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Romdeluxe Skeldon Wild Series Rum No. 20 (Unicorn Set Vol 1) SWR 2001
Best sipped neat with a good rest in the glass — several tasters say the alcohol calms right down and the fruit comes through. Woody, roasted, with raisin, plum and vanilla, plus chocolate and mocha on the finish. It's the palest of the 2001 Skeldons, and reviews split on whether it earns the name: some love the balance, others find it thin and sharp for 64%.
The community says- Fruit-wood balance
- Chocolate finish
- But: Sharp alcohol
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How does Romdeluxe Skeldon Wild Series Rum No. 20 (Unicorn Set Vol 1) SWR 2001 taste?
Aggregated from 20 community reviews.
Woody, raisiny cask-strength Guyana, best rested Most owners rate it high and enjoy the fruit-wood-chocolate balance once rested, though a vocal minority calls it too alcoholic and thin next to its Skeldon peers.
Demerara fans wanting a cask-strength sipper
Anyone put off by hot, sharp alcohol
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RumX’s 0–10 scale is strict: 8.2 sits in the “Very good” band. 85% of tasters rate it Good or better; only 0% rate it below average. See the full rating guide →
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What does the community say?
75% rate it 8 or higher. 10 selected write-ups from 20 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
Review by LukaŽiga
Most helpful positive review
8,5:On the nose, slightly alcoholic, roasted wood, smoky, spicy withcaramel, vanilla, rubber, menthol, various fruits like dried apricots, raisins, apples, yellow fruits, flowery molasses, bump into our nosetrils. On aeration, mirabelle plum and citrus fruits arise, the molasses is sweet with honey, milk chocolate, leather, nuts and anise join the game...reminiscent of Uitvlugt. 8,1:On the palate, the attack is warm, alcoholic, sharp, the wood is toasted, smoky, spicy with cinnamon, vanilla, various fruits arise with raisins, plum and green fruits, as the molasses is green, sweet with honey, musty, flowery. Some metallic patina might be recognized. 8,2:The finish is medium long, dry&tannic, with toasted oak notes like chocolate, caramel, confectionery, smoky, slightly burnt, spicy with allspice, fruity with green, citrus fruits, raisins, the molasses is slightly flowery. Edit:25.7.26
Review by Tim
Most helpful critical review
Vollkatastrophe! Was ging denn hier schief? Für 64% sehr dünn und kaum typische Skeldonassoziationen vorhanden. Eher auf der fruchtigen Seite und ohne wirklich rundes Karamell und Röstaromen. Quasi Neutralalkohol mit Bourbonfassaromen. Im Mund genauso dünn und unausgewogen scharf. Sehr schade, sicherlich nicht seinen Preis wert.
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
I like this one. Despite the ABV the rum comes off warm and not alcoholic once rested. Really nice balance between fruit, wood and spices and I like the chocolate on the finish. The empty glass reveals even clearer flavours.
Review by Timo Groeger
Kommt nicht an den Zamosi ran, da hier doch der Alkohol deutlicher zu erkennen ist. Ansonsten das was man erwartet, ein sehr röstiger Rum. Vanille und Toffee lassen sich erkennen, außerdem ist er noch etwas holzig.
Review by Johannes
One can already perceive the Skeldon profile, but the alcohol is not well integrated. Unlike the other 2001 Skeldon, this is very bright, so uncolored.
Review by Tschusikowsky
Mit Abstand am hellsten der 11 probierten Skeldons. Starke Haselnuss Note. Erster Gedanke war: PM. Kräuter, etwas röstig und Früchte. Hat für mich wenig mit dem Mark zu tun wie man es kennt. Dennoch einer passabler Rum. Die alkoholische Schärfe sticht jedoch schon raus. Nochts für den nüchternen Gaumen.
Review by Adrian Adame
colour light gold aroma delicate, cappuccino coffee and vanilla taste sweet, milky coffee and vanilla
Review by Pavel Ungr, RumRock
Ročník 2001. Hodnotím 8,0 z 10, velmi dobrý rum.
Review by Jussi Piirainen
On the nose: Had to let this rum sit in a glass. Quite mild and thin on the nose for a 64% rum and compared to other 19 year old skeldons. Woody, raisin dominate the profile. Roasted. Maybe hints of mocca. Taste: Alcoholic burn . Woody. Raisin. Vanilla. Chocolate. Mocca Notes are quite thin/shallow and are missing the depth that you would expect from skeldon rums Finish: Again warm and alcoholic. Chocolate notes. Raisin notes. Quite thin notes. I have to agree with the others that this rum is too alcoholic and quite weak on the flavours, especially when its comes to its peers
Review by crazyforgoodbooze
First of all, the enormously lighter color is noticeable compared to some other 2001 Skeldons. The nose and the taste are also clearly different in comparison. The alcohol is unfortunately extremely present and anything but well integrated. For me, this is unfortunately one of the worst Skeldons on the market, which feels nothing like a classic Skeldon. For me, the color screams primarily continental maturation, so I would be interested in the key data... But I would never blindly guess Skeldon here, but rather Port Mourant. The main problem, however, remains the really incredibly poorly integrated alcohol.
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Details about Romdeluxe Skeldon Wild Series Rum No. 20 (Unicorn Set Vol 1) SWR 2001
A Column Still Rum from Guyana, bottled by Romdeluxe, at 64,1%.
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Community purchases
10 bottles logged by 8 collectors.
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10% opened, 0 emptied and repurchased.
What did the community pay for Romdeluxe Skeldon Wild Series Rum No. 20 (Unicorn Set Vol 1) SWR 2001?
Community paid 143–222 €.
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About the Skeldon distillery
The Skeldon distillery is located in Guyana. Rums from Skeldon have been reviewed 872 times with an average of 8.9/10.
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