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New Yarmouth Rum Artesanal NYE 1994
Dried fruit, caramel and roasted oak lead here, with only a faint whiff of glue and solvent late on. This 25-year New Yarmouth surprises people: it drinks more like an aged Demerara or Foursquare than a classic funky Jamaican. Give it a good hour in the glass and the spice, chocolate and dark fruit open up. The 67.7% is there, but most find it beautifully integrated.
The community says- Deep complexity
- Great ABV integration
- Dried fruit & oak
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Mature, low-ester NY, spicy and woody Many call it the benchmark of the 1994 New Yarmouth batch. Complex, mature and low-ester, it rewards patience. The only real gripe: the high ABV needs time and a little water for some.
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177 community reviews
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Review by Piotr Ignasiak
Reminds of a Foursquare mixed with Guyana. Heavy wood influence through intense nuts and chocolate notes, some coconut, dried fruit. A bit of alcohol sharpness is detectable, but doesn't interfere too much. On the late finish some pineapple creeps up.
Review by Oliver
Most helpful positive review
Appleton in adult. Very cool! Highlight from the 1994 New Yarmouth series.
Review by Rhum Mirror 🇧🇪
Most helpful mixed review
Rum Artesanal New Yarmouth 1994: here we have a 25-year-old Jamaican. It's complex, with coffee and woody notes, intense and good. Glad to have tasted it during this tasting. On the palate it's atypical, the esters take time to show up.
Review by Galli33
Very complex rum…. Wonderful notes of various fruits, dried fruits, chocolate, ester, leather… also a bitter and tar note, minty finish reminds me of caroni! This has so many tastes to explore, amazing A surprise, to be sure, but a welcome one 😎 A very long harmonious warm finish full of various notes , round off this fantastic rum! Summary: It‘s for me one of the best rums, among which I tried so far. Alcohol is integrated very well for 67%
Review by SaibotZtar
For me one of (if not THE) best NY 1994 . Every drop an incredible experience of complexity and balance ... A real bargain at the time. Also a bomb in May Tai .
Review by Johannes
A real board! For me the best NY94! He remains for me the benchmark of the meanwhile many bottled NY94!
Review by RumTaTa
Second tasting together with the Swell NY 1994: Rating unchanged, the Swell is ahead for me What strikes me first: the nose is super smooth despite the almost 70% alcohol! That's a very promising start. Otherwise there's a lot of caramel and dried fruit. The rum seems to be closer to the Spanish style than the English. The alcohol is very evident on the palate. But in harmony with an incredibly balanced performance The finish is medium long and more on the toasty side and reminds me a lot of Foursquare Patrimonio and co. Super rum with an unexpectedly mild but very good overall impression.
Review by cigares
Everything is balanced on the nose and the flavors are equal: milk chocolate, menthol, fruit, caramel and wood. A slight spiciness at the start, but then everything is as balanced as on the nose. The finish is long and perfect! In my opinion, the best NY 94 of the evening. The difference is in the balance of flavors, perfect here. And a dream finish.
Review by DomM
So far my favorite out of the 94 NY batch.
Review by Joachim Guger
What for others are the Caroni vintage 1996 or the Hampden vintage 1990, is for me the New Yarmouth 1994.Absolute favorite!Compared to the Rome Deluxe, this one is a bit woodier, less fruit, less round and the alcohol stings a bit more in the mouth.Here I like the wonderful, solid maturity of the wood, unlike the fine cedar of the Agricoles, it is here oak with lots of tannin.The fitting music: "Surfin'" by Ernest Ranglin.
Review by Jakob
At the time of its release, it was the opening of a previously unknown dimension - New Yarmouth 1994 put itself on the rum map with this release. This first drop was rightfully celebrated; the release showcases column still releases from tropical aging in impressive quality: oak from the ex-bourbon cask carves its way with rich vanilla and caramel notes, along with coconut, cookie dough, but also a spicy side with green pepper and subtle nutmeg. The cask acts balancing, the alcohol shows glue but also sharpness and power. From today's perspective in 2026, the New Yarmouth 1994 profile has become a common topic in the single cask rum world. The positive first impression has not changed in the meantime; we were only enlightened by the numerous other bottlings from the same vintage about the qualitative possibilities that the distillates of New Yarmouth from 1994 can occupy. With the Rum Artesanal release, we are no longer at the top class of the vintage in this comparison spectrum. Absolutely considered, the release still moves at top level and is a lot of fun.
