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Velier Warren Khong 2010
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The nose promises a wild, brash St. Lucia — glue, varnish, minty solvent — then the palate turns unexpectedly poised: mango, pineapple, lychee, cedar and a barrel backbone that keeps going. At 58.6% the fruit and acidity carry more than the heat, though a couple of tasters wished the alcohol sat a touch better on this young pot-still. Complex, and it rewards attention.
The community says- Ester-rich nose
- Ripe mango fruit
- Long layered finish
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How does Velier Warren Khong 2010 taste?
Summarized by AI from community reviews.
Wild-nosed, elegant young St. Lucia pot still Near-universal love here — several members call it their favourite St. Lucia and one of the best they've had. Only gripe: the alcohol runs slightly hot for a few.
fans of high-ester pot-still complexity
beginners put off by solvent and heat
Style & occasion: Tropical & funkySipping neat
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46 community reviews
13 selected write-ups on this page, all of them in the RumX app
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Positive from 8.0 · Mixed 6.0–7.9 · Critical below 6.0
Review by Oliver
One of the best St. Lucia rums. Complex and harmonious.
Review by crazyforgoodbooze
Probably my new reference for young St. Lucia! Insanely great "young" St Lucia from Velier. Alcohol perfectly integrated, great overripe fruit acidity, absolutely exceptional quality in terms of acidity, fruit, sweetness and balance. Really really cool, thanks Oli. Incidentally, quite similar to the rum tasting notes 2011 release.
Review by Giorgio Garotti
In my opinion a mix between long pond teca 2003 and the white river antoine!A really particular rum where you go from fermented and acrid parts to a moldy part to a sour fruit!From the background a charred feeling not annoying!Not for everyone but I like it very much!
Review by cigares
A nose of glue and solvents, followed by unripe fruit. Tropical yellow fruit, mango, peach, Japanese plum alcohol. Cedarwood and a certain sweetness, sea iodine. Sweetness at the start, cedar wood (cigar box), peach and other fruits in the background. The finish is long, on fruit and cedar wood, elegant to the very end. A rum that demands attention, it is indeed far more complex than it appears on first tasting. The marine iodine is surprising, right at the end.
Review by Leo Krüper
Very young, wild St. Lucia. We are used to more wood and balance from the Chairmans. Here rather the young tropical alternative. A great example that shows that St Lucia has more than one style to offer. Due to the young age, I found the alcohol a touch too dominant in the finish, otherwise this would have been rated even higher. Great bottle design.
Review by Tom Buteneers
In general I’m not really the biggest fan of the St Lucia profile to be honest. But this one was really great. Only thing that stopped me from the 90(+) mark was that somehow the alcohol could have been incorporated slightly better?
Review by SaibotZtar
Ultra Fruchtig Estrig und Bissig im ersten Moment in der Nase . Ananas Papaya Mango Minze. Im Mund ebenfalls viel Frucht Ester angenehme Säure . Sehr viel Funk daher für mich sehr sehr lecker !! Top Abfüllung
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
This is a wonderful drop, well balanced and still with a huge punch. Wonderful nose and palate that linger forever. I think most connoisseurs will like this wonderful rum.
Review by Martin Spooner
The nose has intense rusty aromas. Wonderful flavor profile with corresponding complexity. Great mango notes. Unfortunately a bit pricey. But definitely try if you have the chance. Wonderful.
Review by Filip Šikula
Beautiful Lucie, which for me was the biggest surprise of the series and also one of the best Saint Lucies I've ever tasted. Intense technical nose that surpasses the intense and full taste with a very long finish.
Review by Benoit Mahe
A very atypical profile. This one is hard to rate: I understand what it's famous for but it's not to my taste at all. The impression of drinking a mixture between a mojito and a green tea. I missed it, or maybe it's a sample problem.
Review by Henry Davies
I love a big brash St Lucia and from the nose this promises everything I want. The mouth is not as the nose hints, far more balanced, poised and elegant. Wow, this is a whole other level of leather bound books and mahogany. It’s a refined and grown up St Lucia. Would never guess this is as young as it is. What a cask, the bourbon was strong here. Finish is long, complex and incredibly layered. Just keeps going with mango and lychee and a barrel backbone. Actually not what I thought I wanted from a St Lucia but it just works. Elegant version of a belter. Great stuff, although if I want a St Lucia I think I would take the glue sniffing maniac of a Hamilton pot still every time (don’t judge)
Review by Michal Jurka
Probably the best Lucia for me.
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3 critics scored it, averaging 9.0/10. Reviews from RumX's blog partners, independent experts who have tasted, evaluated, and described this rum.
Expert review by The Dunder Hut
St. Lucia World Cup Tasting Initially restrained but not incomplex, compared to the tropical ones somehow more what you would expect as continental? Pleasant but already much drier Here is a bitter and dry note that we have not seen before in St Lucia. On the other hand, rarely pure JD2.
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Community shelf
26 bottles logged by 19 collectors.
A collector's bottle.
7% opened, 1 emptied.
What did the community pay for Velier Warren Khong 2010?
Community paid 166–606 €.
Purchase prices reported by members, not a shop price. Avg. 380 €. Full price & collection history in RX+ ›
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Details about Velier Warren Khong 2010
A Pot Still Rum from Saint Lucia, bottled by Velier, at 58,6%.
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