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Nine Leaves Encrypted IV
Whisky drinkers curious about Japanese rum are the natural audience here. Give it 15-20 minutes and members find sake and red wine notes alongside bourbon, honey, buttercream and nuts, with a creamy plum middle. Tannins arrive late and turn it dry and slightly bitter. Several tasters rate it above the Encrypted III — rounder, more elegant, if a touch less complex.
The community says- Sake and red-wine notes
- Rounder than the III
- But: Late bitter tannins
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How does Nine Leaves Encrypted IV taste?
Aggregated from 36 community reviews.
Bourbon-and-sake sipper, dry tannic finish Well-liked in the Encrypted series and often called the rounder, more elegant one over the III. Easy to drink, but a few find it short on complexity with a bitter, tannic tail.
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RumX’s 0–10 scale is strict: 8.0 sits in the “Very good” band. 97% of tasters rate it Good or better; only 0% rate it below average. See the full rating guide →
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What does the community say?
69% rate it 8 or higher. 11 selected write-ups from 36 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
This is one of the bottles I got today and I ordered it because I was curious. My wife is Japanese and this I have tried good spirits from Japan. This rum, despite its young age, was a big surprise. There is some sake and wine to it especially if rested for 15-20 minutes. Lightly fruity with barrel and nuts. There is a light hint of marzipan and chokolate on the palate.
Review by RumTaTa
Nase: sehr einladend, ich fühle mich an Rotwein erinnert! Dominierend ist für mich Bourbon und Vanille. Mund: zuerst Holz/Fass, dann Vanille, Banane und Nuss und dann kommen die Tannine und es wird bitter. Abgang: ebenfalls vom Fass beherrscht. Erinnert stark an einem milden Whisky und bleibt relativ lang, ein guter Rum aber nicht mehr.
Review by Thunderbird
In the nose initially restrained, overripe sweet banana, slightly acidic (sake)!On the palate sweet / sour plum, creamy, later slightly woody and bitter that continues dry and creamy in the finish!In contrast to the III considerably more elegant, riper and the better choice.
Review by Christian Rudt
for me the winner today. perhaps a little less complex than the 3er but just a little rounder to my sensation. the bourbon note does him good. am overall positively surprised by Nine Leaves after I had found less access to the Clear.
Review by Romain de L
Very typical of 9 leaves for me : easy to drink but bit of after taste / after nose around egg whites that I don’t like so much - yet well rounded and pleasant. Lacking a bit in complexity
Review by mto75
I still like the nose a little better than the Encrypted III, the IV comes with honey sweetness, pastry and buttercream, the III on the other hand is a little nuttier, more with a sour (red wine) impact.
Review by Frank
VIP Tasting at the 10th GRFJust briefly...Nose: fruity, clearly bourbon and sherry, red winePalate: very sweet and fruity at first, slightly acid. Quite complex. Sherry unfortunately overpowers
Review by Christoph
Encrypted II mixed with Encrypted IV secrets in the blend. Great further development of the Encrypted Series.
Review by Richard Krupa
I don't like the almonds in the smell and taste
Review by BTB77
Very unique and very complex. You can discover something new with every glass.
Review by crazyforgoodbooze
Very smooth but also neat tannins.
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Avg. community purchase price 106 €
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Details about Nine Leaves Encrypted IV
A rum from Japan, distilled by Nine Leaves, at 58%.
Community purchases
27 bottles logged by 21 collectors.
A drinker & collector.
22% opened, 4 emptied and repurchased.
What did the community pay for Nine Leaves Encrypted IV?
Community paid 89–110 €.
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About the Nine Leaves distillery
The Nine Leaves distillery is located in Japan. Rums from Nine Leaves have been reviewed 845 times with an average of 8.0/10.
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