Velier Albion AW 1986
Loved by Robert Bauer, Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰 & 21 more
For seasoned enthusiasts only: a legendary, cask‑strength 25‑year Demerara that rewards slow sipping. Expect deep liquorice, dried mango, toffee, vanilla, coffee, dark chocolate and elegant oak, with an endless finish and huge intensity.
- World‑class complexity
- Endless finish
- Oak perfectly integrated
+9
Details about Velier Albion AW 1986
How does Velier Albion AW 1986 taste?
Aggregated from 23 community reviews.
World‑class, intense Demerara benchmark For seasoned enthusiasts only: a legendary, cask‑strength 25‑year Demerara that rewards slow sipping. Expect deep liquorice, dried mango, toffee, vanilla, coffee, dark chocolate and elegant oak, with an endless finish and huge intensity.
Seasoned Demerara fans who love ultra-concentrated, cask strength rums with deep liquorice, dark chocolate, coffee and dried fruit layered over elegant, long tropical aging.
Beginners, those sensitive to high ABV, or drinkers who prefer light, easygoing or budget-friendly rums.
How is Velier Albion AW 1986 rated?
RumX's 0–10 scale is strict , 9.5 lands squarely in the "Excellent" 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.
Rum reviews
A selection of the most popular reviews from our community. You can view the complete list in our app.
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
This rum is unique in its own way. If you add ice other flavours will appear so give that a try too. Many will classify this as a very strong and extreme rum which is overpowering. Just add a few drops of water and you're there.
Review by Jakob
Has a bit more steam compared to the other Albions, but then shows the great Albion facets in pure form - oak, vanilla, caramel and latte meet nice spiciness. Excellent.
Review by Bob the Drunker
A bottle not super impressive, might because this was last few drams from golden promise, I found most Demerara velier stuffs are the best when it just opened Easy drinking stuff, toffee, coffee, a bit salt, I still prefer a bit more 1994
Expert reviews
Reviews from RumX's blog partners, independent experts who have tasted, evaluated, and described this rum..
Expert review by Single Cask Rum
Read full review →
Expert review by Barrel Aged Thoughts
Read full review →
Expert review by Le Blog À Roger
Read full review →
Expert review by Rob Bauer
"Nose There's a starman waiting in the sky. He'd like to come and meet us, but he thinks he'd blow our minds! The first contact hovers you up, makes you smashing David Bowie hits and opens a whole galaxy of aromas in your mind. Liquorice plays with deep fermented molasses, while gentle smoke and rubber envelop the scene like fog. Dried Mangos, sour cherries and a whole pack of tonka beans, macadamia nuts, mentholated chocolate and fresh cut branches. The bouquet is so deep and complex and the scents so filigree, that it needs some time to decipher everything. Time that we have. After a while the aformentioned notes subside and make room for lovely glues and noble woods. We can't help but think of a connection with LBI, Uitvlugt 1988 and Skeldon 1978. Palate Liquid stardust in your face! An intense sweetness, a slight sourness and a pleasant bitterness are wrangling for attention. The body is so heavy, thick and mellow like oil. And no sharpness at all. Flavourwise we get strong liquorice and tamarrind paste, cola and caramell drops, fermented mint tea, some drops of perfume and the darkest chocolate you can imagine. Surreal stuff. Finish Count in lightyears. Seriously, the whole palate is coated in liquorice and 99% Cocoa chocolate for hours. Believe it or not, we're also getting chicory and hops, which is giving it an astonishing freshness, bitterness and austerity. T.E.R.R.I.F.I.C."Read full review →
Expert review by Who Rhum The World
Read full review →
Expert review by Rob Bauer
"Nose There's a starman waiting in the sky. He'd like to come and meet us, but he thinks he'd blow our minds! The first contact hovers you up, makes you smashing David Bowie hits and opens a whole galaxy of aromas in your mind. Liquorice plays with deep fermented molasses, while gentle smoke and rubber envelop the scene like fog. Dried Mangos, sour cherries and a whole pack of tonka beans, macadamia nuts, mentholated chocolate and fresh cut branches. The bouquet is so deep and complex and the scents so filigree, that it needs some time to decipher everything. Time that we have. After a while the aformentioned notes subside and make room for lovely glues and noble woods. We can't help but think of a connection with LBI, Uitvlugt 1988 and Skeldon 1978. Palate Liquid stardust in your face! An intense sweetness, a slight sourness and a pleasant bitterness are wrangling for attention. The body is so heavy, thick and mellow like oil. And no sharpness at all. Flavourwise we get strong liquorice and tamarrind paste, cola and caramell drops, fermented mint tea, some drops of perfume and the darkest chocolate you can imagine. Surreal stuff. Finish Count in lightyears. Seriously, the whole palate is coated in liquorice and 99% Cocoa chocolate for hours. Believe it or not, we're also getting chicory and hops, which is giving it an astonishing freshness, bitterness and austerity. T.E.R.R.I.F.I.C."
Community purchases
32 bottles logged by 52,000+ RumX members. The ratio of closed / opened / emptied, indicates whether this rum is meant to be drunk or is a collector's item.
Also on the wishlist of 38 members.
About the Albion distillery
The Albion distillery is located in Guyana. Rums from Albion have been reviewed 526 times with an average of 9.0/10.
To Albion →You may also enjoy
Rum enthusiasts who like this rum have also given the following rums high ratings:
Velier Albion AN 1994
Velier Albion AN 1994Iconic, dark and endlessly complex Demerara
Velier Diamond S<W> 1981
Velier Diamond S<W> 1981Bucket‑list old Velier Diamond
Velier Port Mourant UPM 1997
Velier Port Mourant UPM 1997World‑class, dark Demerara powerhouse
Velier Blairmont <B> 1982
Velier Blairmont <B> 1982Velier Uitvlugt ULR 1997
Velier Uitvlugt ULR 1997World‑class coconut Demerara bomb
Velier Diamond SSN 1996
Velier Diamond SSN 1996World‑class, dessert‑like Demerara powerhouse
Don't miss out on any more deals on Velier Albion AW 1986.
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, together with Jakob, Robert and Lukas, we started RumX in 2018 as a small passion project in Stuttgart, back then under the name Rum Tasting Notes.
What began as a digital tasting diary is now the world's most comprehensive platform for rum fans. 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 →