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Spirit Gallery Secret Heavy 2013
Opinions swing hard on this one. Plenty of tasters call it a fascinating oddball — salty chocolate, tropical fruit, smoke, roasted hazelnut and a peppery streak nobody can quite place. Others just find raw solvent and off-notes. At 65% the alcohol is right up front, so it needs air. A polarizing single-cask experiment more than an easy pour.
- Salty chocolate note
- Unusual peppery character
- Tropical fruit depth
+10
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How does Spirit Gallery Secret Heavy 2013 taste?
Aggregated from 34 community reviews.
Hot, salty, smoky oddball for the curious Genuinely divisive. Fans love the salty-chocolate, smoky, nutty weirdness; detractors find it hot, metallic and undefinable. Several agree it needs air, and one suggests blending it with its "Regular" sibling.
Experienced drinkers who chase strange, cask-strength experiments
Anyone wanting a smooth, balanced sipper
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16 of 34 left detailed tasting impressions
How is Spirit Gallery Secret Heavy 2013 rated?
RumX’s 0–10 scale is strict: 7.9 sits in the “Good” band. 85% of tasters rate it Good or better; only 8% rate it below average. See the full rating guide →
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Rum reviews
68% rate it between 6 and 8. Selected write-ups from 34 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
Based on 34 ratings
Review by Maxime Clr 🇫🇷
Un nez plus gourmand que sa sœur « Heavy ». Fruits tropicaux et fruits sec se confondent avec les épices. Un côté beaucoup moins végétal. Une bouche qui suit le nez sur les fruits tropicaux, le caramel au beurre et un côté fumé qui me vient. Très belle sélection !
Review by zabo
Tja leider ebenso genauso gut/schlecht wie der andere von Spirit Gallery den ich vorher im Glas hatte. Mehr als der aufgerufene Preis hätte man wohl auch nie verlangen dürfen. Funktioniert für mich weder pur noch als Mixer.
Review by TheJackDrop
Wow. Truly a UFO. Lots of salt, caramel and chocolate, But it's also got fruit that adds pep. It's heavy, thick, complex and confusing! A superb discovery that makes you want to discover more rons.
Review by Thunderbird
Whoever created this or chose the barrel... this is nothing... On the nose I have such a strange fruit and plant aroma à la papaya/agave juice... on the palate initially burnt caramel... then very quickly alcoholically sharp before some artificial note appears that I can't really assign. The finish is medium-long bitter roasted like the whole rum 😖
Review by Gregor
Cool nose: banana, cashew nuts, hazelnut, whole tropical fruit basket, but also strawberry and some ash - smoke Palate: Fruity and smoky, pineapple, coconut, banana, berry mix and even some smoke and ham. Alcohol well integrated but also somewhat metallic. Medium-long finish. Exciting and fine.
Review by Schnubbi
A pretty dirty nose, but not in a pleasant way. Rancid engine oil and sweetness on the palate, hardly anything else. I'm revising the rating downwards as I write. Sorry, it's really nothing in my opinion. The rest of the sample will be disposed of in cola.
Review by crazyforgoodbooze
Auch hier würde ich am ehesten auf Belize tippen, maximal noch Venezuela oder Antigua, eventuell auch El Salvador, die haben auch diese krasse Haselnuss Noten... Sehr cooles Experiment. Der Heavy style kommt wie erwartet mit deutlich biestiger und mit mehr power und congeners um die Ecke, ist insgesamt aber dennoch recht ausbalanciert. Im direkten Vergleich gefällt mir der "regular" dann doch besser, da er einfach noch deutlich ausbalancierter ist. Ein blend aus beiden wäre sicherlich auch lecker. Für mich ein überraschend spannendes Experiment und mit 110€ den Liter für 2 single casks durchaus sehr fair bepreist! Meine Vermutung bleibt aber bei Belize nach Vergleich von beiden erneut!🇧🇿😀
Review by Jonas
Are you serious?! Here again the question: why do you bottle something like this? Off notes and alcohol. Undefinable. Terrible nose. Unbelievable.
Review by Master P
Mhhh, smells somehow like salty chocolate peanuts and a little caramel. Taste dark cocoa with some honey. Quite alcoholic and bitter on the finish. The finish is unspectacular, slightly horsey on the tongue, after 2 minutes you feel like your mouth is numb after the dentist. I.O. But sample is enough
Review by Dr.Django
A very interesting rum and not at all comparable to its brother rx20557. on the palate with a very creamy attack, which spreads pleasantly warming in the mouth. very flattering. not complex at all. i have a whimsical aroma of candied peach fruits in a wooden cup, garnished with some speculoos and something else. interestingly drinkable, although the alcohol does come through strongly.
Review by Starky
Voyage dans les tropiques
Review by Gunnar Böhme "Bauerngaumen" 🤓
Ja, der Rum ist irgendwie merkwürdig. Weder Fisch noch Fleisch. Könnte ich blind nie im Leben zuordnen. Aber mir schmeckt er komischerweise. Und zwar etwas besser als die Parallelabfüllung "Secret Regular" (RX20557). Das liegt hauptsächlich an der einzigartigen Pfefferspur, die den Rum durchzieht. An der Nase wie am Gaumen. Ich bemerke auch noch verbrannte Vanille und Kaffeestaub. Also, ich sag mal DANKE an FischeJ für dieses kryptische Sample.
Review by Johannes
Somewhat strange, indefinable rum. Not particularly complex, some molasses, chocolate, wood.
Review by Mentalo
Zumindest überrascht hat mich die Abfüllung. Leider am Anfang sehr sprittige Noten. Das wird zwar mit etwas Zeit besser, aber die Noten sind durchgehend vorhanden. Dazu relativ viel Säure, bisschen Karamell und eine künstlich fruchtige Note. Im Abgang etwas Schokolade.
Review by Jacques etdom
A strange rum, I've never tasted anything like it. Salty, smoked meat and chocolate. A finish that reminds me of certain rice spirits. Not my thing, but nice for the experience. In my opinion, it needs to be blended to regularize it.
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Details about Spirit Gallery Secret Heavy 2013
A Column Still Rum from Unknown, bottled by Spirit Gallery, at 65%.
Community purchases
20 bottles logged by 16 collectors.
A drinker's rum.
40% opened, 5 emptied and repurchased.
What did the community pay for Spirit Gallery Secret Heavy 2013?
Community paid 21–55 €.
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20 purchased · 37 tasted · 7 wishlist · as of
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