Bristol Port Mourant Small Batch Demerara Rum Berry Bros & Rudd Port Mourant 1999
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Twenty-three years didn't make this the top Port Mourant in the lineup — the wood took over. Members tasting the 1999 Bristol PMs side by side kept landing on the 15-year as the sweet spot, with this one on the nose showing a bit too much oak that closes the profile up. What's there is classic PM: anise, licorice, allspice, burnt sugar and roasting notes over an oily body. The finish just fades early.
The community says- Classic PM licorice
- Oily body
- But: Wood dominates nose
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How does Bristol Port Mourant Small Batch Demerara Rum Berry Bros & Rudd Port Mourant 1999 taste?
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Woody, licorice-led Port Mourant that fades late Mature and honest PM, marked down by its own fans against younger Bristol siblings — the reduced strength and a quick-fading finish cost it. Still a well-liked dram.
Demerara fans who chase old Port Mourant
anyone wanting punch and a long finish
Style & occasion: Mature & oakySipping neat
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Review by DomM
Most helpful positive review
Looking at the set of Bristol‘s 99 PM bottlings from 11y to 23y: On the nose all bottlings come with a good intensity despite the reduced ABV. All are transporting classic PM notes, showcasing the profile at different points in time. Particularly the 11y was a positive surprise compared to some 2010ish younger continental PMs. The sweetspot for me comes with the 15y - display a nice balance of cask notes (including dried fruits) and some lifeliness. 16y comes with a noticeable smokey notes. At 23y both bottlings show a bit too much wood on the nose, somewhat closing the profile up instead of enhancing it significantly. On the palate all six bottlings show a decent amount of sweetness (candied herbs) even up to the 23y bottlings. For the latter two, wood and herbal notes clearly take over, taking the lifeliness of the younger bottlings. Those are nice and mature, but again I‘m feeling the sweetspot at the 15y mark here. The 15y adds dried fruits versus the 16y delivering some smoke - similar to the nose. The low ABV isn’t what I would have wished for. However, intensity is decent - only the finish seems to lose quite a bit. Cheers to Johannes for curating this set :)
Review by zabo
Most helpful mixed review
In the test a few Bristol Port Mourants from 1999, the RX3898 (11yr), the RX21891 (23yr), the RX506 (15yr) and the RX5733 (16yr). What they all have in common is that they are all relatively heavily reduced and thus lack a bit of strength. But consistently solid, though unfortunately not 100% convincing. In terms of ranking, I liked the 15yr best. The 23yr in second place, followed by the 11yr and 16yr.
Review by Skyfly
Bristol PM Crosstasting #5: in direct comparison with the Haromex bottling, in the end slightly better due to the more intense, longer-lasting cherry on the palate. On nose and palate also burnt sugar as well as nice herbal and roasted aromas.
Review by Jakob
Not only considering the key data, there is a lot of similarity to the Haromex release from 2022 – I have no details on this, but I suspect a barrel split. Crisp spice of allspice, anise, licorice, and a hint of vanilla, plus the expected wood and roasted aromas, flanked by oily but not overpowering sweetness of caramel and molasses. The finish is a bit too restrained. Nice PM release without final intensity.
Review by Carlitooo
In direct comparison with all his brothers from 1999, he stands out with a rather fruity, 'vegetable' note.
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Details about Bristol Port Mourant Small Batch Demerara Rum Berry Bros & Rudd Port Mourant 1999
A Pot Still Rum from Guyana, bottled by Bristol Classic Rum, at 47.2%.
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