Aroma visualization from community tastings
Swell de Spirits DDL Flashback series #3 1995
Sipped neat is how this 1995 Demerara from Swell de Spirits gets drunk, and the pot-still signature is loud: pencil shavings, wet oak, eucalyptus and light tea, with just a whisper of fruit. Several tasters call it round and floral with the 53.4% tucked in well; a few find it turns dry, woody and a touch bitter as the glass sits.
The community says- Well-integrated alcohol
- Pencil-lead complexity
- Turns dry-woody
View price history
+10Shopping safely on RumX Returns & cancellation
- Secure payment. You pay via RumX with PayPal, Klarna or card. Your payment data is encrypted and we never store your full card details.
- Clear seller. Sold and shipped directly by the partner shop. And you're never on your own: RumX handles support and communication with the shop, so you always get excellent service, whichever shop you order from.
- Honest shop ratings. The stars show your service experience with the shop, not the rum score. They come from RumX users, and critical ones stay visible.
- Returns & cancellation. Your purchase contract is with the shop, so returns and cancellations run through them under their own policy and your statutory rights. If anything goes wrong, RumX helps you sort it out.
The look inside the bottle
How does Swell de Spirits DDL Flashback series #3 1995 taste?
Aggregated from 58 community reviews.
Woody, pencil-lead Demerara sipper Most find it a balanced older Demerara with pencil-lead, tea and smoky oak, alcohol well integrated. A vocal minority feels it drifts too woody and dry, and fruit stays faint.
Fans of classic pot-still Demerara and pencil-shaving profiles
Anyone chasing big tropical fruit or an easy, sweet pour
How the community classifies this rum. Each category takes you to similar rums.
21 of 58 left detailed tasting impressions · Click an aroma to explore similar rums
How is Swell de Spirits DDL Flashback series #3 1995 rated?
RumX’s 0–10 scale is strict: 8.5 sits in the “Very good” band. 100% of tasters rate it Good or better; only 0% rate it below average. See the full rating guide →
Live auctions
Current bids for this rum at Europe's leading auction houses.
Community voices
What does the community say?
16% rate it between 6 and 8. 14 selected write-ups from 58 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
Review by Jonathan Massard
Un nez directement très beurré, gras, avec de belles larmes qui accrochent au verre. Du thé vert, du citron, de la cardamone. Un jus de fruits frais exotique, sur la carambole et la pomme cannelle, presque confituré qui se traduit par une impression de baba au rhum avec des fruits secs & confits. La note métallique de ce viel alambic légendaire est présente tout comme le boisé mouillé d'une vieille barque à moteur. Une excellente intégration des 53.4%. En bouche, les mêmes fruits qu'au nez. Puis, une sensation de chaleur vive sur le thé à la citronnelle et à l'eucalyptus. Du sucre roux au chocolat au lait aussi, légèrement parfumé de vanille, on est pas loin de l'odeur de la croûte d'un cannelé bordelais. J'ai aussi de la purée de noix de cajou grillées, des épices poivrées et salées, du thé noir, le goût umami pas loin avec une légère olive saumurée. Un boisé légèrement fumé fini la bouche avec une petite astringence. J'ai vraiment apprecié ce genre de profil qui mélange sucré/salé, fruité/herbacé, boisé/fumé. Une belle sélection.
Review by Vincent D
Very progressive. On the nose as on the palate, its profile changes a lot with time. I thought I'd be disappointed on first taste, but in the end I was not. A skilful blend of fruit, wood, smoke and pepper. Nothing imposes itself, everything integrates. The alcohol is perfectly integrated. A very good wine.
Review by alex
Once again, a very nice release from swell 🤩Pure regale beautiful length, bewitching fragrance... superb 🤩
Review by Mentalo
Finde den 95er sehr ähnlich zum 97er von The Rum Cask. Schöne Teenoten mit Frucht. Alkohol sehr gut eingebunden. Im Abgang etwas mehr Holz, aber auch noch weit weg von dem Fasseinfluss der noch älteren Abfüllungen.
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
#4082 I'd say the price tag matches what you get with this release. A really nicely balanced Demerara with light fruits and smoky wood notes. The palate is lightly dry and oily and I like the light floral note in the profile. The empty glass is really nice and I can pick up some licorice and black tea notes.
Review by Jakob
Surprisingly balanced Port Mourant, in direct comparison to other continental aged PM release already downright mild. Pleasant wood aromas meet herbs and kitchen spices and subtle fruit sweetness. Exciting PM vintage.
Review by Andi
Quite a digestible sipper!
Review by Johannes
Rare vintage 1995! Very nice round PM reminiscent of the 97 vintage. I like very much!
Review by Maxime Clr 🇫🇷
Too much licorice for my taste!
