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Fassbind AG Gardel Secret Treasures Old Guadeloupe Rum 1989
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If you chase old, woody agricole and don't mind a low proof, this 1989 Gardel is your kind of oddity. The nose gets real love — wood, dried plum and raisin, leather, baking spices, a touch of honey. Then 42% shows: the palate turns dry and a bit thin, with old oak, spice and a grassy sugarcane sweetness. Characterful, just diluted.
The community says- World-class nose
- Old oak character
- Keep in mind: Thin at 42%
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How does Fassbind AG Gardel Secret Treasures Old Guadeloupe Rum 1989 taste?
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Woody old agricole, great nose, thin palate Most agree the nose is the star — old wood, dried fruit, leather — while the 42% palate reads thin and dry. Fascinating old Guadeloupe, held back only by the proof.
Aroma profileCollectors of old, woody agricole rums
Anyone wanting a rich, high-proof punch
Style & occasion: Mature & oakySipping neat
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Yes, if you're after mature, oaky rums for sipping neat.
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What does the community say?
21 community reviews
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Review by Oliver
Significantly drier than the 10 year old Bristol. Very nice rum!
Review by Mirco
Old Gardel with a calm, rather reserved profile. On the nose wood, some honey and a light herbal spice. On the palate soft and dry with old wood, spices and a subtle bitterness. Due to strong dilution, everything feels a bit flat, but still interesting to try such an old Guadeloupe.
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
18.11.2005 at this wonderful hotel at the waterfront in Shanghai. Notes. Lucky to have a German participate. Nice vibrant colour. Woody Agricole notes with plum and raisin. Light earthy notes with baking spices. The palate is lightly dry with wood and leather notes.
Review by Jakob
The nose is absolutely world class, but the dilution is unfortunately too noticeable on the palate. It's hard to imagine what potential the original distillate must have had before it was diluted. Still an exciting rum, but after the nose the expectations were much higher than what actually happened on the palate.
Review by Rowald Sweet Empire
Very interesting rum from a distillery I have never tried. Sadly on 42% but very tasty. Loads of oak and wood/winterly spices. Dried fruits. Something old sherry cask-que. If this was on 50% it would taste HUGE. But watered down not too bad either. Very characterful. I love it.
Review by Timo Groeger
Day trip Düsseldorf October 2026. Pub Mojito's fine Cocktail bar. After the two shops, first into a pub. I was here once a year ago. Hope this is the right one, the bottle looks quite different anyway, but it is the only 1989 in the app.
Review by Vinkes89
A full-bodied and very dark Agricole that has been given plenty of wood. #FirstAndroidPost #AndroidIsComing 🥰
Review by Frank
Interesting nose. Spicy and slightly fruity. Leather. Then comes something artificial, almost plastic, but waxier with some sulfur. The fruit I find mostly in green apple with citrus and some berry. On the palate, nicely spicy but probably due to only 42% initially a bit thin. Spices maybe cardamom and some lovage. An artificial note with menthol comes through again. A slightly grassy sweetness of sugarcane is noticeable. The finish keeps the pleasant woody spice, which turns into grassy sugarcane with lovage. Oh, how nice this would be with more proof.
Review by Andi
My first Gardel, good stuff, woody notes, yet fresh and exciting. I like it very much.
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2 critics scored it, averaging 8.8/10. Reviews from RumX's blog partners, independent experts who have tasted, evaluated, and described this rum.
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Fassbind AG Gardel Secret Treasures Old Guadeloupe Rum 1989 at live auctions
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23 bottles logged by 18 collectors.
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4% opened, 0 emptied.
What does Fassbind AG Gardel Secret Treasures Old Guadeloupe Rum 1989 cost?
Community paid 36–229 €.
Current best price: 450.00 € – above the typical community range.
Purchase prices reported by members, not a shop price. Avg. 228 €. Full price & collection history in RX+ ›
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Details about Fassbind AG Gardel Secret Treasures Old Guadeloupe Rum 1989
A Column Still Rum from Guadeloupe, bottled by Fassbind AG, at 42%.
About the Gardel distillery
The Gardel distillery is located in Guadeloupe. Rums from Gardel have been reviewed 159 times with an average of 8.7/10.
To Gardel ›Read on in the RumX Guide
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