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The Duchess Uitvlugt Guyana 24 1997
People who chase old, woody Guyana rum with a twist will get the most here. Members find dried fruit, tobacco, roasted notes and a clear Cognac-cask influence bringing grapes and a "certain elegance." Several call it an easy sipper despite the age; the wood and 55.3% alcohol lean dominant, and a few felt the ester fruit gets buried by oak and bitterness late.
The community says- Cognac cask depth
- Dried fruit & tobacco
- But: Very wood-forward
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How does The Duchess Uitvlugt Guyana 24 1997 taste?
Aggregated from 65 community reviews.
Woody, Cognac-cask Guyana for wintertime sipping Well-liked overall: dark, roasted, grape-and-tobacco Uitvlugt with real Cognac-cask character. The common gripes are wood-heavy finish and alcohol that isn't always fully integrated.
Fans of old, woody Guyana rum and Cognac-cask influence
Those wanting bright fruit or fully polished alcohol
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RumX’s 0–10 scale is strict: 8.5 sits in the “Very good” band. 96% of tasters rate it Good or better; only 1% rate it below average. See the full rating guide →
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88% rate it 8 or higher. 29 selected write-ups from 65 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
Review by cigares
Calendrier de l’Avent RumX, jour4. Un nez puissant avec du vieux bois verni et des fruits, fruits secs et fruits compotés avec un côté fruits tropicaux frais qui peut faire penser à la Jamaïque. La bouche a une belle attaque, le bois verni et les fruits prennent de l’ampleur. Puis, au lieu de se complexifier, les arômes refluent vers une finale surtout marquée par le bois et l’amertume. Un beau nez ici, mais la bouche ne confirme pas toutes les promesses et la finale est trop unilatérale sur le bois amer.
Review by RumTaTa
Rum-X Calendar 2024 Day 4 Not an easy one today! I have Worthy Park and T.D.L on the nose 🤪 With more standing time, the typical WP banana note dominates. Then completely different again on the palate. I can't categorize it. Lots of tannins and barrel, plus slightly sour. Long finish with lots of wood. No idea what it is, possibly Guyana, Port Mourant? I quite like the intensity, but the profile is not my cup of tea. ----------- Second tasting: alcohol seems better integrated today and I find nice notes of resin and herbs on the palate (+2) Nose: super fruity nose with sweet tropical fruits! Reminds me of New Yarmouth Vidya. Glue is also present. Very nice and relatively straightforward. Palate: the alcohol is very present and unfortunately the fruitiness is almost masked by the wood and bitter notes. However, there is a nice interplay between fruity and woody notes. Finish: long and dominated by wood, but fortunately the fruit still shines through. Very good rum, unfortunately I don't find the alcohol particularly well integrated.
Review by zabo
Edit: Day 4 RumX Calendar 2024 Totally guessed Clarendon 🤦♂️ Totally off the mark. Blindly, I would have given it another 8.4 despite a wrong guess So everything stayed the same Today three Uitvlugt from 1997 24yr (RX11475), 1998 22yr (RX8122) and 1999 14yr (RX6548) in parallel in the glass. In contrast to its competitors, the Duchess has a beautiful dark color, while the others are very pale. In terms of taste, the Tamosi is just ahead of the Duchess. Unfortunately, the Kill Devil cannot quite keep up with its competitors.
Review by Stephane Soudier
On the nose, it smells like encaustic, the memories of the oak floors we used to wax at our grandparents'. Notes of almonds, dried apricot and tobacco appear as the airing goes on, then white grape with sweet touches. On the palate, the dried apricot is lighter, we feel a toasted taste, a bit of woody taste as well, and the white grape a stealthy passage of liquorice. The final will be on the perfectly integrated cognac which has found its place.
Review by SaibotZtar
RumX Adventskalender Tag 4 Nase ... Scharf , Aceton und Ester etwas leicht Blumigens . Junges getoastetes Holz . Mandarinen, Honig und etwas Papaya. Gaumen Alkohol deutlich spürbar. Etwas Ester , Bitternoten und Pfeffer. Fruchtigkeit im Mund nahezu weg ... Sehr Alkoholisch. Garnicht mein Fall . Nach 1h im Glas etwas mehr Frucht aber der Alkohol ist und bleibt nicht gut eingebunden. Abgang auch eher bitter .
