Velier Versailles VSG 1998
Loved by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰, Oliver & 5 more
For curious explorers of classic Demerara, this 9‑year Velier Versailles leans on caramel, dried fruit, cedar cigar box and chocolate. Members enjoy it neat as a softer, woody take on old Velier Demeraras.
- Distinct cedar wood
- Caramel and chocolate
- Classic Demerara profile
Details about Velier Versailles VSG 1998
How does Velier Versailles VSG 1998 taste?
Aggregated from 12 community reviews.
Woody, caramel-driven Velier Demerara For curious explorers of classic Demerara, this 9‑year Velier Versailles leans on caramel, dried fruit, cedar cigar box and chocolate. Members enjoy it neat as a softer, woody take on old Velier Demeraras.
Demerara fans wanting a more approachable Velier experience with caramel, dried fruit and cigar-box cedar rather than high-ABV intensity.
Drinkers chasing maximum complexity, very long finishes or cask-strength power from their Velier Demeraras.
How is Velier Versailles VSG 1998 rated?
RumX's 0–10 scale is strict — 8.1 lands squarely in the "Very good" band. 83% of tasters rate it Good or better; only 0% rate it below average. See the full rating guide →
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Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
15.11.2019 Having a great tasting event at this old hotel meeting new people. Notes Medium dark in colour. Nose Light roasted wood, dried fruit, light caramel, faint coffee, plum, light floral, Palate Oily, light wood, sweet, round, raisin, plum, faint coffee, light floral, faint iodine. Finish Medium long, wood, berries, light caramel, faint chocolate.
Review by Oliver
No Versailles. More in the direction of Blairmont. The first sample had a blatant soap impact.
Review by Holle525
Was very excited about this bottling and have often heard that this should be one of the worst Velier Demerara bottlings. The smell is immediately reminiscent of Versailles and is more than acceptable. Taste also Versailles and very pleasing in my opinion. However, it lacks complexity and length. However, absolutely not a bad rum and better than so many others.
Review by Jakob
Quite sweet and flat with a peculiar floral-nutty note that possibly indicates an oxidation influence in the sample. Either way, however, the base product remains a little too weak on the chest to impress.
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11 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.
Also on the wishlist of 4 members.
About the Versailles distillery
The Versailles distillery is located in Guyana. Rums from Versailles have been reviewed 671 times with an average of 8.4/10.
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