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Silver Seal Barbados BRS 1986
Sip this slowly and neat — and give it air, because it stays closed until it opens. Then you get honey dripping from the comb, soft smoke (more incense than peat), waxy leather, black tea and bright yellow fruit. The funky, slightly dirty rubber edge throws people: several tasters swore it was Jamaican or Guyanese in a blind. A 33-year Rockley that tastes like nothing modern Barbados makes.
- Honey and beeswax
- Hugely complex
- Long dry finish
+10
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How does Silver Seal Barbados BRS 1986 taste?
Aggregated from 65 community reviews.
Intense, honeyed, smoky old-style Rockley Most call it one of the best they've had — wildly complex, honeyed and smoky with a dirty edge. The catch: it needs long airing, and the alcohol stays a touch sharp.
Experienced drinkers who chase old Rockley funk and smoky, leathery complexity
Anyone who dislikes smoke, rubber funk or noticeable alcohol heat
How is Silver Seal Barbados BRS 1986 rated?
RumX's 0–10 scale is strict , 9.1 lands squarely in the "Excellent" band. 98% of tasters rate it Good or better; only 0% rate it below average. See the full rating guide →
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Selected write-ups from 65 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
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Review by Galli33
This is an absolut board! One of the best rums I‘ve tried so far! The alcohol and barrel are integrated so well😵
Review by crazyforgoodbooze
Part 6/8 of our 1986 Rockley tasting: Silver seal, awesome! Lime/peach-passion fruit/mint/black tea in liquid, plus some medicinal, dirty notes and incredibly intense and balanced! mega awesome number and one of the best rums I've ever had and will probably have!🤤❤️🇧🇧🍯🥭🍑 for me on a par with the RA but much more fruity and velvety. absolute grenade! Update: blindly I almost typed it as st. Lucia Vendome, due to the sau cool honeycomb, wax note and the rather dirty intense profile. Incredibly cool stuff!!!🙌🏼
Review by Carlitooo
Woooow! Intense without end - in the nose and on the palate! Unique and has simply nothing in common with today's rum from Barbados. Compared to the RA and DT, it comes with more edges and corners, whereas the other two are much rounder.
Review by Anders Bovien
Amazing rockley so intense and full of This lovely honey crunch that this amazing distill Is known from. Absolutely in my favorite 🤩
Review by Johannes
Compared to the RA, Plantation and Nobilis, the SS is for me in 3rd place.The Silver Seal needs a lot of time in the glass to develop. Alcohol is perhaps not absolutely top integrated, but it comes thereby very powerful. An excellent representative of the 86 vintage!
Review by w00tAN
After opening, something lazy and fruity, after 30 minutes in the glass no trace of it. Smoky, fruity, honey, slightly sweet, raisin? every nose gives you a new facet. I can't get enough of the smell. Intense in the mouth, first smoke, then a full broadside of black tea and endless wood, beautifully complex and super-integrated alcohol. Long, dry finish with wood and a slightly herbal/herbal aftertaste. Mega rum, meets my taste!
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
One of my favourite bottles on my shelf. Though expensive it's well worth the money and I can only recommend one. The nose is there from opening the bottle and once rested it just keeps on giving. Fruits and spice with an earthy tone and some rubber. Add some smoked oak and you have a monster. The palate is intense and complex with an oily texture. Again there is fruit and spice with tea, leather and rubber in the back. Again nice and smoky oak in there. The finish is very, very long with oak and peaches in the front and tannins and licorice in the back.
Review by Mirco
Rockley Tasting 1986/87/2000 Wahnsinn aber eine Nasenspitze hinter dem RA Rockley für mich.
Review by Jakob
Absolute royalty from Barbados - the "Rockley" style reaches its highest form of art here. Smoke, honey, fresh fruit, plus green notes - all this with perfectly integrated alcohol and without ever developing any form of heaviness. In one form: Formidable.
Review by Oliver
Exceptionally good!
Review by Joachim Guger
Nuri oil sardines with honey. A unique flavor profile.Extremely complex, extremely interesting. In the mouth, madness. There is no rum that tastes similar.
