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Lemon Hart & Son Original 1804
Neat it plays it straight — caramel, vanilla and a wood-and-walnut edge, with a bitterness some tasters flag and a body that runs light for a Demerara. Where it earns its keep is as a mixer: one reviewer called the butterscotch nose "the best part," and it puts real flavor into a punch. A bit dosed and short on depth, but a workable everyday Guyanese pour.
The community says- Great butterscotch nose
- Keep in mind: Little depth
- Keep in mind: Some bitterness
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Auction results: 15–31 € (2 sales in 24 months, incl. buyer's premium, latest 04/2025). How the range is built ›
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How does Lemon Hart & Son Original 1804 taste?
From community reviews · summarized with AI
Light, sweetish Demerara built for mixing Most see a decent, slightly sweet Demerara mixer with a great butterscotch nose but little depth. Fine in cocktails; underwhelming and a touch bitter sipped neat.
People wanting an easy Demerara mixer
Anyone wanting a deep, dry sipping Demerara
Style & occasion: Mature & oakyCocktails & mixing
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19 community reviews
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Review by abaker-rum
The nose gives off intense butterscotch that smells fantastic. It is the best part of the rum. Outside of that you get caramel and vanilla notes with wood, alcohol, and some bitterness mixed in. It is a fine rum that would be great for a punch of flavor in cocktails.
Review by Godspeed
This one has neither the abrasive burnt tones of Skipper demerara nor the smoothness and roundness of the El Dorado expressions. It’s a good cocktail rum for a relatively neutral demerara taste (but do you really want that?) but kind of hard to recommend given the options.
Review by martin slezák
Color mahogany Aroma caramel, coffee, wood, walnuts, sweetness vanilla, Taste caramel, wood, bitterness, coffee, walnuts, slightly watery alcohol not strongly felt but integration could be better Finish medium-long caramel, wood, bitterness
Review by Tom Buteneers
Bought is as a mixer when I was trying to find a 151 Demerara (but that’s close to impossible over here) Neat it’s very straight forward, but has no depth or complexity in the flavor. Useable mixer, but not convincing.
Review by Solidfunk
Butterscotch aroma, though light compared to the 5 year. Some oak. Pretty light on flavour though. Dark mahogany pour. On the sweet side, probably dosed. Light dried apricot. Had a glass of this at the Edmonton Westin.
Review by Han
Has of course something of Demerara... strong memories of the engine room in the ship - diesel and heavy oil... who likes it... theoretically good replacement to the Pusser's in Painkiller... but does not fit at all ...
Review by PeixeGato
Rich and round. Relatively high level of sweetness. Roasted almonds and cinnamon with a touch of maple on the palate.
Lemon Hart & Son Original 1804 at live auctions
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59 bottles logged by 52 collectors.
A drinker's rum.
45% opened, 10 emptied.
What did the community pay for Lemon Hart & Son Original 1804?
Community paid 20–31 €.
Purchase prices reported by members, not a shop price. Avg. 21 €. Price history with 2 auction results in RX+ ›
59 purchased · 20 tasted · 9 wishlist · as of
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