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George Morton Ltd DDL O.V.D. Old Vatted Demerara
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Anyone wanting an easy, wood-forward Demerara to mix rather than study will get the most out of this one. Expect dark chocolate, cocoa, burnt sugar and heavy oak, with a soft, slightly sweet body at 40%. Several tasters find it flat and one-note, and the long finish leans bitter for some. Fine in tiki cocktails, less rewarding neat.
The community says- Dark chocolate & cocoa
- Keep in mind: Flat, one-note
- Keep in mind: Bitter finish
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How does George Morton Ltd DDL O.V.D. Old Vatted Demerara taste?
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Woody, dark, flat everyday Demerara Divides people: a decent, molasses-and-wood everyday Demerara for some, too flat and bitter on the finish for others. Most agree the 40% and simple profile hold it back.
People wanting a cheap wood-heavy Demerara for tiki and mixing
Anyone after a bold, complex Demerara to sip neat
Style & occasion: Mature & oaky
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Review by Timo Groeger
Hiking through the ghost wood in Oelde. Just by the Oelder waterfalls and drinking a new rum. Comes very dark, especially dark chocolate, cocoa, and also wood. Not a must-have drunk, but okay.
Review by Johnny Rumcask
Nobody needs it: the nose is musty, dark, woody. Not much on the palate: a little sweetness, soft - the whole thing doesn't match the nose at all. The finish is very long, but is limited to bitterness on the palate.
Review by Gregor
Solid price-performance ratio. Very strong wood tones. Just typical of guyana in my opinion. Too little percent
Review by Kieron Wood
Tasted 04-07-2016 In the UK this is a supermarket expression of a Guyana rum and I just feel it lacks everything that I love about Guyanan rum
Review by Anonymous
For the first damerera rum i tried, it’s was delicious with some tiki cocktails i tired :)
Review by martin slezák
Demerara George Morton O.V.D. 1980 Color lighter mahogany Aroma caramel, burnt caramel, coffee, dark chocolate Taste pronounced sweetness, caramel, cocoa, walnuts, wood, mint Finish short to medium-long wood caramel, coffee, walnuts Lacks complexity and watery
Review by Filip Heimerle
1980 better this slightly more watery and less woody. Vanilla and molasses. But also nothing special
Review by Jindrich Strobl
Decent taste with wodden notes a bit burned. Unfortunately quite soft finishing
Review by Pavel Spacek
Lots of molasses, flat profile. Pretty similar to Woods, but less taste.
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Expert review by The Fat Rum Pirate
Read full review ›However, upon revisiting the rum I have found that it has a bitterness to it in the aftertaste that lingers rather too long. This makes the experience of drinking the rum a little unpleasant after a while. It's a good value rum and quite readily available. To me its a...
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12 bottles logged by 11 collectors.
Both drunk and collected.
25% opened, 1 emptied.
What did the community pay for George Morton Ltd DDL O.V.D. Old Vatted Demerara?
Avg. community purchase price 12 €.
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Details about George Morton Ltd DDL O.V.D. Old Vatted Demerara
A rum from Guyana, bottled by George Morton Ltd, at 40%.
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