Damoiseau 1991
For experienced palates: an 18‑year, 54.4% Damoiseau agricole that drinks like a dark, old-school Demerara. RumX members rave about its heavy dried fruit, coffee, chocolate, licorice and roasted oak, with a long, dry finish.
- Intense dark fruits
- Complex roasted oak
- Very long finish
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Dark, intense, long-aged Damoiseau For experienced palates: an 18‑year, 54.4% Damoiseau agricole that drinks like a dark, old-school Demerara. RumX members rave about its heavy dried fruit, coffee, chocolate, licorice and roasted oak, with a long, dry finish.
Seasoned agricole fans and lovers of dark, woody, Demerara-style rums who enjoy licorice, coffee, chocolate and dried fruits at higher strength.
Beginners, anyone sensitive to high ABV or bitter/medicinal notes, and drinkers who prefer light, fruity, sweet rums.
How is Damoiseau 1991 rated?
RumX's 0–10 scale is strict — 8.7 lands squarely in the "Very good" band. 96% of tasters rate it Good or better; only 0% rate it below average. See the full rating guide →
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Review by Mathieu C.
Longueur exceptionnelle
Review by Simon Leroux
Magnificent on the nose, magnificent on the palate, in the end all that was missing was a slightly more successful finish to take it a step further. But if you like notes of coffee, chocolate and wood, go for it!
Review by TheRhumhoe
Un superbe Damoiseau qui montre que la distillerie est capable de faire de grandes choses. Le nez fait preuve d’une certaine puissance et d’une grande élégance sur des notes lourdes de fruits (raisin, fruit rouge sur la groseille et la cerise) et des épices chaleureuses (piment, muscade, pomme au four, réglisse, vanille, poivre). Viennent par la suite du chêne, du cuir, du chocolat noir, du tabac et du café style espresso. Un profil olfactif sombre et raffiné comme on en voit peu aux Antilles françaises. L’attaque en bouche se veut intense, épaisse et profonde. Le fruité est lourd, sur le pruneau, le raisin et la mûre. Les notes sombres sur le cuir, le chocolat noir, le café, le tabac se mêlent aux épices (vanille, reglisse, piment) pour un ensemble rond et cohérent. On ressent aussi le goût de la canne à sucre et de la mélasse. L’alcool est superbement bien intégré. La finale est très longue, sèche et esthétique. On retrouve ce fruité lourd et sec, le côté sombre avec la mélasse et la canne à sucre, des herbes aromatiques, le chêne rôti, du cacao et des épices (cannelle, réglisse). L’empreinte laissée en bouche est très agréable. Un superbe représentant de sa distillerie, qui était disponible à un prix très correct à sa sortie.
Review by Oliver
Really heavy nose with dark fruit - cherry in particular stands out. Toasty, slightly bitter, yet fruity. Great mouthfeel with a pleasant, natural sweetness. I really like it!
Review by Buddudharma
Toller Melasse-Rum, der ein dunkles Profil mit Gewürzen und Kräuternuancen vereint. Gleichzeitig intensiv und komplex/subtil, hier kann man viele Facetten entdecken. Mein Favorit unter den 1990er Damoiseaus…
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 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 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 Joachim Guger
A very heavy Agricole, reminiscent of a tropically ripened Demerara. Cassis and red fruits.
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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89 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 30 members.
About the Damoiseau distillery
The Damoiseau distillery is located in Guadeloupe. Rums from Damoiseau have been reviewed 1,281 times with an average of 8.0/10.
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