Review by Mirco
Strong New Yarmouth with lots of expression. On the nose intense fruit notes, ripe banana, pineapple and some glue, plus vanilla and a nice spice. On the palate dense and powerful with lots of fruit, spices and wood, all nicely concentrated. Seems typical 94er JG, with lots of depth and pressure, without completely tipping over. Good bottling.
Review by Maxence
My first New Yarmouth. Very pleasant profile with round notes and some fruits. Alcohol integration is great as well. Nice one !
Review by Tschusikowsky
BÄMM👊🏼 Simply sensational! Everything the profile has to offer. Top balance with power and intensity. Wonderful interplay of aromas, straightforward without being boring. Great finish that lasts a long time. Extremely enjoyable to drink.
Review by Basti
The nose is very inviting and balanced with dried fruit, caramel, winter spices, wood and floral undertones. Super round on the palate. ABV very well integrated. For me at the top of the 94 NY!
Review by alex
A treat. Very beautiful fruit aromas, esters galore. The nose is really very pleasant. The alcohol is very well integrated, the length on the palate is endless. I should have doubled the bottle. Superb Jam 😍😍😍
Review by Rodolphe
It's super gourmand on the nose, not very fruity but very pastry-like. The palate is totally in keeping with this beautiful nose. The only reason I can't find it exceptional is 67.7! Too much alcohol. You have to wait a very long time for the alcohol to release the other aromas before you can drink it. A little reduction would certainly have been beneficial.
Review by Jeremy Roger 🇫🇷
It's very greedy on the nose and really doesn't disappoint on the palate 👌Fruit caramelized, toasted and slightly spicy. All very well balanced❤ A treat. Maybe lacks a reduction to be perfect 🤔
Review by Rene Pfeiffer
Insanely intense in taste. Smooth and round. A top rum. The SBS has more coconut than the VM, the RA is more intense and for me a little better overall than the SBS and VM.
Review by zabo
In the glass for blind tasting were the following 94er New Yarmouth 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 In my blind tasting of 5 different NY '94s this one was in 4th place. A detailed report will follow in the individual tasting.
Review by Martin Augustin
A very nice rum experience, so much in advance. On the nose, you encounter vanilla, caramel and coconut. There is also glue and nutmeg. The strength is noticeable in the taste, but in a very pleasant way. Vanilla, pepper, caramel and dark chocolate. Very intense. It then lingers incredibly long and warm. Great rum.
Review by LukaŽiga
9,2:On the nose, coconut, solvents and glue, nail polish, roasted wood with caramel, spicy, dried fruits like raisins, dried apricots, hints of prunes, bump into our nosetrils. On aeration, it really opens up with tropical fruits, peaches, various roasted notes like burnt sugar, perhaps crème brûlée, milk chocolate, roasted nuts, as molasses brings flowery touch with hints of lavender, herbaceous with sage, complex, yet balanced, round. 9,1:On the palate, the attack is intense, complex with medicinal notes like nail polish, toasted wood notes like burnt sugar, caramel, dark chocolate, later nuts and pastry, spicy with anise, allspice, black pepper, vanilla, fruity with coconut, dried apricots, raisins, tropical with mango and banana, some hints of cherry, molasses is herbaceous, barrel impact is strong. 9,2:The finish is long, round, dry and tannic, slightly dirty, industrial with rubber, medicinal with glue, warm, fruity with coconut, dried fruits, the wood is toasted with nuts, chocolate, caramel, crème brûlée, espresso, spicy with cinnamon, vanilla, as molasses is dark with black tea. Edit:9.10.26
Review by crazyforgoodbooze
Strong, dark, spicy, almost medicinal. Bitter, lots of wood, behind that roasted aromas, lots of cocoa, dark chocolate, many spices and a bit of banana, coconut and apricot, as well as mint in the finish. The alcohol could be better integrated. I'd really like to try this in a Mai Tai 🤤 for the price back then definitely a mega 94er NY!!
Review by Agricoler
World class!!! Incredibly good drop. Super balanced 1994 with perfect alcohol integration. Incredible role mix of wood/cask, coconut and dried fruits with nice ester notes.
Review by Adrian Wahl
It took a long time until I tasted this rum. Directly pure and also with 6 cl in Mai Tai. I find him very exciting, but am somewhat below the ratings given so far. Within the NYE 94 but one of the best.
Review by Serge
Sensational NY94 ... the best I have tasted so far.
