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Whisky & Rhum Beenleigh L'Esprit 2014
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Pour this neat and give it air — several tasters say it needs an hour or more to open. At 78.3% it hits hard, but the alcohol is remarkably well tucked in. Expect a soapy, almost synthetic nose, then a fruit-salad palate of coconut, cherry, red berries and green apple that reminds French drinkers of calvados and armagnac. Atypical, and not what most expect from rum.
The community says- Alcohol well integrated
- Very long finish
- But: Soapy/synthetic nose
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How does Whisky & Rhum Beenleigh L'Esprit 2014 taste?
Summarized by AI from community reviews.
Wild, cask-strength Aussie with fruit and funk A "strong boi, but well behaved" — most love the wild fruit-and-spice profile and the buried heat, though a few find it too honeyed, chemical or thin on the finish.
Experienced drinkers who like intense, unusual cask-strength rum
Beginners and anyone put off by high ABV or a soapy nose
Style & occasion: Mature & oakySipping neat
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35 community reviews
11 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 TheRhumhoe
Most helpful positive review
A true Australian behemoth, this rum needs time to open up and fully reveal itself. The nose is lively with tobacco, leather and spices (pimento, pepper, nutmeg, cinnamon, vanilla), but then shows a much softer side, first on caramelized notes (brown sugar, toffee), then on fruit (grapes, apple, pear, coconut, dried fruit). You'd think the alcohol would dominate, but not so much in the end. The attack on the palate is sharp and intense. However, the aromas that emerge are rather unusual: apple is reminiscent of calvados, while grapes are reminiscent of armagnac. Citrus fruits add acidity, while coconut and caramel add a touch of sweetness to the taste fire. Spices and roasted wood give a dry aftertaste, as if charred by the passage of the juice. The alcohol is not badly integrated, but watch out for the sting on the palate. The finish is warm, lifted by spices and brandy notes. Citrus, dried fruit, cherry, apple and grape give a slightly fruity finish that softens the whole. This is a rum with substance, which requires patience and a little experience to tame and appreciate to the full.
Review by Fasen
Most helpful mixed review
Le nez nous fait penser a des caractéristiques de ron (sans le sûr plus de sucre), beurré, fruité (Coco / Banane / Fruits rouge /Européens) tout ca avec une impression de chimique un peu épais (Guimauves /Mielleux). La bouche est remplie des mêmes fruits qu'au nez toujours avec une impression de chimique industrielle, elle est aussi caramélisée, vanillé, chocolaté et légèrement mielleuse. La final s'estompe sur quelques fruits caramélisées, de la vanille et un léger boisé (Toasté) toujours avec ce côté chimique. Intéressant et atypique (pas forcément du bon sens). Un peu trop mielleux et final malheureusement assez légère, on dirait que les watts sont de trop pour la faible puissance aromatique...
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
27.02.2021 A nice blind tasting in a friend's home. Bottles covered in tin foil and only numbers to match up the glass with the bottle. Notes Medium dark in colour. Nose Intense, light wood, fruity, berries, spice, light cherry, faint marzipan. Palate Intense, spicy, light wood, faint smoke, light marzipan, fruity, berries, light cherry. Finish Very long and warm, light wood, fruity, vanilla, faint chocolate, berries. Extra note. Needs to rest for a good while to release all of its flavours.
Review by Maxime Clr 🇫🇷
Magnificent! What length and indulgence, a delight! Alcohol superbly integrated for a 78.4% ABV. Very happy to have acquired a bottle. Requires a very long opening when new in bottle, I opened it for 3 hours to get superb aromas.
Review by Filip Šikula
Nechal jsem ve sklenici nalité alespoň 30 minut. Po této době jsem po přivonění necítil téměř žádné vůně. Možná náznak chemie a červeného ovoce. Po napití ihned jahody, kokos zakulacené do medu. Za mě v chuti chemie zcela vymizí. Rum má extrémně dlouhý závěr. A dokonale integrovaný alkohol. Moc hezké! Edit. Ve vůni se objevil tabák. Edit2. Ta integrace alkoholu je neuvěřitelná!!
Review by Jean Louisss
Very surprising! The nose immediately reminds me of soap, something very synthetic, then when you taste it you get a European fruit salad that leads to sweet and buttery notes, even hints of armagnac and calvados. A really very interesting rum but which does not necessarily reflect what one expects.
Review by Jordan Signor
Complete and complex, I prefer this vintage and edition over the Plantation Bird Series. Rich, round, elegant, a must try at this ABV.
Review by NoMorePants
Strong boi. But well behaved.
Review by Rhum Mirror 🇧🇪
The nose first surprises with its fruity character, leaning strongly towards green apple and cherry. There's a sour strawberry chewing gum profile. Also found are dark chocolate, woodiness and vanilla. The palate is powerful. The rum takes over the palate without asking. The profile is particularly spicy, gripping the taste buds with its firm woodiness. The palate is less fruity than the nose, and there's a funky and full-bodied side that was unexpected. The finish is on raisins and is slightly astringent-metallic.
Review by Renato
A surprisingly smooth and winey rum, despite the high alcohol content. The palate lacks balance. The finish is too short.
Review by Adrien B
Nice finish where after the vanilla wood side you get a slightly fresh floral note. But very, even too powerful...
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Community shelf
22 bottles logged by 21 collectors.
A drinker's rum.
36% opened, 2 emptied.
What did the community pay for Whisky & Rhum Beenleigh L'Esprit 2014?
Community paid 72–99 €.
Purchase prices reported by members, not a shop price. Avg. 90 €. Full price & collection history in RX+ ›
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Details about Whisky & Rhum Beenleigh L'Esprit 2014
A rum from Australia, bottled by Whisky & Rhum, at 78,3%.
About the Beenleigh distillery
The Beenleigh distillery is located in Australia. Rums from Beenleigh have been reviewed 2,556 times with an average of 8.0/10.
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