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Velier Papalin Réunion 2023
Strawberry, glue and toasted oak lead here, with honey and a herbal, grassy edge underneath — the Grand Arôme part of this Réunion blend shows up mostly on the nose and finish. Most tasters find the 50% remarkably well-integrated, drinking softer than the number suggests. The recurring gripe: it can feel a touch light on depth, more pleasant than deep.
The community says- Well-integrated 50%
- Strawberry and honey
- Lacks depth
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How does Velier Papalin Réunion 2023 taste?
Aggregated from 155 community reviews.
Fruity, well-integrated Réunion blend, slightly light Widely liked as an easy, well-priced way into Réunion's Savanna style. The strawberry-and-glue nose charms; several feel the palate turns woody and grassy without quite matching it.
People wanting an easy entry into Réunion's Savanna Grand Arôme style
Those chasing maximum depth and punch
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What does the community say?
36% rate it between 6 and 8. 20 selected write-ups from 155 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
Review by Rodolphe
Most helpful positive review
I wasn't a fan of the Papalin range until now. But La Velier has come up with a very good Reunionese at a nice price. It's a perfect representation of the rhums trad found there, with the fruity side of the grand aroma, present but not overpowering. It drinks well, is pleasant, vegetal, floral, woody and fruity. A great success. In the end, it's what I expected from savanna's Le Must, which doesn't emphasize the fruitiness of the grand arôme enough. This is the case here.
Review by Leo Krüper
Most helpful mixed review
Super price for a solid molasses from Reunion. Still smells a little musty but the rum opens up very nicely on the palate. 83/100 Second tasting: Nose again strawberry, marshmellow. On the palate again this musty cellar note. Blindly I can only rate this rum 78/100.
Review by Paul Christiaens
Verdict: lovely blend of grand arome and traditional, with serious cask aging but beautifully balanced. There are quite some woody, earthy, spicy characteristics, but enough room for fruit, mainly pineapple and orange (with some dried fruit in the finish). Nose: initially rather roasted, oaky and one spice, but gradually more fruit: a combination of pineapple, orange zest, bergamot. Also some chocolate, toffee, tobacco. Palate: friendly and lighter than the nose suggests. There is more citrus (orange, grapefruit), still also pineapple. The roasted side is mellowed, bringing mainly cedar wood, clove, pure cinnamon, chocolate, dark sugar. The earthy side of tobacco is hardly present. Finish: rather long, lingering and soft, with just the right amount of spice. Ginger bread, baking spices, cedar wood, burnt sugar, date, orange marmalade, tobacco and just a hint of ester.
Review by crazyforgoodbooze
Really delicious Grand Arome/traditional mix from savanna here with a surprisingly high proportion of grand arome flavor. Very aromatic, round and delicious. Very pleasantly surprised by this grand arome! At the 2nd tasting slight point deductions because the herbal flavors of the traditionel portion predominate overall.
Review by Gunnar Böhme "Bauerngaumen" 🤓
Blind tasting, therefore sensibly without the usual photo. Nice warm nose (Guyana?), but a fleeting first impression of gummy bears - that's it! Tip: The first impression is often the right one. Resolution: RX17322 (I wouldn't have guessed that it was a blend of rums from four different distilleries on La Réunion; I would have guessed a young Savanna traditionnel).
Review by cigares
A complex nose, not really typical of agricultural rums. With paprika, young wood, dried herbs and gooseberry. The palate is soft and dry herbal aromas develop with cedar wood and hard-to-define fruit. The finish is long on cedar and dried herbs. A darker side when the glass is empty, with light tar and old wood. A very fine rum, complex and evolving!
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
#3856 12.10.2024 Romhatten Velier tasting. Had a nice afternoon with Danish rum friends at a Velier tasting. Nose Fresh, faint wood, light vinegar, light chocolate, overripe, fruits, light mango, light dried fruit. Palate Faint wood, oily, dried fruit, light sour, overripe, minerals, light coconut, light mango. Finish Medium to long, oily, light pear, light roasted, light chocolate, faint minerals, lightly salty. This is a pretty good release and the price to quality is really good in my mind.
Review by zabo
For the price, another nice Papalin. However, this one is more on the woody and spicy side. It lacks a little fruitiness, which is unfortunately too much in the background. You can drink it once in a while, but I wouldn't need a bottle of it right now.
Review by SaibotZtar
Floral, somewhat woody nose with spices, caramel and light esters. Initially restrained on the palate, with strawberries, sugar cane, some cinnamon and bitter notes coming through. Alcohol is moderately integrated. Good rum without surprises.
