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Silver Seal Demerara Rum Wildlife Series No. 1 1974
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Made for people who chase smoky, peaty Islay whisky as much as old Demerara rum — that's the crowd this one wins over. It pours dark and dense: pipe tobacco, charred wood, leather and mocha, with dried prune sitting underneath. At 68.5% it's concentrated and thick, carrying a real bitter, tannic edge. A few drops of water round it out and coax the vanilla forward.
The community says- Dense smoky nose
- Deep leather-mocha
- Ages beautifully
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Auction results: 1,851–2,078 € (2 sales in 24 months, incl. buyer's premium, latest 09/2025). How the range is built ›
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How does Silver Seal Demerara Rum Wildlife Series No. 1 1974 taste?
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Smoky, tobacco-heavy 1974 Demerara for peat fans Most tasters land in awe — a concentrated 1974 with a huge smoky, leathery presence. If you want a soft, fruity Demerara instead, this heavy peat-like profile won't be your pour.
Islay whisky fans and old-Demerara collectors
anyone wanting soft, fruity, easy sipping
Style & occasion: Mature & oakySipping neat
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38 community reviews
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Review by cigares
Most helpful positive review
Un rhum très fonçé d’aspect. Un nez avec un alcool très bien intégré, avec du boisé et du fumé, du Porto, des agrumes. Un nez à la fois monolithique et complexe. Une bouche avec des tannins, très boisée, très fumée, amère avec du végétal qui amène de la fraîcheur. Un net goût de réglisse (bois doux). En finale toujours des agrumes, beaucoup de fumée et de la réglisse. Regoûté et réellement un rhum hors du commun. Cette amertume et ce boisé me font penser au Caroni Velier 1994 Guyana Stock. Le verre vide est magnifique avec des parfums de vieille maison en bois patinée et encaustiquée. Merci Dr Django pour le sample.
Review by Jakob
Most helpful mixed review
Would be apart from the smoke note probably a rather decent representative of the 70s Demeraras from long continental storage. Unfortunately, the smoke note is so dominant that it must inevitably divide the minds. For me, clearly too present and more interesting as an experiment than for enjoyment.
Review by Tom Buteneers
Heavy and dark Guyana flavors, wood, licorice with a toch of maggi. An intoxicating perfume. A touch of bitterness. No astringency. Perfect balance. Perfect rum to celebrate our engagement. What a moment in life 😍 @Dr.Django thanks for the tasting opportunity 💍❤️🥃 31/10/24: Some tobacco and rubber (in the best way) menthol associations in the finish.
Review by Maxence
Amazing nose with a perfect balance between round and bitter notes. Unfortunately, palate is way more bitterish and feels a bit unbalanced. A pitty for such legendary rum. Not a bad one though and I'm still very happy I tasted such legend.
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
A wonderful rum and I'm happy to have a backup bottle on my shelf. Wonderfully balanced and full bodied, if you get the chance give it a go.
Review by Tschusikowsky
A very special drop. For the first 15 minutes, the glass smelled totally of beef fillet in cream sauce and notes of sumac. The rum (logically) needed time to open up. The smell of dairy products remained. But tobacco, vanilla, dark chocolate and cask were added, paired with a heavy sweetness. On the palate, vanilla, plastic, burnt, peat, earthy sweetness, mocha, leather, smoke. It reminds me of those little sugar Easter eggs. Finish: sweet, tobacco, plastic, green, spice, dried fruit, bitter Special profile. It tastes old and good. But I don't think it's quite top league.
Review by Christoph
Mom packs the leather whip. Do you know the smell of fresh charcoal? It's very close here. You are introduced to an earthy, peaty whisky finish via leather, charcoal and mocha, which surprisingly produces a palate orgasm.
Review by Holle525
The 65% Version is more fruity and less woody as the 68,5% Release. Both are very nice but I have the 65% slightly ahead.
Review by Frank
Extraordinary rum. The vintage, the age, the price... Nose: incredibly concentrated, dense and complex. Like smelling the bowl of an old pipe. Pipe tobacco and cigar but with fine vanilla, light caramel and some chocolate aromas. Malty, smoky, roasty and with a hint of wood acidity. Dried plum behind it. Palate: extremely concentrated and thick. Tobacco and cigar are also prominent on the palate. Very dark, smoky and roasty. Mocha and dark chocolate. Some treacle and wood acidity. Hardly any fruit, but it is dark and dried. Thank you for letting me try this
Review by Johannes
Phew, it tastes pretty smoky. It must have been in a whisky barrel. I'm not really into that.
Review by Mac Sagmal
A 74 PM that clearly stands out from its peers with its unique notes of damp tobacco, leather and charred wood. A love it or hate it rum - a masterpiece for me. Of course, the typical aromas of this vintage such as prunes, burnt demerara sugar, molasses and a good portion of spices are also clearly present.
Review by WiltChamberlain
A dream come true for me as an Islay fanatic
Review by jems5
Bitter orange, peel, encaustic, very woody attack, soft wood, powerful licorice, tight tannins, slight tonic vegetal astringency, slightly smoky rubbery finish.
Review by Filip Šikula
Fuuu tak toto sem opravdu nečekal. Ve vůni křídové nakouřené tóny, taky ovoce, tabák a dřevo. Chuť je hutná, plná, se spoustou kouře, méně pak dřeva, tabáku a čokolády. Cítím taky tóny jódu. Zajímavý kousek. Vracím se k němu po několika měsících a stále to mezi demerarami můj oblíbenec nebude.
Review by Rum_Freund
Absolute Bombe!🥃😍 Man liebt ihn oder hasst ihn.
Review by Mirco
The smoke is very intense, along with a very earthy note that I personally find too dominant. Overall, this makes the rum quite hard to approach. Most reviews see it differently, but I can't agree. Maybe interesting for lovers of very smoky, earthy rums (or whiskeys), but I find the balance lacking here.
Review by crazyforgoodbooze
wow. this is really borderline, blindly I would have immediately guessed a smoky scotch like bowmore or talisker... for me personally much too intense after peat, tar, cigar smoke, burnt wood and old leather... plus dark molasses notes and demerara sugar in the finish, the typical spiciness and extremely bitter and astringent... with a few drops of water it becomes a little rounder and more vanilla...if it weren't for this Islay whisky-like note, my rating would be higher, but for me it's just over the top and overall just too dominantly smoky, sorry.
Review by Pavel Spacek
Honestly - I dont like the taste. Even if the rum is well made. Strong taste, strong profile. Combination of todays Demerara and Martinique profile. Probably PM. I met similar profile in Samaroli 1972, anyway it was not intense, because of just cca 43%
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Silver Seal Demerara Rum Wildlife Series No. 1 1974 at live auctions
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8 bottles logged by 7 collectors.
A collector's bottle.
12% opened, 1 emptied.
What did the community pay for Silver Seal Demerara Rum Wildlife Series No. 1 1974?
Community paid 1,005–2,936 €.
Purchase prices reported by members, not a shop price. Avg. 2,782 €. Price history with 2 auction results in RX+ ›
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Details about Silver Seal Demerara Rum Wildlife Series No. 1 1974
A rum from Guyana, bottled by Silver Seal, at 68,5%.
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