Grays New Grove Inception 2004
Loved by Michal Jurka, Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰 & 35 more
For curious explorers stepping into more complex territory, this 21‑year New Grove delivers minty freshness, yellow fruits (peach, mango, citrus) and elegant oak with cognac vibes. Smooth 50% ABV makes it a relaxed but serious sipper prized by RumX members for balance and character rather than raw power.
Aggregated from 42 community reviews.
- Balanced profile
- Mint and yellow fruits
- Elegant oak
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A rum from Mauritius, distilled by Grays, at 50%.
How does Grays New Grove Inception 2004 taste?
Aggregated from 42 community reviews.
Minty, fruity, elegant Mauritius sipper For curious explorers stepping into more complex territory, this 21‑year New Grove delivers minty freshness, yellow fruits (peach, mango, citrus) and elegant oak with cognac vibes. Smooth 50% ABV makes it a relaxed but serious sipper prized by RumX members for balance and character rather than raw power.
Fans of balanced, fruit‑and‑mint driven rums who enjoy TDL‑style profiles, refined oak and cognac influence at a comfortable 50% without harsh alcohol.
Those chasing cask‑strength power, ultra‑dry profiles, or strict budget buyers who may find the price high for a 50% bottling.
How is Grays New Grove Inception 2004 rated?
RumX's 0–10 scale is strict , 8.5 lands squarely in the "Very good" band. 100% of tasters rate it Good or better; only 0% rate it below average. See the full rating guide →
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Review by Michal Jurka
Probably the best Mauritius I've had so far. The nose offers a nice dose of wood supported by freshness and earthiness at the same time. The taste clearly reminds me of some TDL's with a nice combo of wood, yellow fruits, tea, and distinct mint freshness. 50% is just where this becomes a superb everyday sipper.
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
#5784 28.09.2025 Day two of the Whisky Live 2025, which this year looks better organized/arranged inside. This is a very well balanced rum in my mind. Wood and ABV are in very good balance. Fruits, spice and a light mint note only completes the overall yumminess.
Review by zabo
Nach den vielen Grays die ich immer wieder von Gunnars Megasplits "aufgedrückt" bekommen habe, war ich ein bißchen übersättigt von Rums aus Mauritius. Aber dieser hier hat mir nach ein wenig Mauritius Abstinenz wieder mal richtig gut geschmeckt
Review by Chrischi78
Very smooth and balanced with beautiful notes of peach, cherry and mint. The similarity to a TDL is even more present in this bottling than in other Grays products. But I really like it. ABV is perfectly fine and hardly present. PLV but exaggerated
Review by LukaŽiga
8,5:On the nose, fresh, minty, flowery and earthy molasses, citrus, tropical fruits, cherry and raisins, roasted wood with caramel, chocolate, spicy with allspice, vanilla, bump into our nosetrils.The barrel impact is strong. On aeration, the rum is round, peaches are out, dairy notes, leather and the molasses becomes candied, sweet with honey. 8,5:On the palate, the attack is fresh, balanced with minty molasses, tea, flowery, sweet with honey, candied, oily with roasted wood notes like nuts, caramel, slightly resinous, bitter, when the rum is well rested, spicy with vanilla, fruity with peaches, orange, cherry and dried fruits. 8,4:The finish is rather long, dry&tannic with mineral molasses, fresh, grassy, minty, pairing cognac hints, roasted/toasted wood notes, smoky, spicy and various fruits like dried apricots, raisins, orange..
Review by Skyfly
In Nase und Gaumen ein richtiger Kracher. Pfirsicheistee mit einer guten Portion Minze. Holz und Gewürze sind dezent vertreten, ebenso der für die Süße sorgende Honig. Im Gaumen und Abgang von Alkohol recht schwach, sodass man das Gefühl haben könnte er sein verdünnt; trotzdem nicht störend.
Review by Tim
Sehr guter New Grove, aber nicht der Beste, den ich bisher hatte, was aber sehr wahrscheinlich an den 50% liegt. Wäre spannend gewesen, diesen Rum mit 55% zu trinken. Tolle Aromen, die gelben Früchte und Minze sind besonders erwähnenswert. Holz, Gewürze und Honig passen sich geschmeidig ein. Für 160€ auch nicht ganz billig.
