Velier Beenleigh Fine Australian Rum 2006 15yr 59%

"1. Tasting: took only a short sip, but i am pleased by it so far. A bit of water seemed to change its character completely, this needs some more experimentation. 2. Tasting: it starts really pleasant, there is sweetness and fruit. However, I had a really strong sour off-putting aftertaste. The sour mouthfeel was really something breaking the experience, so I have to distract a point, despite the beginning being so good."

"Good rum, but not a revelation. The hype around the bottling seems to me not quite understandable."

"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."

"VSGB 🥰Nose: compared to the 2015 significantly less pear, more in the direction of lemon and green apple with a nice step towards tropical fruits, such as papaya. Also comes first a clear fruit vinegar note, then again the vanilla and slightly milk chocolate. Out the back again more pear.On the palate much fuller and rounder than his younger brother. Fruity and spicy at the same time. A bit more towards orange peel and papaya at first. Quite light, pleasantly bitter. Spicy with some vanilla and nutmeg. Goes even slightly towards hazelnut. In addition, there is something slightly herbal like saffron and black tea. In the back, the typical pear comes through here again.This one I find more compact and beautiful than the 2015. A really nice Beenleigh."

"Fruit notes are somewhat underrepresented. Extremely dry finish, like eating a spoonful of cinnamon. Little complexity."

"very horny beenleigh, if not one of the best on the market. PLV for velier even really okay. Alcohol could be minimally better integrated, but it is a really horny & complex Australian, very floral & intense Williams pear note with lots of tannins."

"The nose is difficult to grasp. Very complex. First fruit, a hint of solvent and then a beautiful, powdery cocoa note. This is followed by a bed of roses and vanilla. And that is by no means all. The alcohol is well integrated. In the mouth, a little meatier and a little smoky bacon. Full and warm, but doesn't taste particularly good. Certainly a well-made rum that breaks new ground. Interesting, but there are better things. The hype surrounding it has passed me by..."

"Wässrig, alkoholisch, stechend in der Nase. Im Abgang erahnt man, das dieser Rum älter als seine beiden Partner sein muss. Aber geschmacklich kann ich kein eigenständiges Profil beschreiben."

"Tasted together with the Velier Beenleigh 2015. I still like the 2006 a little better. The 2015 is clearly more floral on the nose, while the 2006 has notes that remind me of Calvados."

"Falls somewhat short of Rum Club Australia."

"In contrast to the 2015, much more elegant, riper, softer... the alcohol is perfectly integrated! Both bottlings have something... Personally, I prefer the slightly more angular 2015! They are on the same level for me! Both very good A second tasting today: I let it breathe longer this time and it brought out much more subtle flavors...it seems much more complex and elegant now! Great"

"I really love this, need to get myself a bottle."