Velier Beenleigh Fine Australian Rum 2006

Review by crazyforgoodbooze

Most helpful positive review

crazyforgoodbooze

Oct 20242,485 reviewsGermany

8.5/10

Really awesome Beenleigh, maybe even one of the best on the market. Great value for money for Velier, actually pretty decent. The alcohol could be integrated a bit better, but it's a really cool & complex Australian rum, very floral & intense Williams pear note with lots of tannins. Update: today I taste and smell an incredible amount of grappa, calvados, and anise licorice (sambuca & ouzo) notes. Crazy. Pear, apple, grape marc, anise, licorice. Those are the core notes, I think.

Review by Leo Krüper

Most helpful critical review

Leo Krüper

Nov 2024888 reviewsGermany

5.5/10

Watery, alcoholic, pungent on the nose. The finish suggests that this rum must be older than its two partners. But in terms of taste, I cannot describe an independent profile.

Review by Jakob

Jakob

Mar 20261,440 reviewsSwitzerland

8.3/10

Typical Australian profile with a great balance of fresh fruits like peach, apple, and pear, wood, and spices. Powerful on the palate but well balanced. Definitely one of the more convincing rums from Australia.

Review by LukaŽiga

LukaŽiga

Jan 2025799 reviewsGermany

8.1/10

8,4:On the nose, the first impression we get is a bit like an agricole, with fresh sugar cane juice and pastry, floral and leather, a bit perfumed, roasted with burnt sugar. There are lots of overripe tropical fruit. Then some medicinal notes, we feel spices and salt. When aired a bit, there is a creamy toffee, vanilla, dried fruits, caramelized yellow bourbon fruits and citrus, as becomes a bit acidic. We cannot miss some tea notes also. Nicely balanced.... 7,8:On the palate, the attack is strong and spicy with pepper, with citrus, apple, becomes quickly woody, dry and salty.There is some menthol, estery overripe fruits, as pineapple, caramelized, vanilla and leather. Some bourbon yellow fruits are also close. After some rest, tannins arise, the rum is musty a bit or minimally mineral, there are dried fruits, the darker side shows with licorice, maybe chocolate. There is a bit of imbalance. 8:The finish is long, woody with leather, quite dry, there are tannins, fruits..

Review by Oliver

Oliver

Oct 20241,197 reviewsGermany

8.5/10

Beautiful Calvados and grappa associations. Very interesting!

Review by TheRhumhoe

TheRhumhoe

Jul 2024918 reviews

8.5/10

A rum as exotic as its origin. The olfactory profile is complete with many diverse aromas: tropical fruit, dried fruit, pear, apple and citrus (orange) give the fruity side, while wood brings a spicy influence (pepper, chili, vanilla) as well as a tinge of leather and tobacco. Caramel, marzipan and butter provide the gourmand side, while medicinal notes are represented by glue and a charming floral edge. A rather rich and elegant profile. The attack on the palate is progressive, with spices (vanilla, pepper, chili, liquorice, aniseed), leather, tobacco and oak from the cask. There's a fresh, vegetal, earthy side that's a little smothered in the mass. The same applies to the fruit, notably dried and exotic fruits, apricot and pear. The profile is round and pleasant on the palate, quite voluptuous. The alcohol is well integrated. The finish, slightly less fruity, concentrates on floral and vegetal notes, spices (cinnamon, pepper), leather, wood and a touch of caramel. It leaves a long, fragrant and attractive memory. For those unfamiliar with Australian rums, this Beenleigh should make them agree on the undeniable quality of the terroir.

Review by DomM

DomM

May 2025916 reviewsGermany

7.9/10

2015 / 2013 / 2006 side-by-side from the freshly opened bottles. While I have to admit, that Australia isn’t my favorite origin, the both younger bottlings really aren’t my cup of tea. Rather sharp and alcohol forwards. Citrus, apples, pear are dominating. Same is true for the 2006. Here the overall balance is much better, however. While the 2006 is enjoyable, I’m no fan of the younger one. That is from the open bottle. As with past experience in this side-by-side, the Bennleighs improve significantly after a couple of weeks in the opened bottle. 2013 and 2006 show much more rich fruits and a more balanced profile with significant less sting. Easily +0.5 points after some oxidation. The 2015 just remains underwhelming. Better than before but still sharp and not really pleasant imho.

Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰

Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰

Dec 20215,618 reviewsDenmark

8.6/10

Though this one is good I had expected more from this one because of the longer aging. Unfortunately it is only a bit over par compared to the 2015. Still a good rum with nice spices and barrel topped off with fruit and coffee/tobacco and a hint of flowers. Again a rum that was sold out very fast.