Rather sharp and alcohol forwards. Citrus, apples, pear are dominating. Same is true for the 2006. Here the overall balance is much better, however. While the 2006 is enjoyable, I’m no fan of the younger one. That is from the open bottle. From past experience those bottles get better with some oxidation. Verdict to be revisited."

"Tasted the three Velier Beenleigh from the good little bottles together with DomM. My first impression was that not everything that says Velier on it is good. If the St. James range was already a flop, the Beenleigh range follows on seamlessly for me. Maybe I just don't understand this profile or have no taste, but they were all too alcoholic for me and had a bitter (not pleasant) aftertaste. The 2006 was slightly better than the other two, but not by much."

"A somewhat untamed beast. A bit closed in the mid pallet. A drop of water helps. Sandy/mineral. Some currants/green grapes. Some burn. Obviously young rum although desert(?) aged. It's all good but it lacks something. Too much hidden flavours, could use some spunk/funkiness. I need to try this a few more times to get to the core of this. Second tasting: pencil shavings. Still somewhat lacking in the mid palate."

"Three years later sine last tasting. Yummy this is still relly good."

"Initially pretty unexciting, but leave it to breathe for 30 minutes and the boring calvados aromas subside and get replaced by beautiful flowery notes and a unique popcorn sweetness. The taste is very black tea forward. Sparse on fruits, but strong on flowers and vanilla. All the way to a minty finish with a light anise undertone. Smell the glass after finishing to find renewed popcorn and spice, as well as a surprising cola note."

"Tasted together with the Velier Beenleigh 2006. I still like the 2006 a little better. The 2015 is clearly more floral on the nose, while the 2006 has notes that remind me of Calvados."

"Positive, sehr fruchtige Überraschung. Allen anderen Aromen voran schmeckt man Birne von Nase bis Abgang. Daneben noch leichte Gewürze und florale Noten. Ab dem Gaumen kommt junges Holz dazu, sowie eine Süße die ich nicht näher definieren kann. Alkohol ist gut eingebunden."