Review by Serge
Beautiful Réunion rum with a high Grand Arôme content and lots of strawberry, overripe fruit with wood, vanilla, cinnamon, nutmeg and spice. Really very good for the price. I had actually expected it to be stronger in the direction of a normal traditional rum.
Review by Michael Schillheim
Seit der ersten Nase vor 20 Minuten bin ich mir nicht sicher, was ich von dieser Abfüllung halten soll. Der erste Eindruck ist irgendwas zwischen altem, nassem Leder und missglücktem Versuch im Chemielabor. Am Gaumen dann fruchtige Kaugumminoten, holzig, Leder, Zimt, aber eher als scharfes Gewürz. Weiterhin leicht chemisch. Im Nachklang Leder, leicht brennend und ein pelziges Mundgefühl. Interessante Abfüllung, aber nichts, was ich als Flasche brauche.
Review by DomM
Interesting and vibrant on the nose with quite some power and a mix of fruits and spices. Very nice. A little less vibrant on the palate. However, still interesting and complex on the palate. Focus is more on woody notes and spices from the cask with fruits taking a step back. This is very good value for money imo.
Review by Boletus
EIn schön gemachter und runder Blend, bei dem der Anteil an Grand Arôme einen angenehmen und fruchtigen Beitrag inklusive einer zurückhaltenden Olivennote leistet, ohne esterempfindliche Gaumen zu überfordern. Ein entspannter Trinkgenuss aus Réunion, der mir richtig gut gefällt!
Review by Dr.Django
Von der Nase bis zum Abgang dominieren hier florale, pflanzliche, Muskat und vor allem Aromen heller Früchte den Rum. Etwas bitter/grasig, ganz besonders im Abgang, was mich allerdongs nicht sonderlich stört.
Review by Eric Frechin
Première dégustation d un sample qui me plaît bien. Le nez porté par les fruits avec quelques résidus de solvant et du boisé plutôt soft , une odeur intéressante de fraise. En bouche c est facile, mielleux, une belle homogénéité autour du fruité, léger boisé et une approche végétale. J aime aussi la finale qui me rappelle la violette et que je retrouve dans des savanna tradition. RQP plus que bien!
Review by Fred Tillac
A blend of Savanna molasses rums from Reunion (10, 12 and 15 years) and an 11-year Grand Arôme, aged on site in French oak barrels. It smells of chocolate, vinegar and ripe tropical fruit. The palate is woody and mineral, with good length.
Review by Mirco
Coole Abfüllung. Bereits in der Nase Grand Arome Savanna. Leider zieht der Geschmack der Nase nicht zum Mund weiter. Wirkt etwas kantig und holzig. Abgang dann wieder etwas runder. Insgesammt ein solider Rum mit gutem PLV.
Review by Jarek
Lecker. An der Nase sehr fruchtig. Am Gaumen und im Abgang übernehmen eher die würzigen und holzigen Noten, aber die Fruchtnoten komplett zu verdrängen. Ich habe keine Ahnung woraus der Blend genau besteht, aber es würde mich nicht wundern wenn auch etwas HERR dabei wäre. Irgendwo im Hintergrund schleicht eine Erdbeernote mit…
Review by Thunderbird
I'm a bit ambivalent.... On the one hand, I like its lightness, but on the other hand, it lacks some complexity. Certainly a good rum from Papalin... which doesn't need to shy away from comparison with some much more expensive Savannas... but it doesn't really convince me. The aromas are not present enough for that. I'll give it a second chance in the next few days
Review by LukaŽiga
8,3:On the nose, medicinal notes like glue, esters, oak, roasted wood notes, sweet, flowery molasses with honey and fermented, almost rotten, pungent tropical fruits, strawberries, vegetal notes, bump into our nosetrils. On aeration, roastedness is strong with smokiness, leather, cinammon arises, some citrus fruits. 8,2:On the palate, the attack is strong, pungent with overripe, fermented red and citrus fruits, hints if sugarcane, honey, vegetal molasses that on oxidation goes grassy, herbaceous, flowery, even dark with black tea, the wood is roasted/toasted, sweet with pastry, caramel, leather, spicy with cinnamon, nutmeg, salty. 8,3:The finish is long, furry and tannic, with tons of fermented fruits, vegetal notes, smoky and spicy roasted wood, grassy and sweet molasses with honey.
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Details about Velier Papalin Réunion 2023
A rum from Reunion, bottled by Velier, at 50%.
Community purchases
173 bottles logged by 152 collectors.
A drinker & collector.
26% opened, 11 emptied and repurchased.
What does Velier Papalin Réunion 2023 cost?
Community paid 60–95 €.
Current best price: 79.50 € – within the typical community range.
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