Review by Lot-NAS
Flying blind, let's see: The nose directly says Foursquare, lots of caramel, vanilla, oak and bourbon. Now the glass has stood a little and the obvious Foursquare profile has given way to spicy notes and sourdough. Plus nuts and some tobacco. Let's try it...hmm, now I'm even more unsure. Strong on the attack, definitely just under 60%, quite spicy and only a subtle sweetness. Vanilla is present and also some caramel, but more in the background. Baking spices, cloves and a lot of wood, all together slightly astringent. The finish is of medium length, quite dry and also rather on the spicy side. Vanilla, again the baking spice, root and a few bitter notes, but overall quite balanced. I like it, but I was perhaps a little too quick with Foursquare. Second round with a few drops of water: On the nose, the spices recede a little and some mint and roasted flavors come in and the drop becomes a little more approachable overall. The dryness gives way to a slight sweetness. Well, without water I would have guessed a somewhat atypical Foursquare. Now it could also be a TDL. Whatever it is, I like it very much. :man_shrugging: 8.9 without and 9.0 with water and I'll take a look.... Boah yeah okay, of course when you know it's all totally obvious :smiley:
Review by TheRhumhoe
A superb expression of this famous 1994 New Yarmouth vintage. The nose is extremely greedy, with pastry and cookie notes, caramel, milk chocolate, cappuccino, beautiful spices (pepper, chili, vanilla, nutmeg), a well-melted woody profile, hazelnut notes and dried fruits. A touch of coconut could make us think that we smell a Foursquare, and yet it is not. It is only after aeration that the glue and solvents are invented to the aromatic party, without taking over. An absolutely splendid olfactory profile.the attack in mouth is of the most impressive. The whole is at the same time very round, rich, complex, balanced and of a rare elegance. The exotic fruits (notably coconut) and dried fruits are confronted with pastry notes, caramel and burnt sugar. Milk chocolate, roasted hazelnuts and cappuccino, accompanied by very fine sweet spices (nutmeg, vanilla) and empyreumatic notes (toast, roasted notes) give the profile a whole new dimension to Jamaican rum. The alcohol is perfectly integrated. The finish is extremely long and prolongs the gustatory pleasure on the same flavors, with a touch of crème brûlée and a spicy heat that warms the heart. An absolutely divine nectar, which has everything to please and which only asks to plunge the nostrils and the lips for an endless pleasure.
Review by Leo Krüper
Benchmark rum that started the run on this vintage. Great cask with an independent character in comparative tasting. Super PLV even today at auctions.
Review by Eric Frechin
Tasted blind, and I struggled a lot to find the origin, especially since it was my first N.Y 94. I would never have thought of a Jamaican! It's a bit dark with very varied and harmonious gustatory and olfactory palettes. A big concentration with well-integrated alcohol.
Review by Michael Schillheim
Lots of wood, spices and chocolate on the nose and palate. Subtle fruity notes. Pleasantly long finish.
Review by Thunderbird
It needs time in the glass.... At least 1 hour.... But then, extremely layered, complex, solid and full-bodied... just delicious....
Review by mto75
94 NY Tasting: Kill Devil, S.B.S. and RA. The RA clearly at 1, the Kill Devil at 2 and the S.B.S at 3, whereby the S.B.S appears less powerful than its competitors due to its low ABV. However, it also has a multi-layered nose.
Review by TheJona'Spirits
👃 First scents of candied fruit (orange, tangerine) and dried fruit (grape, berry) fade with time. Then, the fruitiness gives way to all kinds of caramel desserts; homemade cream, still-warm topping, candy... I also detect vanilla cooked in butter. the woody character, very present, expresses itself through beautiful cooking spices (cinnamon, pepper) and the smell of manufactured and tanned products (leather crust, old suitcase). Alcohol perception is surprisingly low, given the very high ABV. It's resinous, with a certain freshness on ginger and peppermint, as well as dried leaves and a cigar box that's just been opened. The nose is like a mille-feuille of masterfully layered aromas. - 93/100 😋 First, the empyreumatic characteristic is remarkable and complex on various roasts (coffee, cappuccino, cocoa), roasted oleaginous (walnut) and burnt flavors (wood, rubber, tobacco). Then there's a lot of greediness on Demerara sugar, salted butter caramel, tangy orangettes with full-bodied dark chocolate, spicy and bitter, carried by light esters. All this seems to create a blend of heavy, burnt, sweet, spicy and vanilla molasses. The ABV serves the flavors, which are skilfully expressive and aromatic. A very pleasant return. Complex, concentrated, dense and extremely drinkable. - 94/100 ⛳ Tart/bitter combination on small pieces of orangette with the bitterness of dark chocolate. Some mint, tobacco and dried leaves. Medium-length finish that's a little too short given the expression of the nose and palate. Hop, another sip 🤤 - 89/100 In fact, this New Yarmouth 94 gives me an impression of authenticity and austerity comparable to those magnificent very old Bas-Armagnac from a blend of Ugni Blanc and Baco, the degree of alcohol added. N.B.: on reflection, I'm also thinking of an old Guyanese molasses made from Skeldon, Albion and Versailles. Amazing and extraordinary.
