Valinch & Mallet New Yarmouth Special Bottling France Edition 1994 27yr 56,8%

"Ach Mönsch ... Soo verlockend an der Nase! Irgendwie speziell, irgendwie bekannt. Ich musste an einen alten Cognac denken. Aber dann das ... 🙄 Zu Anfang noch überraschend elegant und würzig-tief, verändert der Rum dann relativ schnell seinen Charakter: Das Finish hat ganze Arbeit geleistet und aus dem Rum wird in meiner Wahrnehmung ein (peated) Whisky. Und Whisky mag ich ja nun gar nicht ... Oh Mann, was für manche vielleicht einen irren Twist darstellt, ist für mich ein Absturz ... Nur die geile Nase rettet den Rum auf 70 Punkte. Tipp, wenn man nicht auf Whisky steht: Anders als üblicherweise diesen Rum nicht lange atmen lassen."

"Tja. Tolles Ausgangsprodukt mit dem NY94. Und dann dieses Whiskyfinish... Also der CDI Caroni neulich war deutlich räudiger mit dem Islay Finish. Dieses Finish hier klappt in gewissen Maße. Am Gaumen finde ich ihn wirklich gut. Aber der Abgang... Nein, so sollte kein hochklassiger Rum schmecken. Eine unangenehme Schärfe, die man bei jedem anderen Rum ohne Finish als Fehlnote einordnen würde. Insgesamt gebe ich ihm eine 70, weil das Zeug schon sehr hochwertig ist. Lecker würde ich dazu aber nicht sagen."

"The following 94 New Yarmouths were in the blind tasting glass The preliminary result 1ST RX10164 2. RX12050 3. RX12183 4. RX10531 5. RX16026 6. RX10419 7. RX13113 8. RX10167 9. RX15643 10. RX10204 11. RX12556 12. RX12841 13. RX9617 14. RX1563 15. RX16027 16. RX12161 17. RX13824 18. RX6983"

"Why do you have to mess up such an incredibly awesome cask from new Yarmouth with a whiskey finish (I suspect strongly islay)? Unfortunately, I did not notice the sample purchase or I can still read nothing of it but it is very noticeable in direct comparison with the predecessor new Yarmouth of valinch ... Super pity ... The money for the yet quite expensive sample I would rather have invested differently😪 Overall still tasty but the whiskey finish ruins for me just everything that has made the origin rum so special ... There is just almost nothing left of the otherwise so awesome 94 NY profile. Especially a pity because that of V&M for me was an absolute benchmark!"

"Good New Yarmouth with an unusual finish. Especially in the direct comparison, the whiskey finish stands out clearly. If you like (smoky) whiskey a great bottling with twist."

"To be honest, I'm a little appalled.... This bottling has almost nothing to do with a New Yarmouth. The whisky finish has done a great job, unfortunately in a negative way. There is almost nothing left of a NY. This finish is definitely not a success"

"Too much toasted for my taste, this rum is dominated by the whisky cask with peat, coffee and leather notes, both nosing and drinking. Great complexity percieved but not my piece of cake when sipping even if I have to recognise the rum is a great rum. Being the evaluation subjective, my mark is pretty low despite the quality of the rum, only due to the barrel."

"Gradually, the peaty whisky notes come through more and more. A real shame, as the classic 94 NY profile is unfortunately lost. The whisky finish could really have been spared. Unfortunately, it also failed the 2nd tasting. The peaty notes completely ruin the NY94 profile."

"I would not have missed the whiskey finish, but the umpteenth standard New Yarmouth from 1994 probably not. In this respect, an interesting experiment, but I still prefer the classic representatives."

"high expectations after the RX 10419 (V&M NY 94, 56.9%) scored 90 points. However, the France Edition is significantly smokier on the nose and palate. It also has more salted caramel and less tropical fruit. Unfortunately, it doesn't quite come close to its predecessor..."

"Needs some time to fullt develop its flavours. I got some dried fruits, banana, wood and spices accompanied by an earthy, peated whisky. I must say I am not a huge fan of rum aged/finished in peated whisky casks, but in this case it´s nothing too disturbing. I would even say it compliments the aromas. The taste and finish is very concentrated, full bodied again with tropical fruits, caramel, milk chocolate and quite intense tannins & peppery notes."

"Peaty and sour taste compared to others NY94, edit-now I even feel whisky taste in it -barley and smoke ... Beautifully sweet, creamy, like caramel. A great choice for rummers who want to switch from sweet syrups to pure spirit. New Yarmouth 1994 rarely disappoints. This is a great choice that you will always want to come back to."