Velier Port Mourant PM 1974
For seasoned enthusiasts only: a legendary 34‑year Port Mourant at 54.5%. RumX members rave about deep wood, leather, licorice, dried fruits and espresso-like bitterness, with huge complexity and a never‑ending, dry finish.
- Huge complexity
- Outstanding integration
- Epic long finish
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How does Velier Port Mourant PM 1974 taste?
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World‑class old Port Mourant benchmark For seasoned enthusiasts only: a legendary 34‑year Port Mourant at 54.5%. RumX members rave about deep wood, leather, licorice, dried fruits and espresso-like bitterness, with huge complexity and a never‑ending, dry finish.
Seasoned Demerara fans who love intensely woody, leathery, licorice‑and‑coffee profiles and want to experience an historic, reference‑level Port Mourant at near full proof.
Beginners, those sensitive to high ABV, or drinkers who prefer fruity, sweet or gentle rums rather than dry, bitter, oak‑heavy old Demeraras.
How is Velier Port Mourant PM 1974 rated?
RumX's 0–10 scale is strict — 9.2 lands squarely in the "Excellent" band. 100% of tasters rate it Good or better; only 0% rate it below average. See the full rating guide →
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Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
Yet another old tasting of a great release. The price of this bottle has since gone through the roof and it has become a rare collectors item. The nose hits you right in the face with wood, leather, licorice, anise, dried fruit and earthy notes as well as a very light roasted note. The palate is dry, very complex and well balanced with dried fruit, roasted oak, licorice and anise. The finish is extremely long and some of the flavours stick to your palate for a very long time. Dry finish with oak, licorice and some raisins.
Review by Anders Bovien
Truly a great PM from velier so much intense nose with the bitterness and prunes I love, the taste also bitter but it does so much more the sweetness in the back and complex palate just round this amazing old rum off with a touch of perfection I love this old pm stuff
Review by Bob the Drunker
Worth a high rating for sure, the best PM I have tried so far, it’s like a history book to tell you what PM tastes should be like before Guyana government decided to combine rums industry. Glad the PM is still keeping quite similar style over such a long time, but this 1974 still one of the best and shows the great sticky mochi, dark chocolates and toffee combinations, superb rum indeed
Review by Volkmar Weber
Dark espresso, overripe plums, wet wood and bitters. Absolute dream material. If you happen to have been born in the same year that this rum was distilled, you'll feel even more when you have it in your glass. I like 1974.
Review by Christoph H.
Überragend und immer wieder beeindruckend demonstriert zu bekommen, wie wenig heutige PMs etwas mit den alten Demeraras zu tun haben. Sehr intensiver und komplexer Antritt. Da wären überreife dunkle Früchte und getrocknete Früchte wie Pflaume und Waldbeeren. Reichlich dunkle süße wie Cola, Karamell und brauner Zucker kommen hinzu. Und natürlich HOLZ, aber sehr schönes nasses Holz, das mit dem Rest wunderbar harmoniert. Im Mund dann sehr kräftig, ölig und erst mal süß. Die dunkle Früchte sind noch da, überlassen dann aber langsam der sehr würzigen holzigkeit mit einer schönen Bitterkeit das Feld Ergänzung: Verkostung September letzten Jahres. Inzwischen kann er im Vergleich mit diversen anderen PM aus den 60ger u 70ger kaum noch mithalten. Trotzdem ist das immer noch ein sehr guter Rum
Review by Jakob
Relatively classic 70s Demerara profile with heavy dried fruits, plus a somewhat harsher spicy note here compared to the 75. Therefore, for me slightly behind the representative distilled a year later.
Review by Pavel Spacek
Strong leather and wood
Review by Oliver
Great rum! Heavy, intense and spicy. In the blind tasting a tick behind the 1975.
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29 bottles logged by 52,000+ RumX members. The ratio of closed / opened / emptied, indicates whether this rum is meant to be drunk or is a collector's item.
Also on the wishlist of 23 members.
About the Port Mourant distillery
The Port Mourant distillery is located in Guyana. Rums from Port Mourant have been reviewed 2,376 times with an average of 8.5/10.
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