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New Yarmouth Rum Sponge No. 5 1994
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Owners keep landing in the same place: a very good New Yarmouth, but a familiar one. This 1994 is nearly ester-free, so instead of glue you get crème brûlée, coconut, caramel and dark chocolate over dry oak. Several tasters say it reads more Bajan than Jamaican, almost dessert-like. A short rest and some air tame the 63% and open the fruit. Lovely — if a little linear.
The community says- Crème brûlée nose
- Rich coconut-caramel
- Keep in mind: Linear profile
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How does New Yarmouth Rum Sponge No. 5 1994 taste?
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Rich, Bajan-leaning 1994 Jamaican, if familiar Everyone rates it high and enjoyable, but the recurring note is déjà vu: a textbook 1994 NYE that many find a touch too conventional to stand apart.
tropical-aged Jamaican fans who prefer low ester
funk chasers wanting loud Jamaican esters
Style & occasion: Mature & oakySipping neat
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32 community reviews
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Review by cigares
On the nose, a mix of dark flavors and masked fruit. But also wood shavings, resin and old varnished wood. The palate is balanced, even if the balance is on the dark, woody side. The banana is so ripe that it's all black, tasting like banana peel filaments. The finish is long and woody, like over-brewed black tea. A beautiful rum that tells a story, a story of fruit drowned in old wood (if that's possible).
Review by Jarek
Today a tasting with seven bottlings of the 1994 New Yarmouth: Thompson Brothers, Royal Cane, Kill Devil, Rum Sponge, Ron Artesanal, FRC Bottles Shop and Maolt, Grain & Cane. The Sponge is quite simple, lots of coconut and also one that reminds me of a good Foursquare.
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
#4534 09.01.2024 Sitting at home testing how my tastebuds are doing after change of medication. The iron overtones are slowly subsiding and I hope to be ready for our tasting on Friday. A very nice and fruity rum. Needs to rest for a good while to reduce the alcohol and open up the profile. The palate is spicy and well balanced with some chocolate. The finish is long and warm with a light vegetal note.
Review by Serge
Relatively little fruit on the nose (but pastries and crème brûlée) and lots of coconut and nuts on the palate. Doesn't quite match the label, but still delicious.
Review by zabo
In the glass for blind tasting were the following 94 New Yarmouths. The preliminary result: 1. RX10164 2. RX12050 3. RX12183 4. RX10531 5. RX16026 6. RX10419 7. RX13113 8. RX10167 9. RX15643 10. RX10204 11. RX12556 12. RX12841 13. RX9617 14. RX1563 15. RX16027 16. RX12161 17. RX13824 18. RX6983
Review by Basti
Relatively similar to the V&M RX10419 on the nose. Lots of spices, wood, caramel, sweet notes and some chocolate. Everything the nose promises can also be found on the palate. Alcohol very well integrated. For me, on a par with the V&M bottling.
Review by Boletus
1994s are simply a sure bet when it comes to almost ester-free Jamaican rum with long tropical aging, even if the differences between individual bottlings are rather marginal. The barrel selected by Decadent Drinks is no exception, although the fruity side takes a bit of a backseat to the creamy-caramel barrel flavors with lots of coconut and vanilla. Almost dessert-like character, very tasty!
Review by Portman
A bit like a candy. Full-bodied, almost nougat-like and nicely intense.
Review by Alex1981
A little subdued noae, needs time to open and show a nice fruitiness. Then the palate is a bouquet of overripe fruits, getting really sweet. Finishes on tea that stood for too long, getting a tad bitter.
Review by TheRhumhoe
A nice New Yarmouth offered by Rum Sponge. The nose is dry, roasted, almost burnt, with notes of caramel, coconut and dried fruits. Hazelnut coffee stands out alongside brown sugar and chocolate. You can discern spices (vanilla, pepper, chili), oak and citrus notes, especially orange. There's also a hint of alcohol, not disturbing given the rather soft aromas. A broad, dry but gourmand olfactory profile. The attack on the palate is lively but enveloping with notes of caramel, toffee and other pastries, bringing coconut and dried fruits. The spices (pepper, chili, vanilla) and wood are very present in the mid-palate and give some punch, but it's dark chocolate and coffee that close the show. It's a big liquid candy with backbone, but struggles to stand out from the flood of offerings on the market in recent years. The alcohol is well integrated for the strength. The finish is long, dry and imbued with this duality between spicy and woody power and caramelized, chocolatey and fruity sweetness. The touch of black tea adds a bit of character to this relatively standard profile for the distillery and vintage. A good bottling, typical of the style but maybe a bit too conventional to stand out from other releases.
Review by Tom Buteneers
1994 NYE hardly ever disappoints, so it was not surprising to me. Very enjoyable!
Review by Jakob
The typical New Yarmouth 1994 profile here needs some oxygen to reveal its typical aromatics. Behind the glue veil appears the expected flavor profile of vanilla, caramel, coconut, spices, and rather reduced notes of citrus-fresh tropical fruits. Compared directly with other New Yarmouth releases from 1994, the profile seems somewhat restrained and loses expressiveness at the peak. Complaining at a high level, the rum remains very good, but the vintage can do more.
Review by Lot-NAS
Not overly complex but rich with caramelised sugar, vanilla, Creme brûlée, backing spices and hints of dried fruit. Overall really nice and balanced but also heavily overpriced. The label I find kind of strange. There aren’t any fresh fruits in here for the sponge. Where is the Creme brûlée on the belt?
Review by Cinci
Drank at The Auld Alliance in Singapore - Classic Jamaica, funky, dense and intense. At first a bit too much glue aromas, in my opinion definitely needs 5 to 10 minutes of air, then we have a completely different (better) profile. (04/26)
Review by Mopar Rules
nice and balanced on the nose, with typical „rum“ flavors, dried fruits, caramel and a hint of polish. It loses on the palate as the ABV is not well integrated and dominates the other flavors. It’s quite sharp on the first sip. Therefore, it needs to rest a while in the glas. Nevertheless a nice rum but bang for bucks ratio is not that good
Review by Yundi
Very chocolat-y, vanilla, milk and coffee. Nice and Inoffensive but lacks in excitemebt
Review by Rare Akuma
Tasted this at SDR23, so my review remains rather concise. A dessert-like experience rich in confections on the nose with notes of vanilla biscuit, bresillienne and crème brûlée. It’s only mildly fruity with a refined mixture of dried fruits and fresh berrymix, adding some tannins and a neat fructose-acidity balance. In the mouth much sweeter than expected, and a wholly different profile. Very Bajan-esque, with a classic coconut-caramel-malt combination. Good, very tasty, but too linear for me. I can’t shake the disappointment that the lovely petrol note from the nose got lost entirely on the palate.
Review by Pavel Spacek
Beautifully sweet, creamy, like caramel. Great choice for rum lovers who want to transition from sweet syrups to pure distillate. New Yarmouth 1994 rarely disappoints. This is a great choice you'll always be happy to return to.
Review by Sebastian.W
Tasted at SDR23. The taste reminds me of a Bajan style rum.
Review by Pavel Ungr, RumRock
Vintage 1994. With 8.5 out of 10 it belongs to the better ones that I've had in my glass.
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12 bottles logged by 11 collectors.
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16% opened, 1 emptied.
What does New Yarmouth Rum Sponge No. 5 1994 cost?
Avg. community purchase price 208 €.
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Current best price: 369.90 €.
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Details about New Yarmouth Rum Sponge No. 5 1994
A rum from Jamaica, bottled by Decadent Drinks LTD, at 63%.
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