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Cadenhead's Enmore MEV 1990
Sipped neat is where this 26-year Enmore lives — it's cask strength and built for a tasting glass. Expect smoky wood up front, then pear, apple and citrus, vanilla sweetness, and that unmistakable "pencil shavings" note several tasters keep coming back to. The finish turns herbal, spicy and lightly bitter. Continental (European) aging keeps the color pale and the wood restrained rather than heavy.
The community says- Complex and balanced
- Smoky wood
- But: Bitter chemical edge
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How does Cadenhead's Enmore MEV 1990 taste?
Aggregated from 47 community reviews.
Smoky, woody Enmore with pencil-shaving edge Most tasters really enjoy this: fruity, smoky wood, vanilla and a bitter-herbal finish. A few wanted more from the continental aging, but it's complex and well balanced.
Fans of old Guyanese wooden-still rum who like woody, herbal complexity
Anyone wanting a sweet, easy sipper or full tropical richness
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8.8/10
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RumX’s 0–10 scale is strict: 8.5 sits in the “Very good” band. 97% of tasters rate it Good or better; only 0% rate it below average. See the full rating guide →
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What does the community say?
15% rate it between 6 and 8. 17 selected write-ups from 47 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
Most helpful positive review
This is a lovely bottle and I'd like to have on or two of them on my shelves, but unfortunately that's not an option. Very fruity with smoky wood and vanilla. The palate is sweet and lightly bitter, yum, I love it.
Review by Pavel Spacek
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Review by Timo Groeger
Holz ist hier definitiv das hervorstechende Merkmal, kein Wunder bei dem Alter des Rums. Aber der Uitvlugt gleich hat genauso eine tolle Farbe. Leckeres Dingen auf jeden Fall. I love Rum auf jeden Fall :)
Review by LukaŽiga
8,5:On the nose, the first impression we get is a smoky wood, nutty, slightly roasted and spicy with anise, vanilla, as molasses is flowery and also brings pencil shavings.Some nice fruits are present, like citrus, apple and pear. On aeration, fruitier aspect takes the torch with orange peel, mango, banana with a help of light esters, the molasses is now fresh, grassy and herbaceous, ends with a metallic touch. 8,4:On the palate, the attack is quite soft, fruity with banana and citrus fruits when oxidized, our tasting buds might notice plum, orange, the molasses is herbaceous, vegetal with pencil shavings, some licorice, a bit bitter, later grassy, flowery, as the wood is nutty, slightly smoky and spicy. 8,1:The finish is quite thin, medium long and furry, tannic, pencil shavings still present, also herbaceous touch and mostly variety of wood notes, with faint fruits...
Review by Harald
Color: Pale goldSmell:Even from a distance I smell fruity ester aromas.At the beginning fruity with vanilla and wood.Aromas of pear and apple. At the same time alcoholic fresh, slightly floral with some perfume.Taste:In the mouth sweet, spicy with citrus.When swallowing even more spicy with herbal flavors. Also fruity with vanilla.Finish:Medium lengthSpicy, peppery, herbal and spicy, also woody and still slightly fruity.86 points.
Review by Martin Ekrt
I když barva je strašně kontinentálně bledá, vůně je sympatická. Dřevitá, hrušková, guyanské estery, jakási chemie, možná tuha tužky. Chuť je slušný úlet. Zprvu vanilka, ale pak naskočí zábavná hořká chemická nálož. V závěru bylinky, spálené dřevo, koření a zemitost. Možná i pu-erh čaj. Tohle být plně tropické staření, tak jsem v nebi😃
Review by Filip Šikula
Vynikající kousek. Nádhernej vyváženej kousek plný ovoce, nakouřeného dřeve. V ústech skutečně velmi intenzivní a vyvážený a zájimavě komplexní zážitek. Závěr je středně dlouhý. Moc hezký kousek, který doporučuji ochutnat. Degustační kalendář Pavla Špačka vol. 5 2025
Review by Johannes
Very good Versailles!
Review by Lada Hejda
Výborný rum. Tohle se povedlo. Adventní kalendář Pavla Špačka vol.5
Review by Adrianv
I like it. Woody:) Bit sweet but too much. Nice aftertaste. Good rum for me.
Review by Josef Barot
Beautiful lightly smoked 26 year old rum slightly woody taste of bitter oranges long finish rum was distilled in Ennmore at Versailles Single Wooden Pot Still in 1990
Review by Roman Lelek
The color is pale, light yellow, like a pee…or white wine. The smell - I smell esters, fruits and vanilla…lemon and some kind of iodine The taste - it’s something different this time…didn’t taste anything like that in long time…warm, dry, despite higher ABV it’s integrated into a warm dry medium long aftertaste..it’s peppery, little bit woody. I agree with herbal fruity balance. Worth trying, every syp is exploration of new flavors..
Review by Carlitooo
Very solid, there is little to complain about, but something behind the RA or Our Rum
Review by Marko Finta
Krasny 1990 versailles ale chyba mu ešte pár rokov zrenia inak vynikajuce
Review by Michal Jurka
Just like opening 1st grader's pencil box. Add yellow fruits and sweet touch of vanilla. The taste is like chewing on the same pencils with side bites of dark chocolate.
Review by Happy Oner
Super enmore profil, více kontinent ale skvělý balanc
Review by Michal S
Čekal jsem víc. Vůně velmi netypická (jód, estery), v chuti bylinky, citrusy a koření, vše objímá dřevo.
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Expert reviews
2 critics scored it, averaging 8.4/10. Reviews from RumX's blog partners, independent experts who have tasted, evaluated, and described this rum..
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Expert review by The Fat Rum Pirate
Read full review →Not everything in this rum works. It's very complex and very interesting. The finish is probably the best part. The spiciness of the oak and the bitter zests come together nicely to give really long satisfying end to the rum. Not perfect but I enjoyed it rough notes and all....
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Avg. community purchase price 206 €
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Details about Cadenhead's Enmore MEV 1990
A Pot Still Rum from Guyana, bottled by Cadenhead's, at 57,2%.
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Community purchases
16 bottles logged by 15 collectors.
A collector's bottle.
12% opened, 2 emptied and repurchased.
What does Cadenhead's Enmore MEV 1990 cost?
Community paid 133–278 €.
Current best price: 196.70 € – within the typical community range.
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