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The Rum Mercenary & Kintra Albion Sample X 9 Years
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Geeks chasing young, unsugared Guyana pot still are the crowd here. This Albion is light in the glass but forward: lemon and orange peel, a little polish and mint, dry with a peppery, oily edge and faint leather. One taster called it "very fruity and fresh"; another warned it's "a bit of a challenge but hang in there." At cask strength it drinks crisp rather than heavy.
The community says- Fresh and lemony
- Dry, unsugared
- Keep in mind: Young, less complex
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Young, dry, lemony Albion pot still Most tasters find it fresh, lemony and dry with more funk than expected. Well-liked around 8/10, though a few feel Demerara benefits from longer aging.
Fans of young, dry cask-strength Guyana pot still
Anyone wanting sweet, mellow, long-aged Demerara
Style & occasion: Mature & oakySipping neat
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Review by Rowald Sweet Empire
Most helpful positive review
Pretty forward yet good Albion. More funky than expected, will lessen after a while. Lemony, dry, chamomille tea. It's a bit of a challenge but hang in there. Good stuff but also a bottle for the geeky fans.
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
Most helpful mixed review
04.02.2023 Enjoying a few samples at home. Colour Light in color. Nose Light wood, faint polish, light fruits, faint herbal, faint melon, faint orange, light mint. Palate Medium spicy, light wood, light orange, faint leather, light mint, cardamom, faint polish. Finish Medium to long, light wood, light mint, light citrus, cardamom, light herbal.
Review by Rum man
Very fruity and fresh selection from Sample X. Now I want a bottle.
Review by Jackie Flannery
Young Guyana pot still, same league as 2012 The Nectar, SBS or the Barikenn? All very good! C: W wine N: That oiliness. That saltiness and that granny apple peel and celery blend. It reminds me of the SBS Albion. It seems to me that good young rum shows its true self right off the shelf. After 15min all the smells have converged making the nose very balanced. M: I’m finding very hard to stand by the premise that says, “Long aged rums are best”. Based on good quality young rums I’ve tasted I´m a believer that great distillate does not need long aging or tropical heat. This young Albion is a perfect example of that. It might not be the most complex spirit, but it´s crispy and fresh, full of lime and oyster juice. So natural sweet. F: Fast and furious. B: 2 please. Good price too.
Review by Jakob
Fresh tropical fruits, subtle sweetness, light sweetness - in the nose, first of all, a quite appealing, if not very exciting profile. Compared to the young PMs, the appearance on the palate is much more pleasing - altogether rounder with more measured alcohol. Again, basically recognizable spiciness, but much more balanced than in the Sample X parallel release of the nine-year-old PM. Slight sweetness, a bit of vanilla, plus some tart bitter notes - but all in all more balanced than the other releases. But the bottom line remains the same - Demeraras seem to benefit from more intensive aging, be it with longer aging in continental warehouses or directly in tropical temperatures.
Review by TriRoel
Funk, strong taste but not overwhelming
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What did the community pay for The Rum Mercenary & Kintra Albion Sample X 9 Years?
Community paid 68–73 €.
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Details about The Rum Mercenary & Kintra Albion Sample X 9 Years
A Pot Still Rum from Guyana, bottled by The Rum Mercenary & Kintra, at 57,2%.
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About the Albion distillery
The Albion distillery is located in Guyana. Rums from Albion have been reviewed 560 times with an average of 9.0/10.
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