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Swell de Spirits New Yarmouth Flashback 1994
Something close to a consensus favourite among the many 1994 New Yarmouth bottlings — tasters keep ranking this one at or near the top of their crosstastings. Toasted coconut, dried apricot and vanilla lead, then it turns dry and roasty: burnt caramel, dark chocolate, leather, tobacco and a smoky, almost bacon-like edge that surprises people. At 66.7% the heat is there but well carried, and a few drops of water pull it into even better balance.
The community says- Toasted coconut
- Smoky roasted depth
- Great ABV balance
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How does Swell de Spirits New Yarmouth Flashback 1994 taste?
Aggregated from 106 community reviews.
Dry, roasty top-tier New Yarmouth 1994 The clear verdict is a top-tier NY94: dry, complex and roasty with alcohol most call well integrated. If you want loud Jamaican ester funk, this leans quieter and woodier.
fans of old, dry, roasty tropical-aged Jamaicans
beginners and ester chasers wanting loud funk
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99% rate it 8 or higher. 49 selected write-ups from 106 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
Review by Oliver
Hints of tropical ripened Albion. Pleasantly dry. Excellent rum! 🤩
Review by cigares
Dégustation online RumX et Swell de Spirit, mars 2024. Et regoûté deux ans plus tard. Tout de suite on plonge dans l’univers des vieux rhums avec du boisé et du caramel au beurre salé et des notes de rôti. La fraîcheur en bouche est l’élément étonnant ici, une menthe légère et rafraîchissante. Du coup l’équilibre est exceptionnel et différent des autres NY dégustés. En finale la noix de coco et un petit côté fumé prennent de l’importance. La fraîcheur et le cèdre (boîte à cigares) restent pourtant présents. Un NY 94 qui se démarque par sa fraîcheur.
Review by crazyforgoodbooze
The nose is really fun and whets the appetite for the typical 94 coconut caramel vanilla and cask profile. The taste is then much more burnt and smoky than expected. Some slightly burnt caramel, heavily toasted coconut chips, tobacco, leather and milk chocolate, as well as medjoul dates and vanilla pulp and strong mocha. Very tasty but not my absolute favorite of 94 New Yarmouths!
Review by Thunderbird
This 94 NY is also of excellent quality ! A little stronger compared to the Flensburger, but otherwise they do not give each other much! A pleasure Today the second time in the glass... my first tasting is fully confirmed, this is a first class NY
Review by LukaŽiga
8,6:On the nose, the first impression is quite rigid with coconut, caramelized dried fruits as raisins, apricots, some vanilla, the wood becomes charred with airing... On aeration, the molasses is vegetal, there is some polish, citrus, nuts and meaty notes arise... 9:On the palate, the attack is mostly woody with notes like spicy oak, hazelnut, pretty strong, chocolate, becomes roasted after a while with caramel, smoke, perhaps peat.The molasses is vegetal with tobacco, earthy.We have dried fruits and toasted coconut, few new wood notes arise like vanilla, resin, with malty touch. 8,5:The finish is long with burnt, roasted, dry&spicy wood and notes that come out of it, there's toasted coconut, some other unclear tropical fruits, dried fruits and quite unpleasant bitterness... Edit:3.8.25, oxidation upgrades this rum well up from 8.4 to 8.7
Review by Aussierumfan
Wow this is a stunning 94 NY! Compares very favourably to the corman collins version I tried recently. The nose is an absolute smorgasbord of aromas. Hot and spicy on the palate with perfectly integrated alcahol like the corman collins version. I'm getting fruits, wood, and caramel with a lengthy finish. I am going to enjoy this bottle😍 a perfect alternative for all my whisky drinking friends! The only downside is that I didn't realise the bottle was only 500ml until I received it. I guess it's probably not a bad thing if it brings the price of admission down. As an update, in direct comparison with the Excellence Rhum NY94 I can detect some smokiness is this one that isn't as present in the Excellence Rhum.
Review by Joachim Guger
Today we have a 4 flight New Yarmouth 1994, one of my favorite profiles, Appleton 21yr goes SVW.
Review by Johannes
. Tastes like a whisky finish. Not quite my cup of tea.
