Aroma visualization from community tastings
Velier The Antigua Distillery Heavy Traditional Rum Single Cask 2012
Tell me when it gets cheaper
Tell me when it's back in stock
Price alert in the RumX app
Open in the app
Got the app? Open this bottle
Opens this rum in the RumX app
Blind-tasted, more than one person guessed a Martinique agricole before the label set them straight. What you actually get is a creamy, citrus-forward Antigua pot-style rum: toasted coconut, vanilla, caramel and cherry over real oak, with dried fruit on a long finish. The 68.5% shows a little alcoholic bite, but tasters call the balance rare for something this strong.
The community says- Citrus-cream combo
- Toasted coconut
- Keep in mind: High-proof heat
Offers & prices
View price history
Returns & cancellation Secure payment Sold by Old Whisky
- Secure payment. You pay via RumX with PayPal, Klarna or card. Your payment data is encrypted and we never store your full card details.
- Clear seller. Sold and shipped directly by the partner shop. And you're never on your own: RumX handles support and communication with the shop, so you always get excellent service, whichever shop you order from.
- Honest shop ratings. The stars show your service experience with the shop, not the rum score. They come from RumX users, and critical ones stay visible.
- Returns & cancellation. Your purchase contract is with the shop, so returns and cancellations run through them under their own policy and your statutory rights. If anything goes wrong, RumX helps you sort it out.
10 more payment methodsLive auctions
Offer details
Total prices incl. shipping to Germany
Sorted by total price · How we rank
Prices and availability as of
We show the offers that deliver to your country, the cheapest including shipping first. The “Top Shop” label does not change the order, and no shop can buy a better place.
Offers & prices
No shop currently delivers to Germany.
Auction results: 276–409 € (5 sales in 24 months, incl. buyer's premium, latest 09/2026). How the range is built ›
The look inside the bottle
How does Velier The Antigua Distillery Heavy Traditional Rum Single Cask 2012 taste?
From community reviews · summarized with AI
Creamy, citrus-coconut Antigua cask at full proof Complex, creamy and citrusy with toasted coconut and wood; most find it satisfying. The high proof brings some heat, and a few felt it was good rather than groundbreaking.
Experienced drinkers who like creamy, citrusy full-proof rums
Anyone sensitive to high ABV or wanting an easy sipper
Style & occasion: Mature & oakySipping neat
Full aroma profile Aroma families · nose & palate · top aromas
Relative to this rum's strongest aroma family
10 of 28 left detailed tasting impressions · Click an aroma to explore similar rums
Which glass for which rum? The community guide ›
Buying advice
Is it right for you?
Yes, if you're after bold, mature, oaky rums for sipping neat.
Similar in style and available now.
Sweeter
CoR New Yarmouth Jamaica 19948.7/10 (62)339.95 €
Milder
Albion El Dorado Rare Collection AN 20049.0/10 (298)330.00 €
Woodier
New Yarmouth Flensburg Rum Company The Bottle Shop 19948.8/10 (72)225.00 €
Similar rating, cheaper
Clarendon Flensburg Rum Company The Bottle Shop EMB 19959.0/10 (75)225.00 €
What does the community say?
28 community reviews
Rating scale & review checks
On RumX, 7 means “Good” and 8 means “Very good”.
See the full rating guideHow ratings are made and how we check them ›The website shows a selection of written reviews. The distribution also includes ratings without text. All published reviews are available in the RumX app.
8 selected written reviews
The distribution above includes all 28 ratings, including those without text.
Review by crazyforgoodbooze
Probably the best product from Antigua on the market. Would not have thought that this particular barrel from the normal blend of the other 27 barrels brings so much more complexity but the thing is really ne grenade. Alcohol is extremely well integrated and even a touch more complex than the 66%. Hot stuff! Whether he is worth the considerable surcharge compared to the also very good "normal" bottling I do not know🤣
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
11.01.2020 - 12.01.2020 Splitting some samples over two days. Notes. Medium dark colour. Nose: Wood, spice, light roasted, citrus, cherry, caramel. Palate: Intense, wood, roasted, oily, orange, cherry, caramel, spice. Finish: Medium to long, wood, dried fruit, spice, caramel.
