Skene Whisky Port Mourant PM 1974
Dark espresso, aged wood and leather, with dried figs and a faint sweetness underneath — this is textbook Port Mourant, just very old. Forty-one years in the cask left it oily and deep rather than fruity. Every taster says the same thing: give it time. Thirty to sixty minutes open in the glass and the nose keeps unfolding. The 48% strength never overwhelms; the alcohol sits well integrated.
The community says- Classic PM depth
- Oily balanced body
- Opens with time
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How does Skene Whisky Port Mourant PM 1974 taste?
Aggregated from 14 community reviews.
Deep, wood-driven old Port Mourant sipper Reviewers land near-unanimously high — heavy, wood-driven and demanding, but rewarding. The one recurring note: it needs a long rest in the glass or you'll miss most of it.
Demerara fans chasing old Port Mourant depth
anyone wanting bright fruit or a quick pour
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How is Skene Whisky Port Mourant PM 1974 rated?
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What does the community say?
0% rate it between 6 and 8. 6 selected write-ups from 14 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
Review by Volkmar Weber
100% Port Mourant DNA. Dark, thick espresso, the wood present despite long aging, but not dominant. Tolerates a minimum of 30, better 60 minutes in the glass, the nose develops enormously - very nice, never overwhelming cask strength. Bonus: Bottle and massive wooden box - a dream.
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
12.06.2020 Relaxing over a nice lunch with friends and family and a few rums. Notes Very dark in colour (almlst black). Nose Elegant, wood, roasted, light smoke, fruit, raisin, light caramel. Palate Oily, balanced, complex, dried fruit, caramel, light grape, light coffee. Finish Long, complex, wood, roasted, dried fruit, light caramel, coffee, faint chocolate. Extra note Needs to rest for a very long time to open up properly.
Review by Gunnar Böhme "Bauerngaumen" 🤓
I wanted something special for my 600th tasting. Et voilà: a 41-year-old PM from 1974! I am greeted by a deep, dark, molasses-like aroma on the nose. Definitely Guyana. After standing for a while, I sip the glass in awe - oh yes, an absolutely worthy aged rum. Wood, leather, spice, molasses, hardly any fruit, barely noticeable alcohol, but still enough power. So blindly I would have guessed a really old KFM (are there any before 1991?). I hope my naivety is forgivable. But when do you ever have a 74 PM in your glass?
Review by zabo
Uiuiui, der ist ja auch richtig lecker. Vielen Dank an DomM fürs Teilen. Im Gegensatz zu den 1975er die wir heute im Glas hatten unterscheidet er sich schon, obwohl nur ein Jahr dazwischen liegt. Die lange Zeit im Fass hat ihn aber nicht geschadet. Topp Rum, daran gibt es nichts zu rütteln.
Review by DomM
Little look into some 74 PMs: Moon Import / Kingsbury / Skene Whisky. On the nose: Moon comes with a profile I would immediately associate with PM. Anise, wet would and plum. Very nice and rich. Kingsbury shows more sweetness with almonds and a buttery sensation to it. Also very nice. A bit more lively - despite the significantly longer aging. Skene delivers the heaviest Profil. Leather, black tea and herbs. Yet still some sweetness and dried figs. Most demanding of the three but also highest intensity. On the palate: Moon is very nice with rich notes of coffee and dried plums delivered with some sweetness. Kingsbury shows some sweetness again and rich dark notes with lots of wood and leather without being bitter at any point. Skene is more balanced than the Kingsbury. A bit more sweetness and dried fruits alongside the strong wood influence. All in all I go with Moon = Skene > Kingsbury for today.
Review by Alex Kunath
Very tasty, pleasant combination of fruit, leather and wood. But could have had more steam.
Details about Skene Whisky Port Mourant PM 1974
A Column Still Rum from Guyana, bottled by Skene Whisky, at 48,1%.
Community purchases
4 bottles logged by 3 collectors.
A collector's bottle.
0% opened, 0 emptied and repurchased.
4 purchased · 14 tasted · 2 wishlist · as of
About the Port Mourant distillery
The Port Mourant distillery is located in Guyana. Rums from Port Mourant have been reviewed 2,474 times with an average of 8.5/10.
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