Review by Fran13
Une découverte étonnante ! Au nez, très floral, agrumes et fumé. La bouche suit avec une attaque sèche, sur le thé, très eucalyptus, vient un peu plus de douceur dans un second temps. Intrigué par une belle complexité, mais finalement assez déçu... Ce n'est pas mon type de jus !
Review by crazyforgoodbooze
Very unusual fresh almost green uitvlugt. Great is especially the note of fresh lemon peel. All in all dominates for me but times again the chewed and slightly coked pencil with which I do not warm. Of the fruit notes described here I perceive nothing ... Maximum something lavender medicinal tea but that's it then also😄
Review by Frank
Pleasant, not too intrusive Uitvlugt with a nice nose but a little too dry palate.Nose: nice fruity-spicy, almost floral. Apricot and sour cherry with sweet lemon. A little caramel sweetness. Then slightly woody with vanilla and on a deep nose pull soft licorice. At the back still some pencil lead with -spice, somehow green and very light eucalyptus. 87Quite different on the palate: dry, bitter-salty at first, then again the pencil lead with eucalyptus. Lemon zest comes in. Becomes increasingly woody at the back and takes on a slightly green note. 74
Review by Léo Delek
N'étant pas fan de Guyana je me suis dit que je devais aller chercher des choses moins réduites et plus qualitatives. Mais finalement ce rhum ne me fait pas changer d'avis. Je trouve un petit bois fumé et toujours ce côté poussiéreux voir plâtre et des fruits très légers (rien à voir avec l'explosion de fruits que je peux trouver sur des jams ou des agricoles). J'ai un petit côté vanillé et reglissé aussi
Review by Gunnar Böhme "Bauerngaumen" 🤓
Starts off strong, beautiful, expressive PM on the nose and initially on the palate, but then unfortunately diminishes quite a bit as the glass sits longer, in other words: the rum seems increasingly woody and dry in an unpleasant sense, unexpectedly biting instead of "mellow with age". And this despite having opened the bottle a long time ago. I almost had trouble emptying the glass. No, unfortunately I wasn't completely convinced. Not my favorite marque either, but I know much more harmonious PMs.
No reviews match this filter.
Expert reviews
Reviews from RumX's blog partners, independent experts who have tasted, evaluated, and described this rum..
Expert review by Préférence Rhum
Read full review →
Details about Swell de Spirits DDL Flashback series #3 1995
A Pot Still Rum from Guyana, bottled by Swell de Spirits, at 53,4%.
Community purchases
44 bottles logged by 41 collectors.
A collector's bottle.
9% opened, 1 emptied and repurchased.
What did the community pay for Swell de Spirits DDL Flashback series #3 1995?
Community paid 163–249 €.
What members actually paid for their bottles. A typical range, not the current shop price. Full price & collection history in RX+ →
44 purchased · 62 tasted · 14 wishlist · as of
About the Demerara Distillers Ltd distillery
The Demerara Distillers Ltd distillery is located in Guyana. Rums from Demerara Distillers Ltd have been reviewed 3,576 times with an average of 7.8/10.
To Demerara Distillers Ltd →You may also enjoy
Rum enthusiasts who like this rum have also given the following rums high ratings:
Swell de Spirits T.D.L Private Garden #4 2005
Swell de Spirits T.D.L Private Garden #4 2005Soft, dessert-leaning aged Trinidad, mint in back
Swell de Spirits Los Convidados Satvrnal Mexican Rum (High Ester) 2023
Swell de Spirits Los Convidados Satvrnal Mexican Rum (High Ester) 2023Savory, olive-and-smoke, mezcal-like white rum
Nobilis Diamond No.18 SVL 2003
Nobilis Diamond No.18 SVL 2003Soft, dried-fruit Diamond that drinks easy
Swell de Spirits Isautier Wild Nature Series 2011
Swell de Spirits Isautier Wild Nature Series 2011Cognac-cask agricole, spicy and dry
Savanna Unshared Cask for Germany 2016
Savanna Unshared Cask for Germany 2016Fruity, funky young Savanna at cask strength
Swell de Spirits Le Galion Easy Peasy No. 4 Grand Arôme 2024
Swell de Spirits Le Galion Easy Peasy No. 4 Grand Arôme 2024Funky banana-and-olive Martinique grand arôme
Never miss a price drop.
Set a target price in the app, and we'll let you know as soon as the rum becomes available at that price from one of our partner stores. This works for any rum on your wish list.
Oliver · FounderBy rum lovers, for rum lovers
I'm Oliver, and RumX began in 2018 as a small passion project in Stuttgart, back then under the name Rum Tasting Notes.
What began as my digital tasting diary is now the world's most comprehensive platform for rum fans, today carried by a small team with Jakob, Lukas and Katharina, with Robert supporting us as a freelancer. We combine the collective intelligence of our community with an integrated marketplace, so you can choose with confidence, without paperwork, detours, or expert jargon.
Oliver, Stuttgart
About RumX →