Review by Alex1981
RumX Kalender 2024 Day 4: Zurückhaltende Nase mit Dörrobst, Erde, Pilze. Recht verschlossen ansonsten. Erster Tipp alter PM, vermutlich kontinental gelagert. Eindrücke setzen sich im Mund fort, word aber deutlich intensiver. Alkohol ist präsent und zunächst schön balanciert, übernimmt aber nach hinten raus das Ruder und wird unrund. Wird aber besser mit ein wenig Standzeit. Mehr Frucht und weniger Alkohol. Bleibe bei dem kontinentalen PM.
Review by Serge
Viel Holz, Röstnoten, getrockneten Fruchte und eine schönen Cognacnote mit viel Traube. Schmeckt mir gut und das Holz ist noch gut im Rahmen EDIT: Rum X Adventskalender 2024, Türchen Nummer 4 Riecht direkt nach dem Einschenken nach Low Ester Jamaika … mit Eiche, Vanille, Kochbanane, Getreide, Lösungsmittel, Politur aber auch etwas Traubentrester / Grappa So kann man daneben liegen …
Review by DosenZorn
Tasted as a 5cl sample. Wonderful smell of raisin/dried plum, oak, tobacco, caramel and spices. This one smells really good. Taste is similar, with a nice hint of marzipan and burnt sugar. There are also grapes, wood and spices. The alcohol could be a little milder, but that's complaining on a high level. The rum is really delicious and exciting.
Review by Agricoler
Tag 4 RumX Adventskalender Ich hätte hier fast eher Fidschi oder Jamaika getippt. Schönes kräutriges Profil mit ordentlich Holz. Nebenher läuft noch ein klein wenig Honig/tropische Frucht sowie Trockenfrüchte. Für mich ein leckerer Rum toller Easy Sipper. Aber tatsächlich ebenfalls nicht so ganz mein Profil die Kräuter und das Holz überwiegen für mich doch sehr stark.
Review by Thunderbird
In the nose still very fruity, one notices his age on the palate but clearly! The barrel impact can not be denied, but the fruit notes and some long drawn black tea with a mix of espresso are also added! The alcohol is perceptible, but still goes.On the palate, the dark woody side predominates!Overall a good solid PM
Review by Boletus
Tag 4 des RumX-Adventskalenders: Bei den Fruchtaromen ist vor allem im Geruch erstaunlich viel Banane vorherrschend. Mitsamt den holzigen Aspekten, wächsernen Bienenwaben und der feinen Gewürz-Kräutermischung entsteht ein ausgesprochen harmonisches Gesamtbild. Ein sehr guter Port Mourant, der mit zunehmender Standzeit immer mehr an Komplexität gewinnt.
Review by Christian Rudt
The cognac barrel makes itself immediately noticeable here with lots of grape. In the nose with a lot of spice, then woodier on the palate, but really smooth, What can I say, I just like it 👍😋 Only the finish is then but a bit dry, but that is simply to be expected with the very mature cognac barrel. Great bottling - with that certain something.
Review by Djehey
Calendrier de l'avent RumX 4 Nez assez simple. La bouche est plus construite : elle démarre sur le fruit aux esters puis passe au boisé chocolaté avec une belle longueur. Dégusté à l'aveugle: j'aurais dit un Clarendon avec un taux d'ester assez bas mais un âge assez élevé et un alcool entre 55 et 60° (qui pourrait être mieux intégré...).
Review by crazyforgoodbooze
Hier tippe ich blind auf einen 2007er worthy Park. Alkohol ist eher semi gut integriert, viel verbrannte fass Noten, dazu eher pflanzlich und die für mich immer an worthy park erinnernde Muskatnuss Note... Eher nicht so beim Fall. Wenn man es dann weiß schmeckt man die typische sehr intensive Bleistift Note und die mineralisch, kräuterigen Töne. Dennoch nix für mich! 😅
Review by mto75
Aged 2 years tropical, the rest continental, in a 1975 Hine Cognac barrel, which I already find very charming 😉 The Cognac barrel influence is also very present on the nose: lots of wood, grape and tobacco. Spicy on the palate, tobacco again, a nice sweetness in the background. The finish toasty / nutty.
