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The Nectar Grays New Grove Savoir Faire - Small Batch 2005
What sneaks up on you here is the menthol — a cool, almost eucalyptus streak running through juicy mango, passion fruit and grapefruit peel, with noble oak underneath. Several tasters clocked it blind as a Trinidad rum, then warmed to its Mauritian fruit. Oily texture, a faint diesel edge, fresh and minty into the finish. A few wished it landed at higher strength.
- Juicy mango fruit
- Cool menthol streak
- Oily texture
+10
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How does The Nectar Grays New Grove Savoir Faire - Small Batch 2005 taste?
Aggregated from 14 community reviews.
Minty, fruity 12-year Mauritian with oak Most people came away pleasantly surprised — mango, mint and woody fruit done well. One taster found plenty of alcohol but little on the palate, so give it air.
People who like fruity, mentholated Mauritian rum with real oak
Anyone who finds menthol or camphor off-putting
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How is The Nectar Grays New Grove Savoir Faire - Small Batch 2005 rated?
RumX’s 0–10 scale is strict: 8.3 sits in the “Very good” band. 92% of tasters rate it Good or better; only 0% rate it below average. See the full rating guide →
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Rum reviews
14% rate it between 6 and 8. Selected write-ups from 14 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
Review by Stijn Zino
Liquid Leuven 2025 Pleasantly surprised by this one. Price quality rum!
Review by Philip M. 🇧🇪
25/01/2025: tasted @ Liquid Leuven in "De Hoorn". Pleasantly surprised by this one! Good nose and the palate reminded me of a TDL. Very good price to quality ratio. Makes me curious about other rums from New Grove or Mauritius.
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
12.06.2020 Relaxing over a nice lunch with friends and family and a few rums. Notes Medium dark colour. Nose Fresh, wood, vegetal, tropical fruits, herbs, light mint, faint caramel. Palate Round, fresh, fruity, mango, spice, herbs, balanced, light wood, faibt roasted. Finish Medium long, wood, light fruits, light mint. Extra note Add a bit of water and a lot if herbal notes are released.
Review by Renaud Dossin
Very pleasant with a nice length in the mouth. Just give it time to open up and you have a nice fruit salad!
Review by Rare Akuma
Tasted at Sanctus Spiritus ‘24, so my review remains rather concise. On the nose enticing aromas of passionfruit, coconut husks and barrel influence, rounded off by bitter agrume. It’s very mentholated and in the tail even a little oily and dirty. The palate is very accessible, yet even more exciting. A continuation of aromas: fruity and cool; with more grapefruit peel, more wood presence, and a hint of diesel. Finishes mid-long, fruity and minty fresh. To me another clear example of a great Mauritian, and that New Grove is slept upon. If only it was bottled at a little higher strength, it would pack an even more powerful punch.
Review by Insta: spiritofbernard 🇫🇷
Alcoholic power but no mouthfeel. Very disappointed!
Details about The Nectar Grays New Grove Savoir Faire - Small Batch 2005
A rum from Mauritius, bottled by The Nectar, at 50%.
Community purchases
11 bottles logged by 9 collectors.
A drinker's rum.
45% opened, 4 emptied and repurchased.
11 purchased · 16 tasted · 3 wishlist · as of
About the Grays distillery
The Grays distillery is located in Mauritius. Rums from Grays have been reviewed 2,726 times with an average of 8.0/10.
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