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Rum Nation Enmore Small Batch Rare Rums 1997
Blind, most tasters guess Jamaica, not Guyana — the glue, nail polish and ester punch read more Long Pond than Enmore. Underneath sits an oloroso sherry finish that brings prunes, raisins and roasted almonds, with a creamy, oily body. At 58.7% the alcohol is remarkably well integrated; a few drops of water push the fruit and esters forward.
The community says- Glue-and-sherry combo
- Integrated alcohol
- But: Sherry-forward finish
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How does Rum Nation Enmore Small Batch Rare Rums 1997 taste?
Aggregated from 79 community reviews.
Ester-heavy Enmore with a spot-on sherry finish An unusual Enmore that surprises with big ester and sherry notes — most owners call it a rich, complex experience worth chasing. If you want a pure classic Demerara, this leans elsewhere.
ester lovers wanting an unusual Guyana
purists expecting classic dry Demerara
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How is Rum Nation Enmore Small Batch Rare Rums 1997 rated?
RumX’s 0–10 scale is strict: 8.8 sits in the “Very good” band. 94% of tasters rate it Good or better; only 1% rate it below average. See the full rating guide →
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What does the community say?
94% rate it 8 or higher. 19 selected write-ups from 79 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
Review by LukaŽiga
9:On the nose, a glue is the first impression we get, perhaps a nail polish and a banana, roasted wood with toffee, leather, roasted almonds and some spice. On aeration, the rum opens up with dried fruits like prunes, raisins, a molasses is dark with black tea, tobacco, licorice, herbaceous tones, musty.The wood gives us marzipan, mocha and cocoa powder...There is also a presence of menthol and some rubber. 9:On the palate, the attack is delicious with fruit attack-dried fruits like prunes, raisins, red fruits with a cherry, banana and citrus.The wood notes are charred, smoky with nuts, caramel, cocoa, later coffee, leather, in a combo with herbaceous molasses and citrus, cola. After resting the rum, yellow fruits arise, berries, spices like nutmeg, cinnamon, rubber, as molasses brings chilli and mint. 9:The finish is long, dry, spicy and dirty with charred wood notes, dried fruits, cherry and menthol..
Review by Basti
Klebstoff, Ester, etwas Lack und trop. Früchte sind sehr präsent. Man könnte meinen man hat es mit einem Jamaikaner zu tun. Erinnert mich etwas an die NRJ Cambrige Abfüllungen mit einem leichten Einschlag Richtung Savanna Herr. In Summe vielleicht nicht ganz so brachial. Am Gaumen dann super spannend mit Aromen, die ich nicht alle "dekodiert" bekomme. Tropische Früchte vorallem in Form von Ananas, etwas Künstliches was an Kaugummi erinnert, etwas Klebstoff in Hintergund. Ein richtig guter Rum!
Review by Snorre Brouer
How can this be 58,7% abv?! Dangerously easy to sip. I tried taking a significantly bigger sip than I usually do, and yes, the alcohol is present, but damn what a mild and soft burn it gives, the alcohol integration is 10/10. Instead you are rewarded with an explosion of flavour. Oily, fruity, acidic, woody and full of spices, with smoke and glue in the finish. It resembles a little like a low-mid ester Worthy Park? This just gets better and better for each sip i take.. Definitely worth it's RRP, not easy to find anymore tho.
Review by Dr.Django
One of my first rums from Guyana. Thanks to @Nonkonform. Back in the glass for a few years now. Wow, what an experience! This rum stands out with not so typical Guyana ester notes. An abundance of fruit, glue, nail polish, wood,... You still get a bit of Guyana. The barrel influence is noticeable in the finish and suits the rum perfectly. This is a terrific rum with a unique selling point! Paradoxically, the price seems to be falling. That's fine by me =D
Review by crazyforgoodbooze
unglaublich guter und schöner enmore! neue Fassstärke Referenz für mich! krass intensive Oloroso Sherry Noten, dazu nach 2-3 Tropfen Wasser eine schöne Menthol Minz frische, dazu Honig-Banane, maoam Cola kracher, salzige Oloroso Sherry Nuss-Rosinen Noten, und unglaublich smooth und fruchtig, dick und ölig. Nicht zu viel Holz wie sonst bei enmore und einfach extrem harmonisch! Fett! Zur Abwechslung Mal ein gelungenes finish von rum nation, was nicht den Rum komplett dominiert.