Review by Alex1981
Benchmark NY that shows the full range of the 1994 batch. Abundance of tropical fruits, leather, vanilla, some wood, nuts and more. All wonderfully balanced and integrated. Top notch! //update: rating confirmed in a NY94 crosstasting, perfect balance with all great aspects and no negative associations
Review by Tom Buteneers
1 woord: fenomenaal! ❤️
Review by Frank
After pouring, an incredibly beautiful fruity and spicy aroma fills the room. I gave it 20 minutes. Great nose. Intensely fruity, spicy, fresh. Associated with sherry. Soft dried plum. The tart sweetness of sour cherry and blackberry. Sweet spice of leather and very light tobacco. Woody notes come through. Finest esters, more in the direction of solvent. Complex and intense on the palate. Now the strong spice is at the forefront. Woody, roasted, salty. Cardamom, aniseed and vanilla are the most likely spices. Sweet-tart leather. The sweetness of plum. Burnt sugar, towards caramel. The finish is still spicy and woody, but also tart and sweet like creme brulee and black tea. A really great, mature rum. Very atypical for NY as there are hardly any esters. But delicious!
Review by Beach-and-Rum 🏖️🌴
First of all, many thanks to Manuel for the great sample. First blind tasting at Rumx even if it is not registered as a blind tasting. As it reminded me very strongly of the RX12841, I wasn't too far off the mark. Great strong stuff with a good cask influence.
Review by Manuel
A very complex rum that requires a lot of attention. You are rewarded with very nice spicy and fruity influences. Great flavor development that lingers for a long time. Due to the high ABV, the rum has a real punch without being overpowering.
Review by Benoit Mahe
The alcohol could be a little better integrated on the nose. Otherwise a great rum.
Review by Righrum
A great complexity for this rum, clearly NY 1994, just deeper and darker especially when drinking where the wood is pretty intense. No fruity notes there just caramel, chocolate and vanilla, plus a nice bunch of spices
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. Artesanal is considered by many to be the benchmark here. It is solid, perhaps the best today, but somehow unspectacular.
Review by Martin Spooner
Blind tasting by manuel: Caramel sweetish nose, not too dominant. Slight glue notes. On the palate, nougat and dairy products come through. With a nice sweetness. I guess Barbados.
Review by Stylo
On a blind test, I will probably think that this is a classic Demerara..on the nose, is really far from a typical Jamaican rum, with strong notes of plums, raisins and vanilla, balanced out by a fair amount of spices (pepper and a touch of nutmeg). Then the barrel, with a wood and maybe grassy note, together with a touch of leather. Same profile with the taste. You do get a really light hint of glue, but nowhere near the classical Hampden’s. Oddly good!
Review by Lukas Jäger
Awesome stuff! You can really tell the age of the NY, the full load of dry aromas. An incredible variety of different aromas on the nose, with a certain fruitiness on the palate, which is nevertheless concealed behind the dry aromas. You can clearly feel the 67%, but it still makes you want more!
Review by Christoph
Wood is pleasantly present, the sweetness in taste feels natural, spices dominate over fruit. So far a very round, delicious product. I don't like the alcohol much in both nose and taste (not ideally integrated).
Review by Sebastian Kornett
Tasty even though I wouldn't have bought it for the price.
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6 critics scored it, averaging 9.1/10. Reviews from RumX's blog partners, independent experts who have tasted, evaluated, and described this rum.
Expert review by Zucker und Zeste
A phenomenal rum at an unbeatable price! Powerful, complex and perfectly matured. Super in the MaiTai!
Expert review by The Dunder Hut
I have forgotten how straightforward this rum actually is. A real powerhouse and still the roundest and best of the batch. Fruit with rather young vibrant woods and never dominating ester. Quite a ride
Expert review by Rob Bauer
Could easily pass for a very good Demerara French Savalle rum. Super stuff!
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292 bottles logged by 151 collectors.
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18% opened, 31 emptied.
What does New Yarmouth Rum Artesanal NYE 1994 cost?
Community paid 138–247 €.
Current best price: 649.00 € – above the typical community range.
Purchase prices reported by members, not a shop price. Avg. 227 €. Full price & collection history in RX+ ›
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Details about New Yarmouth Rum Artesanal NYE 1994
A Column Still Rum from Jamaica, bottled by Heinz Eggert GmbH, at 67,7%.
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