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The Whisky Jury Enmore (Versailles) The Many Faces of Rum 1990
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Well-liked as textbook Versailles, and most tasters land happy here. Pencil shavings, dried herbs — oregano, rosemary, marjoram — anise and licorice lead, with leather, tobacco and a little vanilla underneath. Light and clean for 32 years, the alcohol perfectly integrated. What holds it back, by wide agreement, is complexity: this is the Versailles profile in pure form rather than a deep one.
The community says- Pure Versailles style
- Herbal and clean
- Keep in mind: Light body
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How does The Whisky Jury Enmore (Versailles) The Many Faces of Rum 1990 taste?
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Clean, herb-forward Versailles, light for its age Fans call it Versailles in pure form — clean, herbal, beautifully integrated. Nearly everyone enjoys it; the recurring note is that it stays light and short on complexity.
Versailles fans who prize clean herbal profiles
anyone wanting heavy, complex Demerara depth
Style & occasion: Mature & oakySipping neat
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Review by DomM
Most helpful positive review
Cross Tastinge across 12 bottlings of 1990 Versialles destilled Enmores. Looking at the cask strength / 50%+ ABV bottlings in the line up (CG, DT, Duchess, Greenheart I & II, RdL, Sponge, TWJ), all deliver on the classic Versailles notes: Pencil, herbs/anis, some continental fruits and a wet/moldy woodiness. Quality wise I don’t see an outlier tbh, all very enjoyable. Noticeable, however, is a very intense nose on the Sponge, which adds lots of resin and „woody“ notes to the mix,probably paying tribute to its (partly) maturation in wine casks. This is clearly outstanding out of the batch. Bonus points for the older Greenheart and TWJ for highest intensity on the (continental) fruit notes for me. DT and The Duchess gravitating more towards spicy notes in the mix. Same overall verdict for the palate. All rums in the batch are of high quality and there is no dramatic outlier (good or bad), except for the Rum Sponge. While I enjoyed the nose, on the palate the bottling is overwhelmed by wine notes. As for a lot of finished/double matured releases I just don’t see the point and here don’t like it particularly. Among the other bottlings: the DT is particularly nicely balanced with a pleasant sweetness working nicely with herbal and more darker notes. Very enjoyable. My favorite on the palate is probably the younger Greenheart (at least in this sitting). Almost as balanced as the DT but with a bit more anise and herbal notes for a bit more excitement. The older Greenheart is also very nice, with a bit less sweetness yet also very nicely balanced. TWJ and The Duchess are overall a bit more in the harsher side concerning alcohol integration, yet still very good. Very strong bottlings of the vinatage overall and a pleasure to have some side by side. Cheers to Alex for curating (most of) the tasting set! 🙌
Review by Serge
Most helpful mixed review
Hmmm ... really very toned down. Since the VSG El Dorado tastes much better to me. Very restrained and herbaceous. Lots of marjoram and oregano with some rosemary then on the palate. Some wood, tobacco. Is not mine and not at all what I expect from a Versailles distillate. Is no longer "good" for me and lands below 7.
Review by Jakob
Versailles style in its purest form. Pencil shavings, barrel aromas, licorice, green pepper, plus some anise and discreet fruit as well as a hint of vanilla sweetness - very pleasing bouquet and quite impressive how balanced the barrel influence still is here, despite the very long storage time. The alcohol integration is also impeccable. This is indeed pure Versailles, although this is somewhat at the expense of aromatic complexity. A great rum!
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
#5515 31.07.2025 Running a few samples at home while relaxing to some Psy Trance. Nose Fresh, wood, light roasted, dried fruits, light herbal, citrus, light olive, faint glue, faint mint. Palate Oily, wood, light anise, light olive, light herbs, light mint, pencil shavings, light citrus, faint floral. Finish Long, wood, light roasted, faint pencil shavings, faint floral, faint mint, light prunes. Empty glass Prunes, vanilla, faint chocolate, light mint, herbs.
Review by Thunderbird
This is Versailles as he likes! Despite the long storage, the wood is not too dominant, herbs, leather, vanilla, anise and covertly some dried fruit are perceptible. In addition, clearly also pencil shavings. Creamy and soft, the alcohol is perfectly integrated. Only the complexity is missing, but that is complaining at a high level.
