Aroma visualization from community tastings
Damoiseau 1991
Prune, licorice and dark chocolate lead here, with leather, espresso and roasted oak stacked behind them. This is a heavy, tropical-aged Guadeloupe agricole that drinks nothing like a fresh grassy one — several tasters even mistook it for an old Demerara. The 54.4% is well integrated, but the wood is loud and a medicinal, bitter edge runs through it. One member calls it "réservé aux spécialistes" — for a reason.
The community says- Long dry finish
- Coffee and chocolate
- But: Very woody
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The look inside the bottle
How does Damoiseau 1991 taste?
Aggregated from 30 community reviews.
Heavy, woody old agricole with dark fruit Loved by fans of dark, woody old rum — prune, coffee, chocolate and a long finish. The catch: heavy oak and a slightly bitter, medicinal streak aren't for everyone.
Fans of heavy, wood-forward old rums with dark fruit and coffee
Anyone expecting a light, grassy agricole or put off by strong oak and bitterness
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How is Damoiseau 1991 rated?
RumX’s 0–10 scale is strict: 8.7 sits in the “Very good” band. 96% of tasters rate it Good or better; only 0% rate it below average. See the full rating guide →
Community voices
What does the community say?
90% rate it 8 or higher. 11 selected write-ups from 30 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
Review by TheRhumhoe
A superb Damoiseau that shows the distillery is capable of great things. The nose displays a certain power and great elegance with heavy fruit notes (grape, red fruit like redcurrant and cherry) and warm spices (chili, nutmeg, baked apple, licorice, vanilla, pepper). Then come oak, leather, dark chocolate, tobacco, and espresso-style coffee. A dark and refined olfactory profile rarely seen in the French Antilles. The attack on the palate is intense, thick, and deep. The fruitiness is heavy, with prune, grape, and blackberry. Dark notes of leather, dark chocolate, coffee, and tobacco blend with spices (vanilla, licorice, chili) for a rounded and coherent whole. You also sense the taste of sugarcane and molasses. The alcohol is superbly well integrated. The finish is very long, dry, and elegant. You find that heavy and dry fruitiness again, the dark side with molasses and sugarcane, aromatic herbs, roasted oak, cocoa, and spices (cinnamon, licorice). The impression left in the mouth is very pleasant. A superb representative of its distillery, which was available at a very fair price when released.
Review by Oliver
Really heavy nose with dark fruits - especially cherry stands out. Roasty, slightly bitter, yet fruity. Great mouthfeel with a pleasant, natural sweetness. I really like it!
Review by Vincent D
I was worried, given the age and color, that this rum would be just a woody juice. The very woody Calvados smell only amplified that impression. Yet, on the palate, this rum reveals itself to be more complex. Licorice, prune, dark chocolate slowly evolve to offer minty and licorice notes. Wood is extremely present. Not for everyone but nice.
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
This one is not as potent as its predecessor, but still pretty good. The nose is woody with fruits and candied vanilla. Trailing behind i find licorice and some vegetal and earthy notes. The palate is full bodied with wood and fruit followed by molasses, vanilla and licorice. I also find some vegetal and medicinal notes. The finish is medium to long with wood and dried fruit trailed by vanilla and licorice.
Review by Joachim Guger
A very heavy Agricole, reminiscent of a tropically ripened Demerara. Cassis and red fruits.
Review by Frank
Full round nose. Woody and spicy with dark dried fruits. Prune and dried orange peel. Leather and vanilla and chocolate are beautifully woven in. Something fresh and tart like currant comes in. Deliciously spicy and woody again on the palate. Licorice at first, then some date and prune. Salty and slightly bitter it seems. Something sweet towards caramel is caught up by something spicy, peppery. It remains slightly bitter in the finish. At the back then comes licorice, the grassy sugar cane and even some mint. The age and ABV suit him well.
Review by Buddudharma
Great molasses rum that combines a dark profile with notes of spices and herbs. At the same time intense and complex/subtle, you can discover many facets here. My favorite among the 1990s Damoiseaus…
Review by Pavel Ungr, RumRock
Ročník 1991. Hodnotím 8,4 z 10, velmi dobrý rum.
Review by Léo Delek
Je trouve la mélasse très présente avec toujours le sucre brûlé qui tire presque sur le pneu avec l'empyreumatiqie/fumé très présent. Malheureusement ce côté emptreumatique effacé le côté fruité que je trouvais sur le 1998 mais j'ai toujours un coté cerise qui vient pointer son nez. L'alcool est par contre très integré
Review by Mathieu C.
Longueur exceptionnelle
Review by Mc Pirate
Powerful old rum nose, like Negrita (sorry!) but so aromatic! On the palate, however, it's very atypical, medicated, almost bitter, but with a very old rum finish of leather, vanilla and wood! For specialists only!
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Market value
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Auction results 192 € – 218 €
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Avg. community purchase price 217 €
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Details about Damoiseau 1991
A Column Still Rum from Guadeloupe, distilled by Damoiseau, at 54,4%.
Community purchases
82 bottles logged by 72 collectors.
A drinker & collector.
21% opened, 8 emptied and repurchased.
What did the community pay for Damoiseau 1991?
Community paid 89–316 €.
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82 purchased · 31 tasted · 32 wishlist · as of
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