Taste
Apple, Olive, Glue
Most mentioned across 15 tasting notes
- Perfect for
- Fans of the Port Mourant profile who want an easy-going, everyday version
- Less suitable for
- Anyone wanting a bold, full-bodied cask-strength Demerara
The Rum Mercenary DDL Port Mourant 2005
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People mostly land on "good, not great" here. The nose pulls you in — apple, pear, olive-glue and buttery brown sugar — but several find the palate thinner than a 13-year Port Mourant should be, with anise, olive, dried fruit and a peppery, slightly medicinal finish. The cask-strength ABV feels tamed by dilution, which makes it an easy sipper but softens the classic PM markers.
The community says- Fruity, inviting nose
- Classic PM markers
- Less suitable for: Anyone wanting a bold, full-bodied cask-strength Demerara
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How does The Rum Mercenary DDL Port Mourant 2005 taste?
From community reviews · summarized with AI
Easy-sipping Port Mourant, a bit thin A likeable, easy-drinking Port Mourant with the classic anise-and-olive markers, but a few tasters find the body thin and the finish a touch flat for the age.
Is it right for you?
Yes, if you're after bold, mature, oaky rums for sipping neat.
Fans of the Port Mourant profile who want an easy-going, everyday version
Anyone wanting a bold, full-bodied cask-strength Demerara
Style & occasion: Mature & oakySipping neat
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29 community reviews
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Review by lukasdrinkinghabits
Most helpful positive review
Very similar to the RomDeLuxe 2005 - but not quite as round and smooth and also not as complex. But the same markers: aniseed, continental fruit, oak, plus a slight mustiness from wet cardboard - the sweet yeast pastry from the RDL is unfortunately missing. The mouth is a little thin with olive and brine and some musty wood just behind the aniseed. As with the RDL, the bitterness is well balanced. The dry finish is unfortunately a little flat with a hint of hay. Overall, a good PM that lacks a little complexity. I would always prefer the RDL.
Review by TheJona'Spirits
Most helpful mixed review
👃 Anise mixed with overripe jackfruit. Baked apple and pear, light butter with orchard fruit scents. A resinous and varnished side, a slight spicy and woody bitterness. Light markers. 😋 From the first sip, an acrid sensation like with a green fruit (between fig or goa apple). More anise, dried fruits of Armagnac Ugni Blanc. A honeyed but diluted side. Some exotic fruits. And this bitterness on the olive but lacking freshness. ⛳ A rather damp woody note also at the end of the mouth, light honey, stem, sap and green olive. "Metallic" and "plasticized" note. The cask brings back some anise and sweet licorice. Quite classic Port Mourant with a reduction maybe a bit too present which diminishes the markers of the old PM still that I was used to better. Excellent value for money.
Review by Johannes
Easy sipper! Great palate, a bit low on proof, but fun!
Review by Jakob
Relaxed PM, the dilution takes away the sharpness. Easy sipper.
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
This is another good rum considering the price tag and I really like the label on the front :-) The nose is light and fruity with wood, anise, nuts and earthy notes. I also get a very light note of rubber. The palate sweet and oily with fruit and anise as well as light rubber and medicinal notes. The finish is medium long has dried fruit, earthy and medicinal notes.
Review by Benoit Mahe
We start the tasting with a very pleasant nose: fruit, solvents and lots of indulgence (butter, brown sugar). After such a start I expected a lot from this rum but found the palate disappointing. It is peaty and saline (feels like facing a whisky), unfortunately without indulgence or fruit. Some dried fruits and a certain roundness still bring some pleasure. The finish is short, peppery and medicinal. A tasting that started very well but leaves me a bit unsatisfied. Not a bad rum but not to my taste either.
Review by Oliver
Easy Sipper. A little too thin for a top rating, but very good value for money!
Review by SNYBOR 🇧🇪
Great value for money.
Review by Vincent D
Oily texture and alcohol moderately well integrated. Despite everything, it's rather good.
Review by Anders Bovien
Wow very intersting stuff so sweet pm not typical for this Guyana style I love it.
Review by kargoles
I expected a stronger taste and nose for a 13-year Port Mourant but it remains very subtle. You really have to concentrate to find markers. It remains a pleasant rum that drinks well without any questions.
Review by Rhum Mirror 🇧🇪
Back to a Port Mourant triplet signed by The Rum Mercenary! The Rum Mercenary – Port Mourant 2005-2018 (48.5%) A 13-year-old Port Mourant bottled by the Belgian The Rum Mercenary. Nose Very fruity right from the start, with notes of apple and pear. A marked elegance, enhanced by a hint of olive glue and that characteristic bitterness of the Port Mourant style. Palate Fruity sweetness at attack, followed by a woody, almost damp bitterness that adds depth. Finish Toasted, grilled, with a metallic touch in the aftertaste. Conclusion Wow! A very nice Port Mourant, true to its profile, with all its emblematic markers.
Review by carnoland
Very typical rum, you either like it or you don't, I like it 🤤
Review by Patou
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- 18 bottles on the shelf, owned by 15 members
- 29 tastings
- 7 wishlists
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- 3 open
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What did the community pay for The Rum Mercenary DDL Port Mourant 2005?
72 € median purchase price
The middle 80% of purchase prices were between 51 and 117 €.
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Details about The Rum Mercenary DDL Port Mourant 2005
A rum from Guyana, bottled by The Rum Mercenary, at 48,5%.
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