Special Cask Release #5 Port

Very cool Worthy Park! Powerfull, delicious, Funky with cool Cherry notes 🤤 The port barrel is noted, but it isn’t overwhelming! I like it a lot, especially the mix of various fruits. The alcohol is integrated well and give it a nice depth.

Overall a great port finished rum that’s rich, fruity, round and balanced that not loses its Jamaican funky profile. Bought me two bottles of this Special Cask Release from Worthy Park during the last Rum Cruise with Birka Cruises in the Baltic Sea. I choose this one cause I heard it was the best one in the first batch Special Cask Release released in 2018. It’s distilled in pot still back in 2008 whereafter it was aged for 9 years in ex-bourbon casks. Thereafter it was transferred to 1423 in Denmark where it was finished during one year in a former Port Cask before being bottled at ABV 56% in just 585 bottles.

Weniger auf der Esterseite, dafür ist das Portfinish leicht zu bemerken. Und es ist gut integriert. Wirkt rund und geschmeidig an der Nase, im Mund aber einen Tick zu trocken und bitterholzig. Insgesamt macht der Rum aber Spaß! Sehr geschmeidig im Abgang!

Mit vermutlich 10 Jahren der älteste in der Release Reihe. In der Nase ist bereits direkt eine Süße von dunklen Beeren und die typische Banane zu erkennen. Am Gaumen kommen Pflaumen, Tabak und Leder dazu mit einer intensiven Tiefe, welche wahrscheinlich vom Portfinish rührt. Vermutlich wären die beiden anderen Rums mit diesem Finish komplett untergegangen. Zum Abgang hin wird er zunehmend bitterer, was mir sehr gut gefällt. Ohne den ungefinishten Rum zu kennen, würde ich trotzdem sagen, dass das Finish dem Rum gut tut und sehr gut steht. 84 Punkte

26.03.2022 Sampling a bit at home. Notes Medium to dark in colour. Nose Light wood, port, clove, light banana, light pineapple, light caramel. Palate Light wood, Port, fruity, banana, light pineapple, faint coffee, light orange. Finish Medium long, wood, light berries, faint caramel, faint coffee, light chocolate.

Exzellenter worthy park! Schöne Kombi mit dem Ruby Port Finish!

On the nose, there's no doubt that we're in Jamaica, with its ripe bananas. Other exotic fruits (coconut, etc.) are present, as well as minty freshness and vanilla. Unfortunately, I don't like the red wine notes that emerge. It's too heavy for my taste. On the palate, the attack is frank and pleasant. Less tropical fruit, more candied fruit and oranges. But there's still that Jamaican funkiness. There's a lot of texture on the palate, it's oily. The finish is rather successful, with a nice woody aftertaste, banana and plums. The palate inspired me more than the nose, but that's not to my taste for sure. I clearly preferred the unfinished versions from WP to this Porto finish.

12.6.2024 ze začátku voni silně, pak je cítit sud po portskem, ale víc tepleji chuť je silná, velmi intenzivní, mírně dřevitá