Review by Serge
In the direct Rockley 86 match against the Rendsburger. Honey, smoke, fruit, rubber ... everything is a little quicker on the nose here and also a little less incisive. On the other hand, the Rendsburger has a fine sour fruit note of raspberry and lime. Similarly on the palate ... the Rendsburger brings fresher fruity notes of raspberry and lime into play. Both good and ultimately a matter of taste. I prefer the Silver Seal. It brings out honey, smoke and dirt more beautifully and roundly.
Review by Manuel
RumX Adventskalender 2024: Nr. 24 Was für ein beeindruckender Rum aus Barbados. Hätte auch ein Rum für den Heilig Abend sein können. Ausgezeichnete Qualität und Profil was ich noch bei keinem anderen Barbados Rum empfunden habe. Danke für die tolle Möglichkeit.
Review by Boletus
Tag 22 des RumX-Adventskalenders: Braucht längeren Luftkontakt, um sich vollends zu öffnen, entwickelt dadurch aber ein ungemein spannendes Profil und eine ausgesprochen beeindruckende Komplexität. Nur wenige, helle Fruchtaromen in Richtung Banane und Mango sind am Start, aber diese Mischung aus von Honig tropfenden Bienenwaben und sanftem Rauch, welcher keinerlei torfige Tendenzen aufweist, sondern eher was von Weihrauch hat, begeistern mich. Kräuter, Anis und Lakritze sowie eine leicht dreckige Gumminote steigern die Vielschichtigkeit, welche in einem sehr langen und sehr feinen Abgang mündet. Hätte nicht gedacht, dass ich diesen Rum einmal ins Glas bekomme. Großartig!
Review by Schnubbii
In der Nase fruchtig mit Anklängen von schwarzem Tee, Gewürzen und Bohnerwachs. Gaumen: Wow, was ist das denn? Süß im Antritt mit leicht Veilchen, dann Gewürze wie Kardamom, dazu schwarzer Tee, etwas Bohnerwachs, leicht Banane und edles Holz. Alkohol fantastisch eingebunden. Sehr komplex und vielschichtig. Im Abgang bleibt das edle Holz und es kommen Dörrfrüchte und eine leichte Bitterkeit dazu. Erinnert mich leicht an einen Port Mourant, aber das trifft es nicht genau. Vielleicht ein Blend? Auf jeden Fall für mich ein fantastischer Rum!
Review by mto75
Two more 86 Rockleys today, the Bristol (thanks to Vienna!) at 46% and the Silver Seal at 58.8% - so not quite a fair comparison. I like the Bristol and it immediately screams out loud: Rockley! A fat honey note on the nose immediately. The SS is more complex (herbs, olive, brine), but a little less on the typical markers. On its own, the dilution of the Bristol is not a problem, but in direct comparison, the SS simply scores higher here, especially with its incredibly long finish.
Review by cigares
RumX Advent Calendar, Day 22. A strange nose with sour apple, smokiness and old varnished wood. After an hour in the glass, the flavors balance out. The palate is marked by old varnished wood, with a hint of sweetness and prune. A rather dark rum, but balanced by freshness (menthol?) and yellow fruit. The finish is rather long, with the same balance between dark notes (varnished wood) and fresher notes (mint and yellow fruit).
Review by Agricoler
Tag 22 RumX Adventskalender Meiner Meinung nach ein Rockley. Schöne typische Noten Wachse,Honig,Kräuter,Bienenwachs. Sehr lecker in meinen Augen. Gut integrierter Alkohol. Der Rum bleibt kontinuierlich auf gleichem Niveau und verändert sich wenig. Was nichts schlechtes sein muss. Insgesamt war Rockley aber nie mein absoluter Favorit wenngleich der Rum fantastisch ist.
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Details about Silver Seal Barbados BRS 1986
A Pot Still Rum from Barbados, bottled by Silver Seal, at 58,8%.
Community purchases
31 bottles logged by 17 collectors.
A collector's bottle.
12% opened, 2 emptied and repurchased.
What does Silver Seal Barbados BRS 1986 cost?
Community paid €553–€1,015.
Current best price: €1,490.00 – above the typical community range.
What members actually paid for their bottles. A typical range, not the current shop price. Full price & collection history in RX+ →
31 purchased · 65 tasted · 38 wishlist · as of
About the West Indies distillery
The West Indies distillery is located in Barbados. Rums from West Indies have been reviewed 7,260 times with an average of 7.6/10.
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