Swell de Spirits Le Galion Easy Peasy No. 4 Grand Arôme 2024

Actually quite ok for the price, but in my opinion it's not really a banger bottling. Which of course perhaps earns a little extra point for the fact that swell released it relatively punctually for a change. Sorry for the sarcasm. My conclusion, a summer sipper for in between, but nothing where I would need a bottle of it now

A rum tasted at the GRF in 2024. Herbaceous nose with dried herbs, tar and pineapple. A soft entry on the palate, then the aromas rise in power, still with dry herbs and tar. The finish is short, marked by wood that lingers for a long time, with a slight bitterness that makes you want a refill.

Grande Arome and Easy Peasy sounds rather misleading at first. According to a German proverb, opposites attract (Gunnar is welcome to correct xD), perhaps this is a case in point. The proverb doesn't prove true here. Less (nevertheless unmistakable) Grande Arome, but more "easy peasy". The much sought-after Savanna GA profile is clearly recognizable. Chapeau to Swell, because the name says it all! Perhaps just the right thing to enter the world of Grand Arome and begin the arduous hunt.

This is a successful Galion for balmy summer evenings... I really like it. Wonderfully fruity on the nose, as if you were sticking your nose straight into a pot of yellow fruit jam. Initially fruity and sweet on the palate, then changing to a spicy and salty spectrum. This has something!

An unusual profile for Martinique, which seems to be the style of the Le Galion house. For its young age, the wood has had an influence, particularly with the bourbon, giving a rather rounded profile on the nose. There's also butter, some medicinal notes (esters), tropical fruit (banana) and quite a few spices of all kinds. A rum that looks sweet but has character. The attack on the palate is rather evasive. Flavors mingle and form a melting pot of tropical fruit, sugar, caramel and pastry sweetness, sweet spices (vanilla, baked apple), butter, medicinal notes (on brine and olive) and bourbon. The whole is original and tasty, but perhaps lacks a little structure to bind it all together. The alcohol is well integrated, however. The finish is rather lively, but not long-lasting. Fruits (dried and exotic), spices (pepper, cinnamon), caramel, bourbon and a buttery finish that lingers on the palate. An interesting cuvée, a change from the classic agricultural profiles.

Interessanter Galion mit komplexen Noten von überreifen Früchten- Ester, speziell Erdbeeren, sowie Holz und Vanille… Dennoch etwas biestig und kantig, vor allem im Abgang. Alkohol könnte also besser eingebunden sein. Kein entspannter Sipper.

Very unusual profile and definitely a good Le Galion. Very fruity, sweet and perfumed at the same time, mineral on the nose. The taste is sweet, sour, salty, smoky and floral at the same time. As if you were drinking olive brine, eating fully ripe, sour strawberries and adding a little smoked salt and candied banana chips😃... But nothing for every day either, but certainly makes some exciting drinks. Could pass blind as a savanna grand arome ...

8,7:On the nose, the first impression we get is smoky plum fruit schnapps.😉, that gets some funky tones with varnish and quickly becomes estery, overripe, even rotten tropical fruits like flambeed banana, going into caramelized yellow fruits pastry, marzipan, bourbon, dried apricots, spicy notes, Madagascar vanilla.Aeration brings out herbal, vegetal notes with olive, brine, earthiness, flowery notes with geranium... Very complex, but balanced and round, delicious. 8,7:On the palate, there is nice, sweet, all spice strawberry marmelade, with overripe banana added, becoming a bit metallic, salty, Whisky like with brine and olive notes and acidic with a minimal bitterness, all balanced. Woodiness says 'Hi' with pepper, is a bit toasted, smoky, a bit roasted and yellow fruits come with pastry, fruit cake, gingerbread. The rum is drier now, grapes are felt also. After a while, we meet flowery notes. All is round, tasty. 8,3:The finish is medium, with dried fruits, still strawberry present, woody, a bit roasted, dry, acidic, round, with warm spices and olive notes. Nice price/performance.

Messebewertung

Starts super fruity on the nose. Great aromas of tropical ripe fruit to dried apricot, which seems clearly recognizable to me here. It becomes much more colorful on the palate. Much spicier and a potpourri of fruit. Exciting, young rum that is fun to drink.

#5280 24.04.2025 Running some samples while listening to Goa Trance 2025 by Revealed Recordings. Nose Intense, fresh, fruits, light wood, light olive, light leather, floral. Palate Medium intense, light wood, faint roasted, balanced, light leather, fruits, light citrus, faint honey. Finish Medium long, light wood, fruits, light pineapple, light leather. Empty glass Light leather, light citrus, light honey, faint iodine, light wax. German Rum Fest 2024 sample.

4 Savannas im Quervergleich: Sieger ist der CDI 2007, schön intensives GA Profil mit leichtem Holz und guter Balance. Knapp dahinter der Rum Nation mit ähnlichem Profil, aber ein wenig eindimensionaler. Platz 3 und Sieger des Herzens: Easy Peasy von Swell, trotz des jungen Alters eindeutig ein GA mit allem was dazu gehört, erstaunlich gut zu trinken und rund. Abgeschlagen der Unshared for Germany, im Direktvergleich ziemlich langweilig. Ist aber auch ein Traditional.

Tasted at RhumFest 2024. It's been a long time since I've tasted a rum from this distillery of distinctive rums. This Swell selection is no exception. I rediscovered the markers I know from banana and brine in particular. But, even though it's a truly great aroma, I found it easier and not overpowering. A nice discovery.

I just find the Galions totally exciting. By no means the relaxed sippers, but beautifully complex with overripe fruit, wood, esters and vanilla.

👃 A noseful! You can let it air out for a few minutes without any problem. The "Grand aroma" is omnipresent, with scents of nail polish remover and almond, enhanced by ripe tropical fruit, lemon and a little woodiness. 👄 The palate is oily, with the same mix of dried fruit, vanilla, floral and pastry notes. The alcohol is well integrated. The finish is long.