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Velier Port Mourant PM 1974
Made for people already deep into old Demerara: this 1974 Port Mourant from Velier leans hard into wood, leather and licorice, with dark dried fruit, prunes and bitter roasted coffee underneath. At 54.5% it drinks oily and thick with the alcohol beautifully tucked away. One taster missed some fruit to balance the wood — it "falls heavy in one direction."
The community says- Long complex finish
- Great alcohol integration
- Oily, thick body
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How does Velier Port Mourant PM 1974 taste?
Aggregated from 31 community reviews.
Dark, oily old Demerara for wood lovers Loved by the seasoned Demerara crowd for its complex, oily palate and endlessly long finish. Very dark, woody and bitter; a few wish it had more fruit to counter the wood.
Fans of old, woody Demerara rum
Anyone wanting fruity, easy sippers
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How is Velier Port Mourant PM 1974 rated?
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What does the community say?
0% rate it between 6 and 8. 8 selected write-ups from 31 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
Yet another old tasting of a great release. The price of this bottle has since gone through the roof and it has become a rare collectors item. The nose hits you right in the face with wood, leather, licorice, anise, dried fruit and earthy notes as well as a very light roasted note. The palate is dry, very complex and well balanced with dried fruit, roasted oak, licorice and anise. The finish is extremely long and some of the flavours stick to your palate for a very long time. Dry finish with oak, licorice and some raisins.
Review by Anders Bovien
Truly a great PM from velier so much intense nose with the bitterness and prunes I love, the taste also bitter but it does so much more the sweetness in the back and complex palate just round this amazing old rum off with a touch of perfection I love this old pm stuff
Review by Bob the Drunker
Worth a high rating for sure, the best PM I have tried so far, it’s like a history book to tell you what PM tastes should be like before Guyana government decided to combine rums industry. Glad the PM is still keeping quite similar style over such a long time, but this 1974 still one of the best and shows the great sticky mochi, dark chocolates and toffee combinations, superb rum indeed
Review by Volkmar Weber
Dark espresso, overripe plums, wet wood and bitters. Absolute dream material. If you happen to have been born in the same year that this rum was distilled, you'll feel even more when you have it in your glass. I like 1974.
Review by Christoph H.
Überragend und immer wieder beeindruckend demonstriert zu bekommen, wie wenig heutige PMs etwas mit den alten Demeraras zu tun haben. Sehr intensiver und komplexer Antritt. Da wären überreife dunkle Früchte und getrocknete Früchte wie Pflaume und Waldbeeren. Reichlich dunkle süße wie Cola, Karamell und brauner Zucker kommen hinzu. Und natürlich HOLZ, aber sehr schönes nasses Holz, das mit dem Rest wunderbar harmoniert. Im Mund dann sehr kräftig, ölig und erst mal süß. Die dunkle Früchte sind noch da, überlassen dann aber langsam der sehr würzigen holzigkeit mit einer schönen Bitterkeit das Feld Ergänzung: Verkostung September letzten Jahres. Inzwischen kann er im Vergleich mit diversen anderen PM aus den 60ger u 70ger kaum noch mithalten. Trotzdem ist das immer noch ein sehr guter Rum
Review by Jakob
Relatively classic 70s Demerara profile with heavy dried fruits, plus a somewhat harsher spicy note here compared to the 75. Therefore, for me slightly behind the representative distilled a year later.
Review by Pavel Spacek
Strong leather and wood
Review by Oliver
Great rum! Heavy, intense and spicy. In the blind tasting a tick behind the 1975.
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Details about Velier Port Mourant PM 1974
A Pot Still Rum from Guyana, bottled by Velier, at 54,5%.
Community purchases
19 bottles logged by 14 collectors.
A collector's bottle.
10% opened, 1 emptied and repurchased.
What does Velier Port Mourant PM 1974 cost?
Community paid 126–4,578 €.
Current best price: 5500.00 € – above the typical community range.
What members actually paid for their bottles. A typical range, not the current shop price. Full price & collection history in RX+ →
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About the Port Mourant distillery
The Port Mourant distillery is located in Guyana. Rums from Port Mourant have been reviewed 2,474 times with an average of 8.5/10.
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