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Duncan Taylor West Indies Single Cask Rum BRS 1986
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One taster nailed it: "Very similar to RA, less fruity, more mild." This 1986 Rockley from West Indies leans medicinal and lightly smoky, with honey, honeycomb, wax and a touch of vanilla over restrained old oak. A few tasters find it a shade softer and shorter than its stablemates from Rum Artesanal and Silver Seal, but the 52.7% carries it beautifully and the finish lingers.
The community says- Classic Rockley profile
- Great ABV integration
- Long honeyed finish
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How does Duncan Taylor West Indies Single Cask Rum BRS 1986 taste?
Summarized by AI from 24 community reviews.
Old Rockley: honey, iodine, gentle smoke Loved as a proper old Rockley — honey, iodine, light smoke and gentle wood. Some regulars rank it just below the RA and Silver Seal for depth and finish length, but it's still top-tier.
Rockley hunters and fans of old, medicinal Barbados pot still
Anyone wanting fruity, sweet, easy-drinking rum
Style & occasion: Mature & oakySipping neat
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Positive from 8.0 · Mixed 6.0–7.9 · Critical below 6.0
Review by Jakob
Rockley-Essenz auf Spitzenniveau, aber im Direktvergleich mit den nochmal älteren Vertretern von Rum Artesanal und Silver Seal wirkt hier die Abfüllung auf mich fast schon etwas verdünnt. Das fällt tatsächlich nur im Direktvergleich auf, denn auch hier ist eine Topbewertung absolut verdient. Tolles Release, in meiner Liste aber nicht der King of Rockley.
Review by Oliver
Complex, harmonious and simply delicious! Endless finish. Insanely awesome Rockley rum!
Review by Frank
Last rum tasting for this year and then it's also my 500th rum! I rock that neat with something rare and good ... an 86 Rockley 🤩Nose: fantastic mix of spicy-sweet honey, delicate honeycomb, wax and medicinal notes with some iodine and brine. Behind that some orange zest and then slightly woody and smoky. All well balanced and round. 94Palate: very round, salty and spicy. Again this slightly medicinal with some iodine. Slightly woody-smoky with vanilla and fine honey in honeycomb. 92It's all the subtle nuances that make a Rockley and the unique profile that won't be seen again. Must definitely try again. With a little more rest!
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
Tasting from 2016 with good friends in Munich. A great WIRD release with almost perfect harmony between the elements and great ABV integration. Fruity and despite the age the wood is not dominant. I really like the smoky touch though it's light. Very nice curtains in the glass and the empty glass has honey and nut flavours.
Review by crazyforgoodbooze
Part 7/8 of our 1986 Rockley tasting: Duncan Taylor: clearly more medicinal & smoky than the Silver Seal, less fruit, a bit less easy-drinking and a bit less of the Rockley DNA that I personally love. Also unfortunately much shorter on the finish. Good stuff, no question, but the Silver Seal & the RA win for me in comparison, as they are clearly more harmonious & complex and have a longer finish or generally more to offer in my opinion! 🙏🇧🇧
Review by Mirco
Rockley Tasting 1986/87/2000 Round and settled style. On the nose honey, wood and a bit of vanilla. On the palate soft, slightly sweet and harmonious, but less distinctive. Pleasant to drink, but with a bit less character depth than the (alcohol) stronger representatives.
Review by Johannes
Needs a lot of time in the glass, but comes close to the RA and Silver Seal in the end.
Review by Pavel Spacek
Very similar to RA, less fruity, more mild
Review by Filip Šikula
The best rums from Barbados are those that don't taste typically Barbadian. And the rums from the WIRD distillery and the 1986 vintage are among the best of them. This is again a beautiful example of a complex technical rum that doesn't remind you of Barbados vulbec.
Review by Carlitooo
Needs the most time among the top 1986s. But it rewards with a killer nose and a great palate. Unfortunately a bit too weak compared to SS and RA
Review by Gianca Zil
Seeing the Rum X ratings, I had much higher expectations... Undoubtedly a great product and I particularly like the lasting finish...
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Expert review by Zucker und Zeste
I found it a little fresher than the Artesanal rum, but this was a little more complex and mature. With both bottlings, it is amazing how ingeniously alcohol can be integrated into a rum.
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10 bottles logged by 8 collectors.
A collector's bottle.
10% opened, 0 emptied.
What did the community pay for Duncan Taylor West Indies Single Cask Rum BRS 1986?
Avg. community purchase price 650 €.
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Details about Duncan Taylor West Indies Single Cask Rum BRS 1986
A Pot Still Rum from Barbados, bottled by Duncan Taylor, at 52.7%.
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