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English Harbour 25 Years 1981
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Sip this one neat and slow — it's an old-school Antigua column-still rum, distilled 1981 and aged 25 years. Caramel, vanilla and molasses lead, with a soft smoky, woody finish. Round, balanced and gently sweet, everything sits in its place. The catch that comes up again and again: bottled at 40%, it reads thin and diluted, and several drinkers wish it had kept its cask strength.
The community says- Rounded and balanced
- Genuine 25y depth
- Less suitable for: anyone wanting cask-strength power
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Auction results: 349–578 € (2 sales in 24 months, incl. buyer's premium, latest 07/2026). How the range is built ›
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How does English Harbour 25 Years 1981 taste?
From community reviews · summarized with AI
Elegant old column-still rum, soft at 40% Beautifully polished and rounded, but the 40% dilution is the recurring gripe — tasters love the elegance yet wish for more power and body.
Aroma profileIs it right for you?
Yes, if you're after sweet, dessert-like rums for sipping neat.
fans of soft, aged column-still rum
anyone wanting cask-strength power
Style & occasion: Sweet & dessertMature & oakySipping neat
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What does the community say?
16 community reviews
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Review by Stefan Persson
Most helpful positive review
It’s a great super smooth rum and the best column still that I’ve ever tasted. Earlier before the price went up to todays levels I bought every bottle I found following the advice I read somewhere “If you got the chance to buy a bottle, don’t miss it”.
Review by DomM
Most helpful mixed review
I like the nose. On the palate you can detect that this is aged for quite some time. However, it feels very thin and diluted (here compared to Appleton 21y) and rather sweet overall.
Review by Leo Krüper
Beautiful rum from another time. Very round, balanced, sweet, old, woody. Without flaws. Unfortunately, we are used to more rough edges and %% these days, otherwise my rating would be much higher. Top rum certainly at the time.
Review by Jarek
The added sugar might be forgiven, the amount doesn't seem high. But diluting to 40% robs the rum of all its strength and remains an unforgivable sin. Shame... Addendum: Today I treated myself to another 2cl sample and the impression is confirmed again. I would have loved to try the rum at cask strength.
Review by Pavel Ungr, RumRock
Vintage 1981, 25 years of aging. With 8.0 out of 10, it's a very good bottle, though not the top of my ranking.
Review by wally74
Mega but unfortunately no longer available
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Expert review by The Fat Rum Pirate
Read full review ›Yes I'm pretty sure I would. This isn't rum that will put hairs on your chest nor is it Pyrat or Zacapa - it does a lot of things very well but ultimately lets itself down when really it had no need to.
English Harbour 25 Years 1981 at live auctions
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- 43 bottles on the shelf, owned by 32 members
- 17 tastings
- 18 wishlists
Opened or kept?
38 of 43 bottles are still sealed.
- 38 sealed
- 2 open
- 3 emptied
What did the community pay for English Harbour 25 Years 1981?
180 € median purchase price
The middle 80% of purchase prices were between 125 and 347 €.
Price history with 2 auction results in RX+ ›Reported by RumX members from their collections · as of · How these numbers are made ›
Details about English Harbour 25 Years 1981
A Column Still Rum from Antigua, distilled by The Antigua Distillery, at 40%.
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