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Nine Leaves Encrypted II 2017

Nine Leaves Encrypted II 2017
Nine Leaves
Nine Leaves Encrypted II 2017
7.9/10 (37 reviews)
Japan · 2 years · 58%
Smoky · Wine · Sherry

Nine Leaves Encrypted III MK3

Nine Leaves Encrypted III MK3
Nine Leaves
Nine Leaves Encrypted III MK3
7.8/10 (26 reviews)
Japan · 4 years · 58%
Sake · Nutty · Raisin
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Is Nine Leaves rum good?

Nine Leaves wins the community over: 92% of 881 ratings are good or better.

A good fit if
  • you like it fresh and grassy Fresh and grassy in community tags: 59% of ratings, all rums: 17%
  • you’ve already tried a lot of rum 100% of ratings are for connoisseur bottles, all rums: 50%
  • you like it strong 93% of ratings are for bottles at 50% ABV or cask strength, all rums: 54% Exception: Nine Leaves Almost Spring Cabernet Sauvignon Cask
  • you drink it neat 89% of ratings are for bottles that reviews recommend neat only, all rums: 67% Exception: Velier Nine Leaves Last Drops 2023
Probably not if
  • you want to stay under €50 0.1% of ratings are for bottles under €50, all rums: 35%
  • you’re just getting into rum 0% of ratings are for beginner bottles, all rums: 25%
  • you mix it or drink it on ice 11% of ratings are for bottles that reviews recommend for mixing, all rums: 33% Exception: Velier Nine Leaves Last Drops 2023

People who like Nine Leaves also rate these higher than other tasters do: Saint Aubin +0.7

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Based on 881 ratings, including 197 with a flavour profile and 379 with a written review.

What is the best rum from Nine Leaves?

Among rums with at least 30 ratings, Velier Nine Leaves Japoniani Pure Sugar Cane Juice Rum 2016 leads with 8.4/10 from 42 ratings. The most rated is Velier Nine Leaves Last Drops 2023 with 8.0/10 from 84. The 42 bottlings with a known strength range from 48 to 66.6% ABV; half of them sit between 50 and 59%.

BottlingAgeABVRatingPriceincl. shipping
Velier Nine Leaves Warren Khong Encrypted 2014 Pot Still Rum3 years · 64,8%3 years64,8%8.7/10 (26 reviews)495.00 €
707.14 € per litre
Velier Nine Leaves Japoniani Pure Sugar Cane Juice Rum 2016 Pot Still Rum4 years · 66,6%4 years66,6%8.4/10 (42 reviews)322.90 €
427.00 € per litre
Velier Nine Leaves Ex-American Oak 2014 10 years · 59%10 years59%8.4/10 (40 reviews)not available
Nine Leaves Rumclub Berlin Private Selection 59,8%—59,8%8.3/10 (80 reviews)499.00 €
998.00 € per litre
Velier Nine Leaves American Oak 2016 8 years · 59%8 years59%8.2/10 (48 reviews)not available
Velier Nine Leaves Bourbon Barrel 2017 7 years · 59%7 years59%8.1/10 (53 reviews)not available
Velier Nine Leaves Last Drops 2023 White RumUnaged · 62%Unaged62%8.0/10 (84 reviews)not available
Velier Nine Leaves Russian Virgin Oak 2017 7 years · 58%7 years58%8.0/10 (57 reviews)389.90 €
557.00 € per litre
Nine Leaves Encrypted II 2017 Pot Still Rum2 years · 58%2 years58%7.9/10 (37 reviews)369.00 €
527.14 € per litre
Nine Leaves Encrypted III MK3 Pot Still Rum4 years · 58%4 years58%7.8/10 (26 reviews)369.00 €
527.14 € per litre
Velier Nine Leaves Spanish Oak 2018 7 years · 59%7 years59%7.8/10 (17 reviews)595.00 €
850.00 € per litre
Velier Nine Leaves Red Wine Cask 2017 8 years · 60%8 years60%7.8/10 (17 reviews)328.64 €
445.91 € per litre
Velier Nine Leaves Sherry Pedro Ximénez 2020 5 years · 60%5 years60%7.7/10 (26 reviews)164.46 €
200.66 € per litre

The table lists 20 of the 42 bottlings on RumX, the ones with at least 10 ratings.

How the community rates Nine Leaves

The median score is 8.0, which means “Very good”.

Distribution of all 881 ratings across 42 rums
  • 9Excellent 2%
  • 8Very good 50%
  • 7Good 40%
  • 6Pleasant 6%
  • 5Average 1%
  • 4Drinkable <1%
  • Poor or worse <1%

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Flavour profile of Nine Leaves

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Nine Leaves in the community's collections

625 bottles logged in tasters' collections, including opened and emptied ones.

+43 additions in the last 3 months.

Additions per month over the last 12 months; dark bars: the last 3.

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Nine Leaves vintages

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Frequently asked questions about Nine Leaves

There are currently 39 offers for Nine Leaves across 13 partner shops, including My Old Cantinetta, Inn-out-shop, Whiskytempel, Armagnac.de, Rhum Attitude, Rum & Co. A 0.7 l bottle starts at 135.89 € incl. shipping. On each product page, offers are sorted by total price including shipping.

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