Review by TheJackDrop
Édit : Nez ultra abordable, impossible de déceler 66.7% d’alcool, vanille, coco, fruits secs, caramel, tabac. Bouche : d’une intensité rare, fruits rôtis, fruits secs, encore un max de coco, de tabac, mais également des notes pimentées, fumées. Le boisé est bien fondu, accompagne la bouche dans une belle longueur, sans écraser le reste. Finale évidemment très longue, et dans la même veine. —— Ancienne note Nez : easy, coco bois caramel tabac, alcool invisible, Bouche : bouche identité claire, différente, puissante, remarquable. Jamais bu un truc comme ça ? Tabac, fumée, fruits cuits légers, coco forte Finale : j’ai raté des notes + bounty/coco, et un poil de cuir ? Lourd & assez brulé !
Review by lukasdrinkinghabits
So this rum has triggered a buying frenzy of unprecedented proportions. I am curious. My few experiences with 1994 New Yarmouth have not impressed me so far. The profile has been too soft for me so far. After a few hours of breathing, an impressive bouquet unfolds: Glue, coconut, milk chocolate, dried fruit, some bergamot. Extremely round, somewhat restrained and yet very complex. Surprisingly fruity in the mouth at first, then incredibly woody with strong tannins. The mouth is much more bitter and dry than the nose: dark instead of milk chocolate, with coffee, leather, dried apricot and bergamot again. What is strong is that the rum really reveals new facets in the mouth. The finish is again very woody, astringent, with some allspice and tobacco and unfortunately not as long as I had hoped. This is a great rum, even if it's not my preferred profile. Reminds me of the Monymusk MBS, El Dorado Albion or the Foursquare Pleni and that's quite a statement.
Review by Jakob
Classic NY profile, rich, dense aromas full of coconut, vanilla, spices and fresh tropical fruits - with a subtle peat note or an impression of burnt tobacco on the palate. In a direct comparison with other representatives from the vintage, I find it slightly inferior because I personally don't completely like the peaty note. However, the rum is at the highest level, is on a par with the other NY94 releases in terms of quality and is an absolute success.
Review by zabo
The following 94 New Yarmouths were in the blind tasting glass The preliminary result 1ST RX10164 2. RX12050 3. RX12183 4. RX10531 5. RX16026 6. RX10419 7. RX13113 8. RX10167 9. RX15643 10. RX10204 11. RX12556 12. RX12841 13. RX9617 14. RX1563 15. RX16027 16. RX12161 17. RX13824 18. RX6983 Okay, just wow! Maybe I'm reaching too high now, but it's simply brilliant. A crosstasting soon will show whether it's the winner there too.
Review by Gunnar Böhme "Bauerngaumen" 🤓
The most elegant, finest rum of today's horizontal tasting (three NY 1994). Appealing cognac note. Very harmonious, rather light rum, which is only slightly inferior to the FRC NY 1994 in the finish.
Review by Frank
Wow. A 27 year old NY and then also 24 years tropical grips and in barrel strength. There I am curious 😍.Nose: wonderfully dense, intense and very aromatic. Initially sweet and spicy with a subtle tobacco note and toasted coconut. Dark fruits, such as cherry, currant and blackberry, as well as dried apricot and blood orange, join in. Caramelized behind, almost a bit cola. Woody-vanilla-smoky at the back. Excellent. 92Palate: fantastic here as well. Concentrated, intense, great flavor density. Spicy, woody, fruity and toasty-smoky at the same time. Also a pleasant tobacco note again. Plus vanilla, licorice, some nutmeg, roasted nuts, but also dried date and orange peel. 92Really great old NY, has a lot of a Demerar.
Review by Leo Krüper
For me, the clear winner in crosstasting between 7x NY94. Totally round and complex, but incredibly long-lasting due to the high content. Overall, however, an incredibly good vintage of high quality.
