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Velier La Bonne Intention LBI LBI 1998
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Nine years old, yet nobody who tries this believes it. This Velier Demerara from La Bonne Intention tastes far older than its age: dried plums and figs, wet leather, tobacco, thick molasses and an elegant smoke that keeps unfolding. The palate runs oily and bittersweet, ending long and dry with rubber, tar, licorice and grapefruit peel. One taster called it a "once-in-a-lifetime" rum.
The community says- Rich dried fruit
- Elegant smoke
- Oily, balanced body
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How does Velier La Bonne Intention LBI LBI 1998 taste?
Summarized by AI from 19 community reviews.
Heavy, oily Demerara — smoke, leather, dried fruit Members are near-unanimous: heavy, intense, remarkably balanced for its age, with dark fruit, leather and smoke. The catch is scarcity — many wish they'd bought bottles when they could.
Aroma profileFans of heavy, dark Demerara rum
Anyone who wants light, sweet or easy sipping
Style & occasion: Mature & oakySipping neat
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Top 2% of Guyana rumsTop 17% at La Bonne Intention
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Review by Oliver
The elegant smoky note is amazing!
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
16.11.2025 Finishing off the last sample of this wonderful rum. Still like it a lot. ------------ First off, I regret not having bought some bottles of this release because the price is just up there today if you find a bottle. Secondly, it's amazing how much flavour they packed into such a young demerara, wow. The nose is intense and well balanced with fruits, molasses, smoky wood, clove, tobacco, licorice and camphor. The palate is intense, complex, very well balanced and very oily with dried fruit, smoky wood and chocolate. The balance between sweetness and bitterness is virtually perfect. The finish is very long and lightly bitter with rubber, tar, licorice, grapefruit and light coffee.
Review by Jakob
Dark dried fruit meets wet leather, tobacco and smoke - very impressive melange with various reminiscences of other Demerara styles, but here blended in almost perfect harmony. Hard to believe that such a balanced and versatile profile can emerge after a comparatively short aging period.
Review by Mopar Rules
Another statement for Demerara Rules! Intense, depth, heavy! Those are heavy rums! The term HTR needs to be redefined as HDR! Those demeraras are heavy rums. Dark blues, metal, rock from the roots. Bass guitars, drums, black voices. The famous blues legend John Lee Hooker of rum.
Review by zabo
What more is there to say? I've had a few old Velier Demeraras recently, but this one, although so young compared to the others, was by far the best. Simply a knockout!
Review by ArminK
Yesss, it delivers what is promised. Although it doesn't reach my personal top rating, it has everything I love about rum. Very expressive nose with dried fruits, leather and a bit of smoke. Extremely balanced on the palate, first slightly bitter but also a bit sweet. Fruits and a light smoky tone. For me a real TOP rum.
Review by Alex Kunath
Never have I been so nervous to open a bottle and take samples! Not a single drop must be spilled, everything must be used and after successful work the rest can go into the tasting glass! Pure joy! Just the color alone for such a young Guyana! A poem, a feast for the eyes, a dream! I could smell this glass forever! It has everything a fantastic Guyana must have! Dried fruits, leather, chocolate, smoke and and and... On the palate every nuance from the nose is confirmed clearly. Simply a once-in-a-lifetime rum! I don't regret buying it and especially opening it!
Review by Pavel Spacek
Molasses, leather, wood, smoother than Skeldon, more floral and fruity... Velier Demerara rums are the best you can taste in the rum world. Rums aged rather by accident for several years in the tropics and no one topped up the cask content. Angel's share was 90% and more, so the taste is especially full and intense. Although it is an extra expensive affair, I recommend tasting a rum from this series at least once in your life.
Review by Adrianv
Amazing rum, nose is very intense, complex, spicy, tobacco, clove, leather notes. Woody, floral, bitter taste with tobacco, leather, dry fruits notes, complex, oily, smooth, alcohol amazingly integrated, long finish. This is piece of art. I want a bottle! Well done!
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2 critics scored it, averaging 9.5/10. Reviews from RumX's blog partners, independent experts who have tasted, evaluated, and described this rum.
Expert review by Rob Bauer
Read full review →Nose Who allowed this witchcraft?! Lord have mercy on us. Never in a thousand years does this feel like an only 9 year old spirit, black Demerera magic it is! The bouquet is fat and rich, uber-complex and jam-packed with dark fruits and sweets, like dried plums and figs, caramelized dates, thick molasses and a lot of liquorice. Over everything hovers a mysterious note of smoke, like we've never experienced it in rum territorries. Everytime you shake the glass, new flavours tumble out, like with a magic box. This time: elegant perfume notes of sandalwood, orris and the best cuban tobacco. Wait, there is also a fresh nuance of camphor, cloves and myrrh, leaning a bit towards swedish bitters. Palate By the potion of Getafix and Asterix! We just got bewitched by a highly concentrated bittersweet, super oily and sticky juice, that confirms most of the dark flavours we had on the nose. The sweetness and bitterness are synergizing into a perfect interaction. No sharpness, no offnotes, just magnificence. Moreover, we taste carob, cocoa and pronounced manioc and tamarrind flavours. What's also stunning is the mature mouthfeel that occupies the palate and rules with richness and heaviness. Finish Long but not endless, yet really dry and perfectly bitter with heavily roasted espresso beans, liquorice, old grapefruit peels and a slight dirtiness of rubber and tarr.
Expert review by Rob Bauer
Nose Who allowed this witchcraft?! Lord have mercy on us. Never in a thousand years does this feel like an only 9 year old spirit, black Demerera magic it is! The bouquet is fat and rich, uber-complex and jam-packed with dark fruits and sweets, like dried plums and figs, caramelized dates, thick molasses and a lot of liquorice. Over everything hovers a mysterious note of smoke, like we've never experienced it in rum territorries. Everytime you shake the glass, new flavours tumble out, like with a magic box. This time: elegant perfume notes of sandalwood, orris and the best cuban tobacco. Wait, there is also a fresh nuance of camphor, cloves and myrrh, leaning a bit towards swedish bitters. Palate By the potion of Getafix and Asterix! We just got bewitched by a highly concentrated bittersweet, super oily and sticky juice, that confirms most of the dark flavours we had on the nose. The sweetness and bitterness are synergizing into a perfect interaction. No sharpness, no offnotes, just magnificence. Moreover, we taste carob, cocoa and pronounced manioc and tamarrind flavours. What's also stunning is the mature mouthfeel that occupies the palate and rules with richness and heaviness. Finish Long but not endless, yet really dry and perfectly bitter with heavily roasted espresso beans, liquorice, old grapefruit peels and a slight dirtiness of rubber and tarr.
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9 bottles logged by 8 collectors.
Both drunk and collected.
33% opened, 2 emptied.
What did the community pay for Velier La Bonne Intention LBI LBI 1998?
Avg. community purchase price 8000 €.
What members paid for this bottle, self-reported. Not a market value — the purchases are over three years old at the median and unverified.
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Details about Velier La Bonne Intention LBI LBI 1998
A Column Still Rum from Guyana, bottled by Velier, at 55.6%.
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