Engenhos do Norte 970 Single Cask Edition Selected by RA

"Great rum from Engenhos do Norte. Round, balanced and simply delicious."

"I have tried a few of these and the bar is pretty high. In general very few bottles leave the island and I usually get access through a friend going on holiday 😊 A nice medium dry and fruity rum with very good ABV integration. Good balance between the individual elements and a very long finish. Draws really nice curtains and the empty glass has the most wonderful flavours after a while."

"In the nose, we feel at once the sugar cane. By insisting a little, mixed with alcohol, one guesses floral aromas like the rose.in mouth, the aromas of sugar cane impose themselves then arrives a green pepper which lasts. The wood, young remains present throughout the tasting. The final, average, remains on the heat of the green pepper. The wood associated with the sugar cane gives impressions of liquorice. A good rum, rather simple and young, which makes think of Madeira."

"Very vinous/sherry nose, grapes, dried fruit, toasty aromas. Nevertheless, the floral Agricole notes such as sugar cane, fresh and earthy do not come up short. In the mouth and finish actually very similar to the nose, but with less fruit and instead more Agricole influence. Sherry lingers here for a long time as well. Also spiciness in the form of ginger, but always accompanied by sweetness from Madeira wine barrels. Pretty round thing!"

"very nice Madeira rum! for me so far the most complex and balanced I had.on the nose directly intense after Madeira wine, prune, acacia honey, as well as some mint and candied fruit and ginger.taste then directly the mint, then nutty Madeira and date notes and fruit bread. in the finish, the mint then intensifies and becomes menthol, plus candied spicy ginger, grapefruit peel and in addition beautifully fresh and pleasantly balanced. at the end remains a slight acidity reminiscent of currant and again some mint. very tasty and summer!🙏"

"Découvert et dégusté il y a 2 ans, je finis seulement ma bouteille et mon dernier sample (il me reste une bouteille au chaud). Un très bon agricole avec les typicités de Madère. Pour moi, les meilleurs rhums vieux de Madère proviennent d'Engenhos do Norte. Au nez, la canne endémique se relève davantage sur un joli sucre roux que sur la fraîcheur de la canne de Martinique ou de Gwada, ça change. Cannelle, caramel, bois bousiné et léger menthol. En bouche, des épices chaudez, un boisé soutenu et surtout une combinaison de bâton de réglisse et de caramel trop cuit. Un alcool très bien intégré. Une finale qui s'estompe sur un aspect tarte flambée, crêpe au sucre. C'est très gourmand et concentré. Excellent RQP sur place et sur quelques sites portugais. Vendu trop cher en France par contre. Si ce genre de profil entre un agricole et un ron brut de fût vous intéresse, je vous conseille de passer ensuite au 15 ans d'âge de la distillerie, millésime 2019 en tête."

"Für sein Alter recht komplex und vollmundig. Tolle Fruchtaromen und eine sehr angenehme Süße. "

"Apparently rum becomes good when a certain bottler from the German north even looks in the barrel!Even if I do not necessarily like the rum from Madeira, this bottling, selected by Rum Artesanal, is great and exciting! Vegetal notes combined with various spices and dried fruits deliver Madeira flavor par excellence. Very complex and multilayered. The palate in particular convinces me, special mention here is probably my association "forest", which can probably be described in more detail by pine needles and the smell of damp moss. Class!"

"Schöner ausgewogener Agricole. Für einen 6 jährigen schon sehr harmonisch"

"Lange habe ich gezögert, aber nun ein Sample bekommen und direkt verkostet. Mit seinen 51% kein Schwächling aber gut trinkbar. Der Sherry ist gut zu erkennen, aber nicht vorherrschend. Ein ausgewogener Genuss, der gerne wiederholt wird. Fazit: Wird nachgekauft."

"Dunkler Bernstein Geruch: Direkt nach dem Öffnen Karamell und Klebstoff, Bohnerwachs. Am nächsten Tag zu Beginn Minze und Zuckerrohr. Leicht und frisch mit Aromen von Sandelholz und Bienenwachs. Geschmack: Schmeckt nach Lösungsmitteln, Plastik und Bohnerwachs. Auch am nächsten Tag gleich zu Beginn schon eigenartig und unangenehm. Medizinisch-kräutrig, vergoren mit klaren Agricole Noten. Abgang: Recht kurz, trocken, holzig, sauer und bitter. 78 Punkte"

"Testé à A’rhûm 24/11/21"

"A good drop, but nothing to get too involved with. A cigar or chocolate companion."

"sehr leckerer Madeira Agricole. ein komplexes Zusammenspiel von fruchtigen und pflanzlichen Aromen, das gefällt. "

"Oops, that's a bit of a corker. Or at least something similar. Lots of notes of wine in here, the fruitiness is particularly evident in raisins and prunes. There's also something fresh, herbal and a little mint. A very exciting and unusual blend. On the palate, the mint comes first, followed by citrus oil. Raisin, dates and a hint of licorice in the middle. Towards the end, the mint becomes very present again, heavy and oily. The finish is then again sugar cane. Certainly not everyone's cup of tea, but those who enjoy complex and above all unusual aromas will get their money's worth here."