Balan Port Mourant Rum Guyana (Balan Family Selection) 2011
Loved by Mopar Rules, Chrischi78
For experienced palates, this high-strength 12‑year Port Mourant offers classic Guyana markers—anis, herbs, toasted wood and coffee—but with a somewhat rough, peppery edge. Best slowly sipped with water and patience. Backed by 11 RumX reviews with mixed impressions, from “easy sipper” to “too sharp, needs more cask time.”
- Classic PM markers
- Spicy herbal profile
- Good intensity
Details about Balan Port Mourant Rum Guyana (Balan Family Selection) 2011
How does Balan Port Mourant Rum Guyana (Balan Family Selection) 2011 taste?
Aggregated from 12 community reviews.
Characterful but rough Port Mourant For experienced palates, this high-strength 12‑year Port Mourant offers classic Guyana markers—anis, herbs, toasted wood and coffee—but with a somewhat rough, peppery edge. Best slowly sipped with water and patience. Backed by 11 RumX reviews with mixed impressions, from “easy sipper” to “too sharp, needs more cask time.”
Fans of bold Demerara/Port Mourant profiles who enjoy herbal, anise and woody notes at high ABV and don’t mind a slightly raw, concentrated style.
Those sensitive to alcohol bite, beginners expecting an easy sipper, or price-conscious buyers looking for polished, well-integrated cask strength rum.
How is Balan Port Mourant Rum Guyana (Balan Family Selection) 2011 rated?
RumX's 0–10 scale is strict — 7.3 lands squarely in the "Good" band. 66% of tasters rate it Good or better; only 8% rate it below average. See the full rating guide →
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Review by Mopar Rules
com‘on guys, not that bad. It has a nice and quite complex nose, not a typical PM or demerara, but a nice flavor of yello fruits, pear 🍐and abricot Obstler. Easy sipper on the palate with a nice amaretto touch. Medium finish.
Review by Thunderbird
Naja, dieser Port Mourant bringt die grundlegenden Eigenschaften mit …. Und das war es dann aber auch. Schade drum, ich vermute, etwas mehr Zeit im Fass hätte ihm gut getan. Aber wer weiß dass schon!!
Review by Chrischi78
Quite a positive surprise. On the nose the expected heavy notes but then also a fresh note of herbs? green bell pepper??. On the palate then a well integrated alcohol with the same changing flavors of coffee, wood and toasted barrel and a fresh anise/herbs/menthol note (am still on green peppers too). finish like my grandma's peppernuts, with anise and nutmeg.
Review by mto75
Beautiful PM markers on the nose with olive, aniseed, herbs, clove, somehow almost a little overloaded, like a 'PM concentrate'. A little tangy on the palate. Behind that, spice, barrel. With a few drops of water it becomes a little less rough, but also loses intensity. I think a few more years in the barrel would have had the greatest effect here.
Review by Schnubbii
Klassisches PM Profil, ohne allzu viel Tiefgang oder Abgang.
Review by Skyfly
Interessanter Rum, was aber nicht gleich gut bedeutet. In der Nase lässt sich Guyana erahnen, jedoch dominiert hauptsächlich der Willy. Ab dem Gaumen sehr würzig/ pfeffrig mit starkem Holz-/ Fasseinfluss. Dazu etwas Karamell und Kräuter.
Review by Gunnar Böhme "Bauerngaumen" 🤓
Not my cup of tea at all. Somehow intrusive, less on the nose than on the palate. I can't drink it, it goes down the sink. I'm sorry.
Review by zabo
Naja, ganz so schlecht, was ich hier vorab gelesen habe, finde ich ihn auch wieder nicht. Die Marker sind schon klar zu erkennen. Das Alkoholische fand ich jetzt nicht unbedingt. Liegt wohl daran, dass ich kurz nachdem ich ihn eingeschenkt hatte, was erledigen musste und er etwas mehr Zeit im Glas verbracht hat als sonst. Denke ein wenig mehr Zeit ihm Fass hätte ihn trotzdem gut getan.
Review by F.L.O.
Underdog-triple of the Balan series. The nose is quite interesting, roasted notes, some dried fruit, spices, almond.... The fruit and roasted notes are confirmed on the palate. But then the alcohol comes to the fore. Does not seem fully developed. Something is missing. Nevertheless ok,
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9 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.
About the Port Mourant distillery
The Port Mourant distillery is located in Guyana. Rums from Port Mourant have been reviewed 2,382 times with an average of 8.5/10.
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