Review by TheJackDrop
If my notes are correct, 2004 marks the arrival of the distillery's first "heavy" rums, so this Inception is the oldest vintage in this style. On the nose, peach, roasted fruit and wood. On the palate, fresher, minty, very oily, obviously woody but not excessively so. A complex, intense juice (even at 50%), and available in very small quantities for France, so you'll have to be quick!
Review by Righrum
Whisky Live Paris 2025 - to be tasted again to confirm score and notes New Grove confirms its high potential also with this release. Yellow tropicale fruits, mango and peach, but also fresh Mint dominate the profile while the barrel is not overwhelming.
Review by Timo Groeger
Yeah, this one is really tasty right now. Pleasantly sweet, just how it should be. Good peach, vanilla, and roastiness on the nose, then on the palate more of a hint of mint alongside the other character traits in this rum.
Review by Master P
Ein guter Tropfen aus Mauritius. Die Nase bietet eine angenehme Holznote, die gleichzeitig von Frische und Erdigkeit untermalt wird. Der Geschmack erinnert mich deutlich an einige TDLs mit einer schönen Kombination aus Holz, gelben Früchten, Tee und einer ausgeprägten Minzfrische. Mit 50 % ist dies ein hervorragender Rum, aber für den Preis werde ich keine Flasche zulegen. Er hätte auch ein wenig mehr Wumms vertragen können.
Review by TheRhumhoe
Grays se lance ici dans un rhum très vieux et élitiste qui marque le début du renouveau de la distillerie. On a ici un pur produit de l’île Maurice, qui laisse s’exprimer les notes fraîches de menthol, les fruits exotiques (pêche, agrumes) mais aussi le boisé bien épicé et vanillé, avec une touche de cognac et de raisin sec. Il y a un côté médicinal qui complète bien la douceur du profil. Un nez plein d’arômes et captivant. La bouche forme une très belle harmonie entre les séquences mentholées et florales, les séquences fruitées (fruits secs, orange, raisin, pêche) et les séquences boisées, rôties et épicées qui confèrent un caractère détonnant et qui sort du lot. Beaucoup pourraient s’y méprendre avec un TDL sur le papier. Le fût de cognac fait son petit effet également. L’alcool est très bien intégré, preuve de la qualité de la maturation. La finale est longue, plus tannique et épicée, avec des notes de piment mais aussi un boisé toasté plus prégnant en bouche. La fraîcheur à la toute fin de bouche est la bienvenue pour équilibrer les débats. Un très beau produit qui atteste de la qualité montante des rhums de l’île sur le segment premium.
Review by Johannes
Blind hätte ich ihn auf einen TDL getippt. Viel Minze, auch leichte dreckige Caroni-Noten, Holz, diskrete Früchte. Richtig gut!
Review by Rhum Mirror 🇧🇪
New Grove Inception 2004 - 50 % This 2004 vintage, made from molasses and column-distilled, aged 21 years in a combination of Limousin oak and old cognac casks. Bottled at 50%, it is the oldest rum in the distillery, if not on the whole island. The profile is complex and intense, with an elegant woodiness and a lovely peach note that lengthens. Without being flashy, it's one of the WL's pleasant surprises, thanks to its finesse and balance.
Review by Vincent D
Encore un superbe New Grove. Très content d'avoir pu mettre la main sur un sample et d'avoir goûté cet Inception. Moins fruité qu'à l'accoutumée, plus mentholé aussi. Boisé, épicé. La palette est large et évolutive.
Community purchases
30 bottles logged by 24 collectors.
A collector's bottle.
10% opened, 2 emptied and repurchased.
What does Grays New Grove Inception 2004 cost?
Community paid €115–€160.
Current best price: €163.10 – above the typical community range.
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About the Grays distillery
The Grays distillery is located in Mauritius. Rums from Grays have been reviewed 2,691 times with an average of 8.0/10.
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