Aroma visualization from community tastings
TRC Enmore Guyana Single Cask MEC 1988
Most tasters land on "elegant and soft" for this 32-year Enmore — prunes, sour cherry, leather, tobacco and dry oak, with one reviewer calling it Grandma's rumtopf in a glass. A minority disagrees: a couple find it thin and watery for its age, wishing for more spice and complexity to counter the heavy molasses sweetness.
The community says- Silky texture
- Rumtopf fruit
- But: Can read thin
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How does TRC Enmore Guyana Single Cask MEC 1988 taste?
Aggregated from 50 community reviews.
Soft, fruity old Enmore sipper Loved for its silky texture and old-Demerara fruit, leather and tobacco. A few find it too restrained and thin for a 32-year-old, wanting more punch.
Fans of soft, fruity aged Demerara
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How is TRC Enmore Guyana Single Cask MEC 1988 rated?
RumX’s 0–10 scale is strict: 8.7 sits in the “Very good” band. 96% 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?
10% rate it between 6 and 8. 13 selected write-ups from 50 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
Review by Jakob
Most helpful positive review
Nice, heavy demerara. Alcohol is cleanly integrated and the notes of wood, leather and spices are nicely balanced by light fruit notes. In direct comparison with other releases a bit too shy in expression, a little more spiciness would have suited the rum well - so the heavy sweet notes remain without significant counterpart. Given the quality of this heavy sweetness, this is undoubtedly grumbling at a high level; for an even better rating, however, lacks precisely at this point still some aromatic variety.
Review by crazyforgoodbooze
Most helpful mixed review
im Vergleich zu ein paar 30y alten enmores die auch nur 48% haben finde ich diesen hier sehr schwach, wirkt verwässert und ist insgesamt ziemlich dünn und schwach auf der Brust. für das Geld erwarte ich mehr Komplexität die dieser aber einfach nicht bietet.
Review by cigares
Un échantillon récupéré au German Rum Festival en 2024. Un nez de caramel mou avec un léger acétique, des fruits tropicaux très mûrs et un bois dominant. L’entrée de bouche est marquée elle aussi par le bois avec une amertume liée au passage prolongé en fût. De beaux arômes de pruneaux et d’autres fruits régatent avec la mélasse pour arriver au niveau du bois. C’est un rhum d’une très belle longueur mais à nouveau trop dominée par le bois et l’amertume qui y est liée. Une belle acidité redonne un équilibre à la fin. Le verre vide, avec un boisé moins dominant est superbe et les fruits s’y font sentir.
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
Yet another good one from this bottler, unfortunately I couldnt get a bottle so I'm on the hunt for one at the moment. The nose is wonderfully fruity with spices all very well balanced actually. I also find brown sugar and nice gentle wood. The palate is oily and silky in a way. The rum draws nice curtains in the glass. Again fruity like the nose with caramel and a hint of leather. In consecutive sips I get rubber, tar and wonderful oak. The finish is very long with earthy oak and clove with a hint of licorice.
Review by Leo Krüper
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Review by RumTaTa
As very nice I feel the flavors like prunes and already overripe sour cherries. Great rum, really reminds me strongly of grandma's rum pot with plums,. Cherries, peach and raisins.
Review by Alexander Rasch
A great rum because it is very elegant, soft and yet complex. Very tasty and dangerously easy to drink. Easy sipper on the highest level. The somewhat low alcohol hardly bothers me here. Drank the rum extra isolated, without high cask strength rums. Catches me not quite like a KFM or REV but definitely very Legga😇
Review by Master P
Die Nase ist wunderbar fruchtig mit Gewürzen, alles sehr gut ausgewogen. Am Gaumen ist er ölig und irgendwie seidig. Fruchtig wie in der Nase mit Karamell und einem Hauch von Leder. Der Abgang ist sehr kurz mit erdigem Eichenholz und mit einem Hauch von Lakritze.
Review by Frank
Oh, already dark and woody-spicy on the nose. Immediately comes sulfured dried apricot and prunes with their heavy sweetness. Dry wood and distinctly leather and tobacco. A touch of tart cassis. A smell to fall in love with.Very balanced on the palate. Malty and woody-spicy with a slightly sour-salty sweetness of treacle. Thereby also licorice with it. I got toffee and caramel chocolate. Leather and oak.Intense enough despite only being 49% now. Great old Enmore!
Review by Thunderbird
N: sofort steigen Gewürznoten von Nelke, Leder und getrocknetem Obst, hier Pflaume und Aprikose auf! Das ganze aber sehr zurückhaltend, angenehm, irgendwie elegant! G: Der Rum breitet sich samtig und weich im Mundraum aus, Alkohol ist kaum wahrnehmbar, eine leichte Fassnote von Eiche mit der dazugehörigen Bitterkeit, Gewürznoten von Nelken und im Hintergrund leichte Noten von getrocknetem Obst! Der Abgang ist mittellang und wird von den Gewürzen und dem Geschmack eines Eichenfass dominiert! Ein edler und sanfter weicher Rum
Review by Thomas
Wunderschöner Guyana. Sehr fruchtig für das Alter, tolles Holz, bisweilen sogar süßlich. Trockenfrüchte, Leder und Tabak, alles da, aber dezent. Rund und schön. Hätte gerne mehr davon.
Review by Anders Bovien
Mec profile not that complex but overall nice and tasty I like the bitter profile with a bite
Review by Anonymous
It got all the elements that great Enmore drams should have. Ripe fruits shattered gently on my tongue while giving extreme smoothness. Delicate spices coated every surface of my mouth. What can I say! Absolument délicieux...
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Market value
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Auction results 217 € – 448 €
from 2 sales, latest 08/2025
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Avg. community purchase price 193 €
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Details about TRC Enmore Guyana Single Cask MEC 1988
A Pot Still Rum from Guyana, bottled by The Rum Cask, at 47,9%.
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Community purchases
28 bottles logged by 20 collectors.
A drinker & collector.
17% opened, 4 emptied and repurchased.
What did the community pay for TRC Enmore Guyana Single Cask MEC 1988?
Community paid 180–214 €.
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28 purchased · 50 tasted · 12 wishlist · as of
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