Old Rum The Finest Demerara Empire Produce (Walker Homfrays Ltd.) 1910s
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History hunters and old-Demerara fans are the ones who reach for this — a rum bottled around the 1930s that still smells alive. The nose is where it wins: dark dried fruit, prunes, varnished old wood, caramel and molasses, even a little leather. The catch shows up on the palate, which several tasters call thin and watered-down after that big nose. Long, woody, faintly bitter finish.
The community says- Rich dried-fruit nose
- Old varnished wood
- But: Thin palate
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How does Old Rum The Finest Demerara Empire Produce (Walker Homfrays Ltd.) 1910s taste?
Summarized by AI from 10 community reviews.
Great old-Demerara nose, thin on the palate A gorgeous nose that the palate can't quite match — most agree it drinks thin and diluted, but the sheer novelty of a century-old Demerara carries it.
collectors chasing old, historical Demerara rum
anyone wanting a full, punchy palate
Style & occasion: Mature & oakySipping neat
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Review by Serge
Most helpful positive review
Sample packed at RhumAuction at the GRF. Promising on the nose: lots of dried fruits, great basic fruitiness with dark berries, caramel, wood, vanilla. On the palate unfortunately a bit too thin and diluted. The nice nose just barely pulls it over an 8 for me.
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
Most helpful mixed review
#5319 07.05.2025 Relaxing with a few samples while watching a TV series about psychopathic killers. Nose Wood, light roasted, light caramel, light plum, light pencil shavings, spice, raisin. Palate Oily, wood, light roasted, dried fruit, spice, light caramel, light anise, light prunes. Finish Medium to long, wood, light roasted, dried fruit, faint leather, light prunes. Empty glass Light licorice, light chocolate, faint caramel, prunes. German Rum Fest 2024 sample.
Review by zabo
Wow, what a beautiful old rum again. It basically has everything and even a bit more than expected. If it hadn't tasted so thin and watered down, it would have scored even more points, but the typical markers are present.
Review by cigares
Un nez de Demerara avec beaucoup de vieux bois verni, de la mélasse, du pruneau et du cuir. On ne sent pas l’âge de ce ce vénérable rhum embouteillé dans les années 30. En bouche un côté très fumé, de la douceur (mélasse) du vieux bois verni. La finale est plutôt longue, avec une amertume boisée marquée. Une certaine émotion en buvant ce rhum d’une centaine d’années. J’imagine un vieux château avec un feu de cheminée.
Review by Jakob
Old Demerara rum from the 1930s - first arouses curiosity but also a bit of reverence. On the nose still very coherent, pleasant heaviness of sweetness, wood, and dark fruits. On the palate, however, a few horsepower are missing. Overall drinkable but no revelation.
Review by Johannes
Nose great, palate a bit thin.
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