Review by Oliver
Quite on the herbaceous side. Nice intensity with well integrated alcohol. Nicely balanced 1990 Versailles. Fun to drink!
Review by TheRhumhoe
A continental Enmore with a heavy hand on spices and herbs (thank you, Versailles). The nose oscillates between spices (anise, licorice, vanilla, pepper) and woody notes that veer towards leather and incense on the one hand, followed by herbs, eucalyptus, dried fruit, tobacco and pencil shavings on the other. An original and pleasant profile, but lacking a little complexity. The attack on the palate is herbaceous to the extreme. Lots of herbs (rosemary, thyme, eucalyptus) and spices (aniseed, licorice) that draw on the bitterness of leather and toasted wood, with a hint of tobacco and pencil shavings. While the Versailles style is instantly recognizable, the dilution spoils the pleasure. The alcohol is well integrated, but a little more gourmandise would have been nice too. The finish is of decent length, with the same grassy, spicy, slightly warm, caffeinated and cocoa-flavored tendency. Dried fruit and tobacco are also present on the finish. A rum typical of its time, far from bad, but lacking the overall depth to reach the top.
Review by Alex1981
Strange one, much more floral/herbal than the others. Also relatively light and missing the heavy intensity. Not my favorite tonight. //update: the herbs are much more balanced in a second run, some leather & vanilla notes are added. Like it better than before, but still can’t fully convince me.
Review by Johannes
Very good, rounded Versailles profile! I really like it!
Review by Pavel Spacek
The Enmore profile is amazing! But there is sooo much water in it. ... Enmore - a driven distillery, now just a functional distillation device. Probably the only wooden distillation device in the world that enjoys great popularity. Enmore rums have the taste of ash, leather, heavy wood, which especially excites fans of smoky whiskies. And if the producer adds a bit of molasses to the rum in the traditional Guyanese way, you have a unique, very strong and heavy rum in the bottle. One of my favorites.
Review by Piotr Ignasiak
Updated rating (+3) after several months of opening the sample. Seems more balanced and enjoyable even if still not overly complex. Not too complex, a lot of herbs on the nose with some Flowers and pencil aroma. On palate some more of this but also aniseed and a bit of a lemon peel. Thanks Tom for sharing a sample.
Review by Tom Buteneers
First impression: quite nice with herbal notes. Oregano/rosemary?
Review by Martin Spooner
The nose relatively inconspicuous with slight anise and eucalyptus. Graphite on the palate, again the anise note with the often detectable pencil. Delicious drop, relatively round without edges. 32-year-old drop... amazing!
Review by ...and a bottle of Rum.
Nose: Very light nose, floral, a little hay meadow, dried marjoram. Palate: Unobtrusive, almost delicate but at the same time very defined.... one could say "clean". Dry herbs, Williams pear, a touch of bitterness out the back. Not really my favorite Guyanese profile, but this is a good one to sip. Alcohol perfectly integrated (but doesn't have much percentages). No off notes, everything chic and clean. Possibly too clean for the hardcore Versaillers?! Finish: Relatively short, but pleasing. Unfortunately, too expensive for what is offered.
Review by Mopar Rules
it’s springtime, alergy time. So my nose is a bit blocked which effects my tasting abilities. Well, this rum is similar to the El Dorado Versaille, but like a diluted version. Floral and herbal notes dominate nose and palate. I’ve read “oregano” in one of the tasting notes which brings it quite to the point. A light, well balanced rum with a short finish
Review by Gromit21
As far as I can remember this is my first Enmore. And to be honest, I think has to grow on me some more. It's not that I don't like it but it doesn't grab me like some other rums do. Being from the Whisky Jury, a well sought after bottler from near Mechelen, Belgium, my anticipations were probably to high and so far they didn't meet.
Review by Mentalo
Very herbaceous in the direction of rosemary / oregano. In addition, quite dry and somewhat grassy.
Review by Sebastian.W
Lots of herbs and spices!
Review by JFehr
Pencil and light for the age. Personally too herbal for me.
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Details about The Whisky Jury Enmore (Versailles) The Many Faces of Rum 1990
A Pot Still Rum from Guyana, bottled by The Whisky Jury, at 50,9%.
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About the Enmore (Versailles) distillery
The Enmore (Versailles) distillery is located in Guyana. Rums from Enmore (Versailles) have been reviewed 544 times with an average of 8.8/10.
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