Review by TheRhumhoe
Un New Yarmouth 1994 authentique et captivant. Le nez est particulièrement rond, enveloppé par des notes de fruits secs (raisin), de noix de coco et de pâtisseries très gourmandes (caramel, toffee, sucre brun, viennoiseries) qui embaument les narines. Le boisé rôti, le cuir, le chocolat, le café et les épices (vanille, piment, poivre, muscade) sont puissants, aidés par de légères notes phénoliques (polish, vernis, colle). Un nez intense mais alléchant, qui gagne en amplitude avec l’aération. L’attaque en bouche est très puissante. Le profil des vieux New Yarmouth résonne avec un impact tonitruant au palais : noix de coco, fruits secs (abricot, raisin), épices (vanille, poivre, piment, muscade), notes rôties, boisé toasté, chocolat, café, caramel, toffee, pâtisseries et tabac donnent une combinaison chaleureuse, intense mais très savoureuse et complexe. L’alcool est présent, mais bien intégré pour son taux élevé (une bonne aération est nécessaire néanmoins). Le profil pourrait faire penser à un Demerara à l’aveugle. La finale est très longue, jouant sur les saveurs perçues au palais avec finesse et élégance. On retrouve l’harmonie du palais sur les notes sucrées et chaudes, les épices, le chêne toasté, les notes sombres (chocolat noir, cuir, café) le tabac et les fruits (raisin et abricot secs, noix de coco). Une référence parmi les New Yarmouth de 1994 et un porte-étendard pour Swell de spirits, qui a proposé cette cuvée parmi les premiers embouteilleurs, et ce à un prix plus que raisonnable.
Review by RumTaTa
My sample stood in the almost empty bottle for a few days as the remainder of the division - that should have been sufficient aeration 😉 Nose: coconut flakes³, very warm, bourbon and vanilla. Very similar to Foursquare, only more intense. On the palate it really gets going! The high alcohol content transports a lot of aromas. The facets are very similar to the experience on the nose. Late in the finish, the rum turns without warning towards smoke and bacon, very cool! Super rum! But falls short of my expectations. I have the RA NY 1994 in the other glass for comparison and the Swell cuts a better figure there, especially with the twist towards smokiness. The special thing here is not an extreme but the good balance, which comes into its own even better with a few drops of water.
Review by Tschusikowsky
Reminds me of sweet cigarillos. Not quite as powerful as other NY94 but more differentiated. In the finish, wonderfully dirty notes remain there. Super!
Review by Serge
Great. Really tasty 94NY. Very mature with lots of roasted notes and some burnt caramel ... I really like it. Going towards a nutty dark demerara profile with a slightly medicinal note makes this one of my favorite NY94s ... at least my top pick of the less fruity ones.
Review by Galli33
Very good NY! I liked a lot the dried apricot notes paired with roasted almonds and coconut. The barrel notes are well noted! The alcohol is well noted too, could be integrated much better.
Review by Timo Groeger
And for the second time today in the 9 range. Wow, an absolutely great rum. It's a mix of fruit and sweetness, with vanilla and tropical fruit on the nose and then vanilla and coconut on the palate. A dream.
Review by Vincent D
Ouh que c'est bon. A re-tester pour essayer de le déchiffrer plus encore en lui laissant du temps. Chaque gorgée est différente. Intégration de l'alcool parfaite. Subtil mélange entre notes fruitées et terreuses. Superbe.
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
28.03.2024 Retasting at Swell de Spirits Masterclass and I stick to my score. ------------------------ #4189 Darn this is a nice rum. We'll balanced, complex and super ABV integration. Fruity with a spicy/warm palate and wonderful curtains in the glass. It's intense and dry but in the most wonderful way. I love the smoky touch on the palate and finish. The empty glass gets more intense on the smoke and caramel as well as a light touch of chocolate. I'd love to have one of these on my shelf 😊 Price to quality is very good in my mind. This is one of those rums where I can lean back and say "Damn life is good".
Review by Jarek
Another excellent 1994 New Yarmouth. Dried fruit and red fruit, wood, spices, roasted aromas and caramel. Also slightly smoky. Everything can also be found on the palate and in the long finish. I like it very much.
Review by Mike H.
A very nice 94 New Yarmouth but aren’t most of them? All the typical notes are present. The nose is very fruity with wood, spices and a nice sweetness. The mouth is similar and I had a slight tobacco note during the finish.
Review by Pavel Spacek
Krasne sladky, smetanovy, jako karamela. Skvela volba pro rumare, kteri chteji prejit od sladkych sirupu na cisty destilat. New Yarmouth 1994 jen malokdy zklame. Toto je skvela volba, ke ktere se vzdy rad vratite
Review by Christoph
Verkohlte Kokosnussschale und frisches Kokosnussfleisch zugleich sind sehr präsent in Nase und Mund. Für das Alter erstaunlich wenig Holz, was für einige die nicht so auf Tannine stehen sicher ein Vorteil ist. Besonders flashed mich hier der Abgang: Die Kokosnuss wird um Schokolade ergänzt und man denkt sofort, ja genau, so sollte Bounty wirklich schmecken.
