The Nectar Grays New Grove Savoir Faire - Small Batch 2005
Loved by Stijn Zino, Philip M. 🇧🇪 & 10 more
For curious explorers, this 12‑year, 50% New Grove small batch delivers juicy mango, red fruits and mint over polished wood. RumX members praise its oily texture, fresh herbs and excellent price-performance as a characterful Mauritian sipper.
- Juicy tropical fruit
- Fresh minty herbs
- Great value
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How does The Nectar Grays New Grove Savoir Faire - Small Batch 2005 taste?
Aggregated from 14 community reviews.
Fruity, minty Mauritian crowd-pleaser For curious explorers, this 12‑year, 50% New Grove small batch delivers juicy mango, red fruits and mint over polished wood. RumX members praise its oily texture, fresh herbs and excellent price-performance as a characterful Mauritian sipper.
Fans of fruity, herb-fresh rums who enjoy a balanced 50% sipper with both tropical fruit and polished oak, and value-conscious drinkers exploring New Grove/Mauritian profiles.
Those who dislike woody notes, want ultra-sweet dessert rums, or are very sensitive to alcohol presence despite moderate ABV.
How is The Nectar Grays New Grove Savoir Faire - Small Batch 2005 rated?
RumX's 0–10 scale is strict , 8.3 lands squarely in the "Very good" band. 92% of tasters rate it Good or better; only 0% rate it below average. See the full rating guide →
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Review by Stijn Zino
Liquid Leuven 2025 Pleasantly surprised by this one. Price quality rum!
Review by Philip M. 🇧🇪
25/01/2025: tasted @ Liquid Leuven in "De Hoorn". Pleasantly surprised by this one! Good nose and the palate reminded me of a TDL. Very good price to quality ratio. Makes me curious about other rums from New Grove or Mauritius.
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
12.06.2020 Relaxing over a nice lunch with friends and family and a few rums. Notes Medium dark colour. Nose Fresh, wood, vegetal, tropical fruits, herbs, light mint, faint caramel. Palate Round, fresh, fruity, mango, spice, herbs, balanced, light wood, faibt roasted. Finish Medium long, wood, light fruits, light mint. Extra note Add a bit of water and a lot if herbal notes are released.
Review by Renaud Dossin
Very pleasant with a nice length in the mouth. Just give it time to open up and you have a nice fruit salad!
Review by Rare Akuma
Tasted at Sanctus Spiritus ‘24, so my review remains rather concise. On the nose enticing aromas of passionfruit, coconut husks and barrel influence, rounded off by bitter agrume. It’s very mentholated and in the tail even a little oily and dirty. The palate is very accessible, yet even more exciting. A continuation of aromas: fruity and cool; with more grapefruit peel, more wood presence, and a hint of diesel. Finishes mid-long, fruity and minty fresh. To me another clear example of a great Mauritian, and that New Grove is slept upon. If only it was bottled at a little higher strength, it would pack an even more powerful punch.
Review by Insta: spiritofbernard 🇫🇷
Alcoholic power but no mouthfeel. Very disappointed!
Community purchases
13 bottles logged by 52,000+ RumX members. The ratio of closed / opened / emptied, indicates whether this rum is meant to be drunk or is a collector's item.
Also on the wishlist of 3 members.
About the Grays distillery
The Grays distillery is located in Mauritius. Rums from Grays have been reviewed 2,645 times with an average of 8.0/10.
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