Review by Galli33
Thx to Gunnar for this Sample of this awesome guyana! Nose: Glue, nail polish, solvents, some fruits (banana, orange peel), old leather, anise, oak, roasted almonds. Reminds me on a Armagnac. Mouth: round, perfect balanced, fully bodied, sherry, solvents, a lot of dried fruits, old leather, caramel, roasted almonds, anise with perfect integration of the abv. Finish: quite long were you can clearly pick the old guyana notes… with a looooooong licorice note. Yummy
Review by Nivius
I have no idea what Enmore from this year is supposed to taste like - but what I can taste is vanilla, ester (Savanna/Le Galion style), something, especially in the finish - which makes me think sherry/wine barrel storage, a pleasant sweetness and some acidity, as well as something meaty and smoky - all in all a nice complex rum that I would actually like to have a bottle of at home :3
Review by Pavel Spacek
OMG this one is wierd. Full strength, full taste but something like Beast compared to other Caronis. ... Enmore - drive destilerka, nyni uz jen funkcni destilacni zarizeni. Patrne jedine drevene destilacni zarizeni na svete, ktere se tesi velke oblibe. Rumy Enmore totiz maji prichut popelu, kuze, tezkeho dreva, coz nadchne zejmena milovniky nakourenych whisky. A pokud tradicnim Guyanskym zpusobem prida vyrobce do rumu trochu melasy, mate v lahvi unikatni velmi vyrazny a tezky rum. Jeden z mych oblibenych.
Review by Lot-NAS
Wow, what a unusual first impression. Melasse, Ester and a Lot of wood in the nose. After some time it gets spicy and reminds me heavily of Armagnac. On the palate the same, Armagnac with a Rum-Finish. In the aftertaste there is also some Tequilla. And bananas. What is that? A little bit of water is highly recommend, before there where also notes of toilet cleaner and too much nail polish.
Review by Buddudharma
Für meinen Geschmack passt die Kombination aus Klebstoff und Sherry hier ziemlich gut zusammen, kann aber verstehen, dass der Rum etwas polarisiert. Ein schön cremiges Mundgefühl sowie großartig integrierter Alkohol geben weitere Pluspunkte. Der Abgang ist ok, aber nicht Weltklasse. In Summe ein wirklich toller Rum abseits ausgetretener Pfade.
Review by Piotr Ignasiak
An interesting one. At first it's all about glue, esters and sherry, a bit chaotic impression, spiciness, wood and dryness in aftertaste. With time and some water esters actually take a fore front and it becomes more Jamaican to me than initially, nose then also becomes more balanced and interesting. Also touch more sweet.
Review by Rodolphe
Very nice rum, complex and very concentrated. But two concerns that prevent it from being at the top: too much marked by solvents on the nose and why finish in Sherry cask? It doesn't bring anything, it adds other aromas but it was not necessary... I would have preferred clearly without finish...
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
07.02.2020 Private tasting i was invited to. Notes. Medium to dark in colour. Nose: Fresh, wood, floral, caramel, cherry, herbs, spice. Palate: Oily, wood, round, fruits, berries, light leather, earthy, anise, mint. Finish: Medium to long, wood, mint, anise, orange, light leather.
Review by Johannes
Very nice marriage of glue with sherry, herbs and sea salt. I really like it! The crucial question is: how would it be without sherry finish? I could imagine he would go clearly in the direction of Velier Uitvlugt 97 not tropical....
Review by Dimitri Van Loo
Je recherche encore le profil Enmore. Je suis clairement parti sur un profil Jam et non Demerara. J’aurais misé sur un long pond à l’aveugle. Superbe produit sauf si on s’attend à un enmore
Review by MarcT
Short review here: I liked it. Sometimes these Guyanese Enmore are a bit to much on the bitter side, this was OK there and the rest worked well together. Finished the sample in one go...
Review by Oliver
Lots of glue on the nose - almost like a Long Pond TECA. Demerara notes paired with ester and sherry on the palate. Wow, this is really fun. A real experience!
Review by Mentalo
Einerseits harmoniert die Kräuternote erstaunlich gut mit den sehr fruchtigen Note vom Oloroso-Finish. Andererseits ist mir der Abgang zu penetrant nach Sherry.
Review by Casper Nielsen
Nose: Burnt molasses. Taste: Funky esters, but sweet - almost vinous - and easy to drink. Spices (cinnamon, cardamom, pepper) and caramel.
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Details about Rum Nation Enmore Small Batch Rare Rums 1997
A Pot Still Rum from Guyana, bottled by Rum Nation, at 58,7%.
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Community purchases
80 bottles logged by 58 collectors.
A drinker & collector.
30% opened, 12 emptied and repurchased.
What does Rum Nation Enmore Small Batch Rare Rums 1997 cost?
Community paid 117–207 €.
Current best price: 499.00 € – above the typical community range.
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