Review by Skyfly
Blind, I probably would have guessed a somewhat different FSQ, also because I haven't had a rum from Antigua in my glass before. The citrus fruits only become noticeable after some time in the glass. Besides that, classic FSQ markers. The alcohol is well integrated but noticeable.
Review by Vincent D
Tasted blind. I was expecting a 7-8 year old agricole from Martinique. Seeing the label, I realize I was way off. A very nice rum, mixing a lovely sweetness with heavier notes. Citrus, fruits, wood. Then some toasted coconut notes on the palate. Very smooth finish. Really cool but strong for my delicate palate.
Review by Filip Šikula
Brutally complex piece from Antigua distillery. Coconut, vanilla, fruit, citrus, cherry. Just not sure if I would call it a heavy traditional rum as stated here. Anyway, great start, body, and finish.
Review by Pavel Ungr, RumRock
Vintage 2012, bottled from a single cask. With a 9.0 out of 10, it ranks in the top five percent of everything I've tasted and rated.
Review by Loïc V.
Trying some new samples Nose : caramel, light wood, vanilla, toasted coconut, alcohol is there Taste : before rest, alcohol too present, re tasted after 1h of aeration, caramel, complex, very intense, coconut Finale : medium on the wood, Overall not bad but nothing groundbreaking
Review by Michal Jurka
Vanilla, coconut, creamy caramel, citruses, light roasted and a lot more going on, very complex, very satisfying. I just can't get over the citrusy-creamy combo. Absolute banger. The taste however has a little alcoholic bite.
Expert reviews
Reviews from RumX's blog partners, independent experts who have tasted, evaluated, and described this rum.
Expert review by Single Cask Rum
Read full review ›
Expert review by Barrel Aged Thoughts
Read full review ›
Expert review by Le Blog À Roger
Read full review ›
Velier The Antigua Distillery Heavy Traditional Rum Single Cask 2012 at live auctions
A bid is not a final price: the house sets the buyer's premium, shipping and any customs duty.
All live auctions ›Community shelf
29 bottles logged by 25 collectors.
A collector's bottle.
10% opened, 1 emptied.
What does Velier The Antigua Distillery Heavy Traditional Rum Single Cask 2012 cost?
Community paid 105–338 €.
Current best price: 350.00 € – above the typical community range.
Purchase prices reported by members, not a shop price. Avg. 286 €. Price history with 5 auction results in RX+ ›
29 purchased · 29 tasted · 34 wishlist · as of
Details about Velier The Antigua Distillery Heavy Traditional Rum Single Cask 2012
A Column Still Rum from Antigua, bottled by Velier, at 68,5%.
About the The Antigua Distillery distillery
The The Antigua Distillery distillery is located in Antigua. Rums from The Antigua Distillery have been reviewed 1,407 times with an average of 7.9/10.
To The Antigua Distillery ›Read on in the RumX Guide
You may also enjoy
Rum enthusiasts who like this rum have also given the following rums high ratings:
Velier The Antigua Distillery Heavy Traditional Rum 2012
Habitation Velier Hampden C<>H 2010
Habitation Velier Hampden HLCF 2010
Romdeluxe New Yarmouth Wild Series Rum Jamaica No. 8 1994
Velier Clarendon Exclusive for Guiseppe Begnoni EMB 1997
Hampden Great House (Distillery Edition 2019)
Set a target price in the app, and we'll let you know as soon as the rum becomes available at that price from one of our partner stores. This works for any rum on your wish list.
Oliver · FounderBy rum lovers, for rum lovers
I'm Oliver, and RumX began in 2018 as a small passion project in Stuttgart, back then under the name Rum Tasting Notes.
Oliver, Stuttgart
About RumX ›YouTube channel (German, English subtitles)