Review by Mentalo
Bin nicht der allergrößte Guyana Fan, aber den 1997er Uitvlugt Jahrgang hab ich ganz gern im Glas. Vor allem Abfüllung von The Rum Cask. Die The Duchess Abfüllung bringt, bedingt durch das Cognac Fass, eine fruchtige und holzigere Kompomente mit ins Profil. Für mich hat es ganz gut harmoniert.
Review by DomM
Vertical PM tasting: 89 / 95 /97 / 97 (cognac finish) / 02 / 05 / 13 Very nice. Predominantly leaning towards darker / woody / roasted notes. The cognac cask is quite noticeable adding grapes and a certain elegance to the rum. Interesting and noticeable different in the best sense.
Review by primus
RumX Adventskalender Türchen 4: In der Nase super vielfältig fruchtig. Am Gaumen erscheint Holz und ein bisschen dreckiger Funk. Vielleicht ein bisschen modrig. Auf jeden Fall sehr intensiv. Im langen Abgang bleibt der holzige und dreckige Geschmack erhalten.
Review by Timo Groeger
RumX Adventskalender Tag 4. Komme jetzt auch mal dazu 2 Bewertungen nachzuholen. Dieser hier hat eine schöne Nase, überwiegend bestehend aus Tabak und Kräutern, außerdem sehr würzig. Am Gaumen kommt dann noch Holz dazu. Alkohol finde ich super eingebunden.
Review by Johannes
The 97 PM are certainly not everyone's cup of tea. They are rather "wild" and tolerate a long storage. This one already has a proud age and yet still seems rather young. Lots of yellow fruit, also wood and anise. I find him very successful!
Review by Buddudharma
Also a beautiful, continental PM. Compared to the TRC, however, the balance and complexity suffers somewhat from the overly dominant, spicy notes. Is this perhaps the influence of the cognac barrel?
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
This rum has a very nice and intense nose that carries onto the palate. The balance overall is very good and I love the smoky wood flavours as well as the cognac notes. Price to quality is very good.
Review by Manuel
RumX Adventskalender 2024: Nr. 4 Heute sehr schwer zu erraten. Sehr intensive Nase nach Gewürzen und getrockneten Früchten. Sehr kräftig im Geschmack, etwas beißend beim ersten Schluck. Hat wahrscheinlich einen höheren Alkoholgehalt. Kein schlechter Rum, für mich aber eher nichts.
Review by Banana Joe
Adventskalender #4. Auf jeden Fall Jamaica. Schwanke zwischen Clarendon und Long Pond. Tropische Früchte, aber auch fleischig. Würde für Long Pond sprechen. Bisher für mich der beste Rum im Kalender.
Review by Leo Krüper
Smoky, somewhat alcoholic Uitvlugt. Virtually nothing on the nose. Then a short dose of herbs that immediately turns smoky. Not my kind of rum.
Review by Alexander Rasch
Tastes very good to me. Especially in finish quite big cinema and long on the palate. The cognac barrel is well integrated. Great.
Review by Jarek
A bit too woody for a top rating for my personal taste.
Review by Jonas
Great fruity nose. Then on the palate typical salty PM flavors. Top.
Review by Righrum
I expect this to be a Fijian rum. There is an ointment and gluey note that clearly I recall as a Fijian note. Esters, rotting fruit but also an overall noticeable sweetness especially when drinking makes this Fiji better than usual Fijians
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Auction results 115 € – 155 €
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Avg. community purchase price 123 €
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Details about The Duchess Uitvlugt Guyana 24 1997
A Pot Still Rum from Guyana, bottled by The Duchess, at 55,3%.
Uitvlugt closed in 1999. Why is the name still on bottles? The RumX guide →
Community purchases
31 bottles logged by 27 collectors.
A drinker & collector.
29% opened, 2 emptied and repurchased.
What did the community pay for The Duchess Uitvlugt Guyana 24 1997?
Community paid 128–184 €.
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