Review by Alex1981
Outstanding New Yarmouth 1994, intense & flavorful. Coconut, tropical fruits, chocolate, tobacco and just the right amount of wood. Enough power to transport the flavors but well integrated. Love it! :-)
Review by Lukas Jäger
Klasse 94er NY, aber gleichzeitig auch ungewöhnlich rauchig? Das kenne ich bisher so nicht, lag der noch in einem anderen Fass?
Review by Boletus
Auch wenn bei den 1994er New Yarmouth-Abfüllungen meist nur minimale Unterschiede vorhanden sind, bewegen sie sich durch die Bank auf einem konstant hohem Niveau. So auch dieses Bottling von Swell de Spirits, das mir aufgrund seiner Aromenbalance sehr gut gefällt.
Review by Mirco
Top rum with a sensational quality.
Review by Lot-NAS
Before we proceed let’s just appreciate the label for a second. That being said, here we go: The nose is really complex, warm lots of vanilla and caramelised sugar from every king. Some dried fruits, wood and spices in addition. Smells really promising. And it delivers. The palate is great, providing all from above, while still being kind of sweet and almost astringent at the same time. The finish is slightly too bitter (woody) for my liking but a few drops of water are doing now harm here. Quite the opposite, it gets even more balanced and underlines the sweetness, vanilla and spices. 9.1 with some water, 9.0 without.
Review by mto75
An der Nase Dörrobst, Toffee, Blutorange, Cola, erdige bzw fast staubige Noten, schwarze Johannisbeeren, getrocknete Kräuter, alter Kleiderschrank…Richtig guter 94er NY, muss ich nochmal im direkten Vergleich gegen den Royal Cane antreten lassen. Edit: heute gegen den Distilia Lignum Vitae verkostet. Der Swell wirkt im direkten Vergleich etwas zu rauchig, insb. am Gaumen, was nun zu Punktabzug führt.
Review by F.L.O.
Da isser also, der erste NY der mir richtig gut schmeckt. Ne echte Granate. Der Alkohol super eingebunden. Geschmacklich geht es in Richtung Nuss, Kokosnuss, Holz und leichte Röststoffe. Update nach dem Swell-Tasting: alles wie bisher :-) toller Rum
Review by Michael Ihmels 🇩🇪
Wow Timo danke für das Sample wieder mal ein richtiges Brett. Überzeugt schon im Geruch nach Karamell und gerösteten Mandeln. Wirklich sehr geil. Auch im Geschmack dann überzeugend. Alkohol wirklich sehr gut eingebunden
Review by Benoit Mahe
A rather successful profile with a lot of greediness. The alcohol is perhaps a little too present.
Review by TheJona'Spirits
👃 magnifique nez, sur l'autel de la concentration olfactive ; vanille cuite avec son caramel maison, crème renversée de ma grand-mère, fudge de Strasbourg, cookies sortant du four, chocolat pâtissier 70% dans son lait cuit à la casserole, noix de coco et noisettes grillées, fruits secs à l'ouverture du sachet, liqueur d'abricots, boisé sec et pimenté, léger polish et produits d'entretien de meuble en bois noble. Le genre de nez qu'on peut humer des heures. 😋 Wouah ! On sent qu'il y a des watts, et je les trouve superbement intégrés, au service d'une explosion de saveurs gourmandes ; fruits secs en vrac chez l'épicier du coin (noix de coco grillée, abricot, papaye, mangue, dattes), qui virent sur un caramel concentré de sucs de fruits, la crème brûlée encore, délicieuse, accompagnée de sa vanille Bourbon et d'un peu de cacao 100%. Un boisé de chêne profond, présent, structurant cette bouche, entre un aspect toasté et fumé, qui évolue vers des feuilles de tabac séchée. Un profil qui allie merveilleusement bien gourmandise et torréfaction. ⛳ Très longue, chaude, réconfortante, caramel vanillé, boisé rôti, pimentée, cacao, cosse, feuille de tabac séchée, fumée de bois, retour fruits secs en sachets (coco en tranche, abricot, dés de mangue, papaye séchée, dattes medjool). Le verre vide dégage une enveloppante odeur de grain de café fraîchement torréfié. Le lendemain, un fin caramel poussiéreux. 📝 Un New Yarmouth sec, gourmand, précis, complexe, mixant l'intensité jamaïcaine sans l'exubérance des esters avec ce melting-pot Demerara/Foursquare indéniable. 🏅 Une sélection de haute voltige de la part de Mika, dans le top 3 avec le Hampden 2011 et le TDL 2000 clos des spiritueux. Parmi aussi les meilleurs NY 94, même si pour le moment je lui préfère le Rum Artesanal 25 ans d'1 point.
