The Antigua Distillery English Harbour 25 Years 1981
Loved by Stefan Persson, Leo Krüper & 6 more
A solid stepping stone for those building their palate: very old, column-still English Harbour at an easy 40%. RumX members praise its super-smooth, sweet, woody character and nostalgic “old school” elegance.
- Super smooth
- Elegant maturity
- Classic profile
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How does The Antigua Distillery English Harbour 25 Years 1981 taste?
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Super-smooth, old-school sweet oak A solid stepping stone for those building their palate: very old, column-still English Harbour at an easy 40%. RumX members praise its super-smooth, sweet, woody character and nostalgic “old school” elegance.
Those who enjoy very smooth, sweet, well-aged sipping rums and don’t mind lower strength or a bit of added sugar.
Drinkers seeking cask strength power, high complexity, or completely unsweetened, drier profiles.
How is The Antigua Distillery English Harbour 25 Years 1981 rated?
RumX's 0–10 scale is strict , 8.0 lands squarely in the "Very good" band. 87% of tasters rate it Good or better; only 0% rate it below average. See the full rating guide →
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Review by Stefan Persson
It’s a great super smooth rum and the best column still that I’ve ever tasted. Earlier before the price went up to todays levels I bought every bottle I found following the advice I read somewhere “If you got the chance to buy a bottle, don’t miss it”.
Review by Leo Krüper
Beautiful rum from another time. Very round, balanced, sweet, old, woody. Without flaws. Unfortunately, we are used to more rough edges and %% these days, otherwise my rating would be much higher. Top rum certainly at the time.
Review by Jarek
Die Zuckerzugabe könnte man noch verzeihen, die Menge scheint nicht hoch zu sein. Aber die Verdünnung auf 40% raubt dem Rum alle Kraft und bleibt eine unverzeihliche Sünde. Schade… Nachtrag: Heute nochmals ein 2cl Sample gegönnt und der Eindruck bestätigt sich wieder. Gerne hätte ich den Rum in Fassstärke probiert.
Review by DomM
I like the nose. On the palate you can detect that this is aged for quite some time. However, it feels very thin and diluted (here compared to Appleton 21y) and rather sweet overall.
Review by wally74
Mega leider aber nicht mehr zu bekommen
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Expert review by The Fat Rum Pirate
"Yes I'm pretty sure I would. This isn't rum that will put hairs on your chest nor is it Pyrat or Zacapa - it does a lot of things very well but ultimately lets itself down when really it had no need to."Read full review →
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54 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 17 members.
About the The Antigua Distillery distillery
The The Antigua Distillery distillery is located in Antigua. Rums from The Antigua Distillery have been reviewed 1,229 times with an average of 7.9/10.
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