Swell de Spirits Le Galion Easy Peasy No. 4 Grand Arôme 2024

Review by cigares

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cigares

Sep 2024921 reviewsSwitzerland

8.1/10

A rum tasted at the GRF in 2024. Herbaceous nose with dried herbs, tar and pineapple. A soft entry on the palate, then the aromas rise in power, still with dry herbs and tar. The finish is short, marked by wood that lingers for a long time, with a slight bitterness that makes you want a refill.

Review by zabo

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zabo

Jun 20241,503 reviewsGermany

7.7/10

Actually quite ok for the price, but in my opinion it's not really a banger bottling. Which of course perhaps earns a little extra point for the fact that swell released it relatively punctually for a change. Sorry for the sarcasm. My conclusion, a summer sipper for in between, but nothing where I would need a bottle of it now

Review by Dr.Django

Dr.Django

Jun 2024342 reviewsGermany

8.3/10

Grande Arome and Easy Peasy sounds rather misleading at first. According to a German proverb, opposites attract (Gunnar is welcome to correct xD), perhaps this is a case in point. The proverb doesn't prove true here. Less (nevertheless unmistakable) Grande Arome, but more "easy peasy". The much sought-after Savanna GA profile is clearly recognizable. Chapeau to Swell, because the name says it all! Perhaps just the right thing to enter the world of Grand Arome and begin the arduous hunt.

Review by Thunderbird

Thunderbird

Jun 20241,251 reviewsGermany

8.2/10

This is a successful Galion for balmy summer evenings... I really like it. Wonderfully fruity on the nose, as if you were sticking your nose straight into a pot of yellow fruit jam. Initially fruity and sweet on the palate, then changing to a spicy and salty spectrum. This has something!

Review by TheRhumhoe

TheRhumhoe

Jun 2024912 reviews

8.1/10

An unusual profile for Martinique, which seems to be the style of the Le Galion house. For its young age, the wood has had an influence, particularly with the bourbon, giving a rather rounded profile on the nose. There's also butter, some medicinal notes (esters), tropical fruit (banana) and quite a few spices of all kinds. A rum that looks sweet but has character. The attack on the palate is rather evasive. Flavors mingle and form a melting pot of tropical fruit, sugar, caramel and pastry sweetness, sweet spices (vanilla, baked apple), butter, medicinal notes (on brine and olive) and bourbon. The whole is original and tasty, but perhaps lacks a little structure to bind it all together. The alcohol is well integrated, however. The finish is rather lively, but not long-lasting. Fruits (dried and exotic), spices (pepper, cinnamon), caramel, bourbon and a buttery finish that lingers on the palate. An interesting cuvée, a change from the classic agricultural profiles.

Review by Mirco

Mirco

Jan 2025558 reviewsSwitzerland

7.5/10

Interessanter Galion mit komplexen Noten von überreifen Früchten- Ester, speziell Erdbeeren, sowie Holz und Vanille… Dennoch etwas biestig und kantig, vor allem im Abgang. Alkohol könnte also besser eingebunden sein. Kein entspannter Sipper.

Review by crazyforgoodbooze

crazyforgoodbooze

Jun 20242,468 reviewsGermany

7.9/10

Very unusual profile and definitely a good Le Galion. Very fruity, sweet and perfumed at the same time, mineral on the nose. The taste is sweet, sour, salty, smoky and floral at the same time. As if you were drinking olive brine, eating fully ripe, sour strawberries and adding a little smoked salt and candied banana chips😃... But nothing for every day either, but certainly makes some exciting drinks. Could pass blind as a savanna grand arome ...

Review by LukaŽiga

LukaŽiga

Jul 2024770 reviewsSlovenia

8.6/10

8,7:On the nose, the first impression we get is smoky plum fruit schnapps.😉, that gets some funky tones with varnish and quickly becomes estery, overripe, even rotten tropical fruits like flambeed banana, going into caramelized yellow fruits pastry, marzipan, bourbon, dried apricots, spicy notes, Madagascar vanilla.Aeration brings out herbal, vegetal notes with olive, brine, earthiness, flowery notes with geranium... Very complex, but balanced and round, delicious. 8,7:On the palate, there is nice, sweet, all spice strawberry marmelade, with overripe banana added, becoming a bit metallic, salty, Whisky like with brine and olive notes and acidic with a minimal bitterness, all balanced. Woodiness says 'Hi' with pepper, is a bit toasted, smoky, a bit roasted and yellow fruits come with pastry, fruit cake, gingerbread. The rum is drier now, grapes are felt also. After a while, we meet flowery notes. All is round, tasty. 8,3:The finish is medium, with dried fruits, still strawberry present, woody, a bit roasted, dry, acidic, round, with warm spices and olive notes. Nice price/performance.