Review by alex
Pwouaaaa la claque 🤩🤩🤩 Délicieux ce jus , quel bonheur de déguster ce rhum 😍 Ce NY est grand 😍😍😍
Review by Schnubbii
Hat für mich keine Fruchtnoten, eher Röstaromen und etwas Leder. Erinnert insgesamt eher an einen Foursquare als einen New Yarmouth, die NY Grund-DNA ist aber im Hintergrund erkennbar. Ich finde ihn lecker und die Qualität ist definitiv erkennbar, aber den großen Hype um die Abfüllung kann ich trotzdem nicht ganz nachvollziehen. Für mich im Vergleich etwas schwächer als der RA 94er NY.
Review by Master P
Sehr guter NY! Ich mochte sehr die getrockneten Aprikosennoten gepaart mit gerösteten Mandeln und Kokosnuss. Die Fassnoten sind gut ausgeprägt! Der Alkohol ist auch gut ausgeprägt, könnte viel besser integriert werden.
Review by Gil Firth
The best NY I had. Amazing notes of glue. Smoke. Fruits. Incredible not much to say. This is in par with some of the best Hampdens out there. בקבוק מזקקה מאוד אנדרייטד בקבוק מדהים! ניו יארמות מבוגר זה לא פחות מיצירת אומנות. הבקבוק הספציפי הזה אולי הטוב ביותר שיצא לי לטעום. אינטנסיבי! מלא לקה. פירות טרופים ואדומים. עשן קל. שוקולד. עץ. הכל מתפוצץ בפה ולא עוזב. כל מילה שאוסיף מיותרת... מומלץ בחום.
Review by Djehey
Très intense, ce rhum aurait mérité une réduction. Il est en effet agréable mais je le trouve finalement assez simple : coco, vanille, fumé et un petit fruité type prune complète l'ensemble. L'alcool donne un aspect pimenté.
Review by Gaet59
NY with little esters but a very nice length and a nice greediness. A wise but very good jam.
Review by Mentalo
KD deutlich holziger als meine Referenz von RA. Deutlich bitterer. Insgesamt etwas schlechter ausbalanciert Der Swell macht überraschenderweise neue Facetten auf. Deutlich weniger Holz als der KD. Dafür Milchschokolade, Haselnuss/Nougat und leider auch rauchig/torfig. Die beiden Abfüllung von Distilia kommen meiner Referenz von Rum Artesanal am nächsten. 1994 New Yarmouth hat einfach herausragende Qualität
Review by Nivius
Among all the rums I've had in the glass so far, this is my personal favorite. As with the other NY I'm a bit overwhelmed to describe what I can taste out of it. Extremely round and delicious - a Minuszieger point is that in the bottle is so little in it.
Review by lars
Hatte zwar erst ein paar 94er NY im Glas. Aber der Eindruck, dass die alle super sind, wird wieder einmal bestätigt. Bin relativ sicher dass ich im Blind Tasting nur geringe Unterschiede finden würde. Aber bei dem Niveau ist das zu verschmerzen.
Review by Martin Spooner
An der Nase von weitem schon Klebstoffniten. Allerdings nicht unangenehm. Karamell nussiger Duft am Gaumen äußerst komplex. Wirklich tolle Aromen .. Kokosnuss mit einer ordentlichen Intensivtät. Tolles Ding.
Review by Basti
Anfangs an der Nase noch etwas alkoholisch und am Gaumen relativ bitter, später dann runder. Guter 94er NY.
Review by Léo Delek
A marvel of balance. Reminds me of a barbade but with the esters of Jamaica. Exotic fruit and leather
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Details about Swell de Spirits New Yarmouth Flashback 1994
A Pot Still Rum from Jamaica, bottled by Swell de Spirits, at 66,7%.
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19% opened, 8 emptied and repurchased.
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Community paid 169–243 €.
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