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Velier Damoiseau 1991
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Sip this one neat and give it time — 15 minutes in the glass and the nose opens into cherry, orange, wood and honey. It's an old Damoiseau agricole at cask strength, but the 56.3% sits quietly: burnt caramel, dark cherry, leather and milk chocolate, all balanced against the cask. One taster puts it near the legendary 1980. The finish runs long for most, though a couple note it fades faster than expected.
The community says- Cherry-wood balance
- Complex, layered
- Long finish
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How does Velier Damoiseau 1991 taste?
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Old cask-strength Damoiseau, fruit meets dark wood The tasters who've had it rate it near-perfect — a complex, well-balanced old agricole. Only real quibble: one or two find the finish shorter than the depth promises.
fans of aged agricole and old Damoiseau
beginners wanting easy, sweet sipping
Style & occasion: Mature & oakySipping neat
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19 community reviews
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Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
If you like Bellevue then this is one of the really good ones. Price to quality was great at release. The nose is intense and fruity with wood, cinnamon, honey and herbal notes after resting for more than 15 minutes. The palate is both intense, complex and well balanced with fruit, honey and leather with light candied, chocolate and herbal notes. The finish is extremely long with dried fruit, wood, leather, honey and herbal notes. Leave the empty glass for a few hours and whiff it again to get the full experience.
Review by Righrum
I didn't expect to find a rum so close to the perfection of damoiseau 1980, but this 1991 selected by Velier is really close and might be even better. Typical old Damoiseau, wood and citrus on the nose and a great complexity drink side
Review by Johannes
What a rum! Beautiful old damoisseau profile with wonderful fruits that are fantastically balanced with wood and dark cask notes!
Review by FischeJ
Leather, wood, cherry on the nose. In the mouth, lightly burnt caramel with dark cherries and nuts. Plus that slight spiciness from the cask. At the back, milk chocolate comes through. Really full in the mouth. The finish is surprisingly short though.
Review by Gianca Zil
Drunk for the second time ... on the nose I'm not completely won over by the wet dog, leather ... although the licorice toffee 😍😍. On the other hand, on the palate I find it much more pleasant and appealing with a nice long finish ...
Review by Adrianv
Amazing rum. I can compare to Velier 1980's release and both are great. Full of citrus notes, wood, honey, herbal and spicy notes, very smooth with great alcohol integration. Well deserved 91points.
Review by Pavel Spacek
Old agricole with cherries.
Review by Daniel_SVK
Absolute perfection.
Review by Buddudharma
Nice Damoiseau. Honey, licorice, spices in good balance with perfect intensity. Reminds me of good barrels from the 1998 vintage. For a top rating, though, I miss a bit of complexity and/or a fresh contrasting note to the very dark profile.
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11 bottles logged by 11 collectors.
Both drunk and collected.
18% opened, 2 emptied.
What did the community pay for Velier Damoiseau 1991?
Community paid 375–800 €.
Purchase prices reported by members, not a shop price. Avg. 784 €. Full price & collection history in RX+ ›
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Details about Velier Damoiseau 1991
A Column Still Rum from Guadeloupe, bottled by Velier, at 56,3%.
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