Rob Bauer

"After the Monymusk Velier 1997 For Begnoni, this is the only 1997 Mony on the market so far. Almost completely tropically matured (22 years). With Clarendon / Monymusk is different from Hampden and …"

"Bester Long Pond."

"In the top 3 Long Ponds"

"Brutally good PLV! Velier Demerara schooner!"

"Bally at the sweet spot. In the blind tasting, it beat 15 Ballys, including 1998 and 1999 BDF. Great fruitiness and nuttiness, with just the right amount of wood and an opulent sweetness. Fantastic …"

"Best Cuban rum so far 🔥"

"Nose Violets, coffee, and dried rose petals. Ylang-ylang blossoms. It feels like sniffing a coffee in a Victorian-era orangery. Why Victorian? Picture an old, fragrant Chesterfield armchair as well. …"

"Super old school Long Pond in my eyes."

"Very strong St. Lucia. In the TOP 5 in my opinion."

"Tastes like a beautiful old school Versailles. Unbelievable PLV."

"Significantly fruitier and more intense than the Isautier from Velier. Great exotic profile with a lovely sweetness!"

"So far the best Caroni 2000 in my book. Very complex, fruity Caroni. Mega."

"Very atypical, exciting 1986 Rockley"

"One of the best white rums I've ever had in a glass and one of the highlights of Rhum Fest Paris 2025. Endless complexity. Fruity and spicy at the same time. Buttery on the palate, with hardly any …"

"Despite dilution absolutely juicy and intense. One of the best 1989 PMs."

"Could easily pass for a very good Demerara French Savalle rum. Super stuff!"

"Very unusual Caroni. Almost no notes of petrol in it, but berry fruits and flowers."

"Very well-balanced, yet aromatically intense Hampden. I find long-aged Hampden increasingly exciting!"

"NaseVamos Muchachos! (Moment, das ist falsch!) Beim ersten Schnuppern fühlt man sich in ein wildes Gemüsebeet auf einer mexikanischen Farm versetzt. Wilde Agaven, Himbeeren, Quitten, unreifer Mais, …"

"Damn tasty stuff. Totally crazy jungle notes on the nose. Highly complex, dark and heavy. Very "Reimonenq". The question is whether, like with the old Demeraras, barrel additives were used here... The …"

"Very interesting Low Ester Long Pond. Lots of dark fruit and heavy sweetness. Amazing maturity and color for a continental LP in a refill cask. I strongly suspect almost complete tropical maturation. …"

"Fantastic nose, with strong VSG influence. Pencil shavings, dried flowers, wet roots. Very intense and woody on the palate. Here the sweet column components show up, but also some sharpness. Per se a …"

"Vegetal notes of fresh twigs, agave and melon. Then milk coffee and vanilla pod (from the cask). On the palate you also feel the vegetal notes, combined with the clairin-like goat cheese. Very spicy, …"

"Good Appleton! Unfortunately, the dilution takes away some of the complexity and intensity."

"Fantastic XO. Tasted directly at Bonne Mère with Julien Picot. Contrary to most XOs, very old casks were also used here. You can tell in the finish. One of the best XOs in the molasses category."

"Paxarette without end. Far too strong sherry influence"

"From a purely tasting point of view, I would guess that this bottling is a rum from the Savalle Column Still."

"Neat, balanced rum. But somewhat one-dimensional and thin. No comparison to the 1974 and 1975 vintages....strongly overrated."

"Nose quite pleasant. On the palate, alcohol poorly integrated. One-dimensional, sharp and unpleasantly sweet."

"I tried to approach the stuff without prejudice. However, the added sweetness is so present and dominant on the palate that I consider this bottling absolutely unnecessary. It has nothing to do with …"

"Horrible brew that tastes only of sweetness."