Cadenhead‘s Rockley Green Label 1986 18yr 46%

"Ich bin ja nicht so der große Barbados-Rumfan, aber dieser Rockley holt mich mal wieder ab. Diese rauchig harzige Honignote mit einem Duft von Akazienholz ist schon sehr besonders und einzigartig. Der geringe ABV fällt hier kaum auf. Hervorragend, wenn nicht der Abgang relativ kurz wäre. Dieses kostet ihm leider ein paar Punkte"

"Sehr schöne Rockley-Nase mit getrockneten Kräutern, ätherischem Öl und Bienenwabe. Am Gaumen Harz, Honig, würzig-pfeffrig. Altes Fass im Abgang Der niedrige ABV isr hier gar nicht störend. Besten Dank an Josip für das Sample!"

"Die Reduzierung steht dem Rum nicht schlecht. Die Komplexität ist nach wie vor stark vorhanden. Es ist dem Profil entsprechend ein wunderbares Spiel von Aromen und Geschmäckern. Säure, Süsse, etwas rauchig. Weiter macht mir am Profil Spass, dass es sich im Mund verändert - toll."

"At first, the smell disillusioned me. Honey? First of all, no trace. The rum shows first of all a surprisingly large number of barrel notes for its young age and immediately afterwards an acidic fruitiness, which I would have spontaneously pushed in the direction of quince. In the background, a light, vanilla-like sweetness with some smoke joins in. Overall, I don't quite like this at first and it's a far cry from what I've appreciated about Rockley so far. After half an hour, however, things look completely different and it's always worth mentioning at this point how much a rum can change and how much patience can reward you. Honey and overripe mango now dominate the attack hand in hand, and in a very good balance. It's not as brute as certain Bechmark Rockleys, but it's definitely enough to convey what Rockley can do in general. Overall, there's just a lot of sweetness coming across, and the vanilla, which by now reveals itself to be intense bourbon vanilla, again reinforces that impression. There is also resin, pine needles and pine cones. Anyway, I've always found that parts of the aroma reminds me of things that come from a fir forest. The whole thing is rounded out by the fine smoke, which just fits incredibly well into this sweet construct of honey, fruitiness and sweetness. Anyone who has ever had a very good Penicillin cocktail knows what I'm talking about.Taste-wise, I'm pleasantly surprised. The rum has hardly any of the sweetness, which it still had in the nose, but is pleasantly mouth-filling for its 46% and does not necessarily make a strongly diluted impression. The rum is, however, rather on the tart side, sweetness I take as already mentioned only discreetly and also only at the beginning. Also seems to be from the fruitiness of the mango still hardly what there. The honey sweetness has rather transformed into beeswax and very dominant now spread resin, pine needle, bitterness and tannins from the barrel. The latter is surprisingly glaringly present for this age. Not that it becomes too distracting, but the barrel definitely says hello"

"Beste Nase, intensiv aus WIRD86, die ich verkostet habe. Sooo mild, dass sogar alle Geschmäcker mild und nicht so umfangreich sind."

"Muss 30 min im Glas atmen. Dann geht es los. Rauch, Honig, Frische, etwas Minze. Einfach Top. Die 46% geben dem Rum eine schöne Leichtigkeit. Schön Trocken und lange im Mund. Nach mehreren Runden von über 60%igen Rums probiert und es stört nicht. Einfach lecker. Legend."