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Mauritian molasses rum from Grays, built on yellow fruit and menthol

  • Signature yellow fruit, menthol notes
  • Strong value single casks
  • Clean easy-sipper drinkability
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New Grove is the flagship rum range from Grays Distillery on Mauritius, made from molasses and distilled on a column still. The house style is recognizable: ripe yellow fruit (peach, apricot), red currant, a cooling menthol or mint streak, and well-judged oak. Several drinkers compare the profile to a fruity Trinidad TDL, which tells you where this sits — bright and slightly dry rather than sweet and syrupy.

Across 756 reviews the brand holds a median of 8.2/10, with the cask-strength single casks and festival bottlings pulling the highest scores. Most of the range lands at 45 to 50% ABV, which the community treats as easy-sipper territory. Opinions split on wood-heavy finishes, but the core signature wins consistent praise.

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As of October 2026

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8.2/10
ratings
751
bottles catalogued
55
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BottlingAgeABVCommunity scorePrice
LMDW New Grove Savoir Faire Single Cask 2010 12 years · 65.2%12 years65.2%8.6/10 102 reviews109 €
New Grove Inception 2004 21 years · 50%21 years50%8.6/10 52 reviews125 €
New Grove Savoir Faire Single Cask 2012 Column Still Rum55%—55%8.6/10 18 reviews—
Old Brothers New Grove Joeystarr XO Column Still Rum53.1%—53.1%8.5/10 53 reviews146 €
New Grove Savoir Faire 2008 15 years · 49.8%15 years49.8%8.5/10 28 reviews108 €
LMDW New Grove Savoir Faire Single Cask (Conquer) 2008 14 years · 55%14 years55%8.5/10 15 reviews55 €
Spirit Gallery New Grove 100% Tropical 2015 Column Still Rum10 years · 60.3%10 years60.3%8.4/10 51 reviews79 €
New Grove Savoir Faire Single Cask (20 Vin) 2008 50%—50%8.4/10 20 reviews—

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New Grove vintages

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How the crew scored it New Grove

RumX’s 0–10 scale is strict: 8.2 sits in the “Very good” band. 94% of tasters rate it Good or better; only 0% rate it below average. See the full rating guide →

Flavor Profile of New Grove

Top aromas · nose & palate
Woody68%
Fruity51%
Vanilla49%
Caramel46%
Minty35%
Spicy · palate only32%
Peaches · nose only30%

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Frequently Asked Questions about New Grove

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The RumX database currently contains 55 different rums from New Grove. This includes various expressions, limited editions, and bottlings across different age statements and proof levels. Our community has contributed over 751 reviews for New Grove rums, making it one of the most comprehensive resources for exploring this brand’s full range. New releases are added regularly as they become available.

According to the RumX community, LMDW New Grove Savoir Faire Single Cask 2010 12yr 65.2% is currently the highest-rated New Grove rum with an impressive rating of 8.6/10 based on 102 reviews. This expression has earned praise for its exceptional quality and represents the pinnacle of what New Grove has to offer. However, taste is subjective, and we encourage you to explore the full range to find your personal favorite.

More About New Grove

New Grove comes from Grays Distillery on Mauritius, a producer that has quietly built a following among enthusiasts in Belgium, France and Germany over the last decade. One reviewer summed up the trajectory as “the little distillery that keeps climbing” — a brand that was once seen as a hard sell for drinkers used to sweet, rounded rum, and is now sought out for exactly that drier, more honest profile.

Production is molasses-based and distilled on a column still, with ageing in tropical climate on Mauritius. The Savoir-Faire line leans heavily on single casks and vintage bottlings, often aged in French Limousin oak, with additional releases finished in cognac, whisky and unusual woods like acacia and merisier (wild cherry). The 100% Tropical and Inception bottlings push toward cask strength and show a richer, oilier, more concentrated side.

Taste-wise, the thread running through almost every review is fruit: peach, apricot, mango, passion fruit and red currant, lifted by a cooling mint or menthol note and backed by vanilla, caramel and measured oak. The dry, slightly tannic finish is part of the identity. New Grove is not a sweet rum — several drinkers call it tense, fresh and a little bitter on the close, closer to a fruity TDL than to a sugared sipper. The wood-finished editions (Rozelieures, Islay) shift that balance hard toward smoke and peat, which some enjoy and others feel smothers the rum.

Most of the range sits at 45 to 50% and drinks well neat as an aperitif or an everyday pour. The cask-strength single casks reward a little time in the glass and a drop of water. If you want to buy New Grove, the single casks and 100% Tropical tend to draw the warmest community verdicts and good value for the price.

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