Duncan Taylor Single Cask Rum BRS 1986
Loved by Zucker und Zeste, Frank & 21 more
For seasoned enthusiasts, this 25-year Rockley-style Barbados single cask rewards patience with complex honey, wax, light smoke and salty‑medicinal notes. Dry, unsweetened and superbly integrated at 52.7% ABV, it’s a benchmark WIRD experience loved by Rockley fans.
- Rockley-style profile
- Outstanding complexity
- Perfect ABV integration
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How does Duncan Taylor Single Cask Rum BRS 1986 taste?
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World‑class Rockley for seasoned palates For seasoned enthusiasts, this 25-year Rockley-style Barbados single cask rewards patience with complex honey, wax, light smoke and salty‑medicinal notes. Dry, unsweetened and superbly integrated at 52.7% ABV, it’s a benchmark WIRD experience loved by Rockley fans.
Seasoned Rockley and WIRD lovers who enjoy dry, technical rums with honey-wax, salty-medicinal notes and subtle smoke at a serious but well-integrated 52.7% ABV.
Beginners, sweetness-seekers, or anyone sensitive to higher ABV or medicinal/smoky notes who might find this too dry, complex and demanding.
How is Duncan Taylor Single Cask Rum BRS 1986 rated?
RumX's 0–10 scale is strict — 9.2 lands squarely in the "Excellent" band. 100% of tasters rate it Good or better; only 0% rate it below average. See the full rating guide →
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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 Johannes
Needs a lot of time in the glass, but comes close to the RA and Silver Seal in the end.
Review by Oliver
Wahnsinnig geiler Rum! Komplex, harmonisch und einfach lecker!
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 Pavel Spacek
Very similar to RA, less fruity, more mild
Review by Carlitooo
Braucht am Meisten Zeit von den top 1986ern. Die belohnt er aber mit einer hammer Nase und einem super Gaumen. Leider etwas zu lasch im Vergleich zu SS und RA
Review by Jakob
Rockley essence at top level, but in direct comparison with the even older representatives of Rum Artesanal and Silver Seal, the bottling almost seems a little diluted to me. However, this is only noticeable in direct comparison, as a top rating is absolutely deserved here too. A great release, but not the King of Rockley in my list.
Review by crazyforgoodbooze
Teil 7/8 unseres 1986er Rockley Tastings: Duncan Taylor: deutlich medizinischer & rauchiger wie der Silver seal, weniger Frucht, etwas weniger süffig und etwas weniger von der Rockley DNA die ich persönlich geil finde. auch im Abgang viel kürzer leider. guter Stoff, keine Frage aber der Silver Seal & der RA gewinnen für mich im Vergleich, da sie deutlich harmonischer & komplexer sind und einen längeren Abgang haben bzw generell mehr zu bieten meiner Meinung nach! 🙏🇧🇧
Review by Gianca Zil
Vedendo le votazioni di Rum X avevo aspettative molto più alte…. Indubbiamente un ottimo prodotto e mi piace in particolare la persistenza finale…
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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."
Community purchases
31 bottles logged by 52,000+ RumX members. The ratio of closed / opened / emptied, indicates whether this rum is meant to be drunk or is a collector's item.
Also on the wishlist of 20 members.
About the West Indies distillery
The West Indies distillery is located in Barbados. Rums from West Indies have been reviewed 5,100 times with an average of 7.8/10.
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