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Swell de Spirits New Yarmouth Eastern Tales (Constantia Restaurant Bordeaux) 2009
One taster called it "richtig lecker" and the funky, high-ester side draws the crowd: crushed banana, ripe pineapple, plus a heavy hit of solvent, varnish and glue on the nose. It needs a good half hour to open, and some find young oak turning bitter late. A classic New Yarmouth 2009 profile at full cask strength.
The community says- Banana and pineapple
- High-ester funk
- Late bitterness
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How does Swell de Spirits New Yarmouth Eastern Tales (Constantia Restaurant Bordeaux) 2009 taste?
Aggregated from 51 community reviews.
Funky, banana-heavy New Yarmouth at cask strength Well-liked funky Jamaican with big banana and ester notes, but opinions split — several rate it a touch watery, astringent or bitter, and mid-pack among the many NY 2009 bottlings.
High-ester Jamaican funk fans
Anyone put off by solvent and glue notes
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16% rate it between 6 and 8. 19 selected write-ups from 51 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
Review by Timo Groeger
It's really tasty, the best of the weekend, at the end of the weekend. Great, funky Jamaican. We have lots of esters and solvents. Plus, of course, tropical fruit, especially pineapple and (fermented) banana.
Review by RumTaTa
Nose: Jamaican funk I think I recognize, glue, esters, sour but not like yesterday with the Hampden, but softer and muted. Palate: again Jamaica and also Hampden and again subdued. Maybe a blend or a low mark like OWH, LFCH or LROK. Alcohol around 60% or just over. Finish: here I'm back to Hampden with brine, green olives and a certain dryness. I like it very much. After some time in the glass, I'm sure it's a Hampden. OWH is ruled out, the rum is too intense for that, leaving LFCH and LROK. I'm guessing a young LROK from 2018. Resolution: ha, off the mark! At least I recognized the alcohol content well 🤪
Review by Thunderbird
Limited edition of a 2009 New Yarmouth. The nose is initially strikingly strong, full of solvent, varnish and esters. Only after some time (approx. 30 minutes) in the glass do tropical fruit, vanilla and some pastry aromas increasingly develop. This fits and is promising. On the palate, first esters, tropical fruit, vanilla and pastry. Then sweetness, young wood and, with increasing length, a kind of bitterness join in. This also accompanies the finish quite dominantly. This costs some points, as it is a clear off-note for me. Too bad, because the first impression promised much more
Review by zabo
I was quite excited about this bottling. 2009 New Yarmouths are already delicious. But this one definitely didn't really pick me up. At first it's really just solvents and glue on the nose. Very alcoholic on the palate at first. The typical cookie dough notes come out faintly after a long time. Put half the bottle in the back of the cupboard and see what happens in a few weeks.
Review by LukaŽiga
8,7:On the nose, the first impression we get are a cookie dough and pastry, immediately turning to intense,funky notes with esters and varnish, later glue and tropical fruits like banana and pineapple, roasted wood notes with caramel, spicy vanilla. On aeration, the molasses is vegetal, grassy, the fruits citrusy, slightly sour and the wood spicier. 8,7:On the palate, the attack is funky with esters, varnish, overripe tropical fruits like banana and pineapple, when well aired with mango and red fruits, slightly astringent, the wood is roasted with cream toffee, marzipan, spicy, salty, as the molasses is sweet with honey, flowery and vegetal. 8,8:The finish is really balanced, delicious, dry, sweet with roasted wood notes, slightly smoky, with pastry, nuts, perhaps yeast and tons of tropical fruits, pairing vegetal molasses with olive.
Review by SaibotZtar
Delicious New Yarmouth 2009 . Nose ... Solvent, ester, Anna's banana and some baking spice. It has something bacony in the nose 😲 Alcohol barely noticeable. Palate... Alcohol more present. Fruity funky ... Typical notes such as annas, mango banana and marzipan, butyric acid. Woodiness very low and negligible, therefore hardly any bitter notes. Not bad but nothing really new or different from all the others.
Review by Chrischi78
Einer dieser Jamaikaner, aufgrund derer man sich in der Langeweile verliert. Sicherlich solide, -die typischen Aromen, aber nichts was einen aus dem Sulki schmeißt. Im Ansatz sogar wässrig. Eher eine schwächere Abfüllung. Der nächste bitte!
Review by Skyfly
Crazy mixture. The nose is dominated by solvents and varnish. After a while, fruit joins in. On the palate, you experience a taste explosion of tropical fruits such as banana, pineapple and mango. The finish is still fruity, but difficult to pinpoint. Just the right ABV for my taste, which is perfectly integrated. Conclusion: a whole bottle would have been worth it. Now I still have half a sample Update: my own bottle has arrived. A terrific rum for me
Review by Johannes
Wow, ich bin echt begeistert! High Ester und Pfirsich treffen auf Keksteig. Richtig gut!
Review by Master P
In der Nase dominieren Lösungsmittel, bzw. Lack. Nach einer Weile kommen Früchte dazu. Im Gaumen eine Mischung aus tropischen Früchten, wie Banane, Ananas und Mango. Im Abgang immer noch fruchtig, aber schwer zu bestimmen. ABV,könnte besser eingebunden sein.
Review by Vincent D
Un New Yarmouth très funky. Des fruits mûrs, des solvants. Un cote métallique étonnant. La bouche est vive et épicée. In y retrouve les marqueurs du nez. Belle longueur. Du bois jeune en finale. Un jamaïcain sympa.
Review by Leo Krüper
Hmm, interessante Lack oder Dreck Note in diesem Jamaikaner. Irgendwie wird die Note aber immer bitterer. Wenn er runder wäre, ein schöner junger NY. So ist es irgendwie ein teures Experiment.
Review by Basti
Die Nase ist sehr verschlossen, es lassen sich die typischen high Ester Marker erkennen, dazu aber auch florale/seifige Aromen, Cola!? und Gewürze. Aber alles sehr verhalten. Am Gaumen überraschend wässrig und flach. Bin etwas enttäuscht. Im Crosstasting mit einigen HD <>H '13 + '14 definitiv im unteren Bereich.
Review by Mentalo
Ester, viele Fruchtnoten, Vanille, Keksteig und Marzipan. Bringt relativ viel Süße mit. Finde die Abfüllung von Swell jetzt nicht signifikant schlechter als den Großteil der anderen Abfüllung von NY 2009. Direktvergleich aber leider nicht möglich.
Review by Jacques etdom
Very similar to the NY Whisky Jury 2009. On the nose, less fruit than the competitor, more esters, glue and punch. On the palate, the same observation. Almost a little younger than the TWJ. This is the NY I love. The finish is moderately long. A very fine choice of cask, one bottle clearly won't be enough for me!
Review by Adrian Wahl
Eher am unteren Ende der NY 2009er. Nicht so frisch wie die anderen.
Review by F.L.O.
Schöner new yarmouth! An der Nase etwas Holz, Frucht, etwas Ester, Vanille und Nuss. Am Gaumen noch viel viel mehr Nuss, - fast schon Walnuss. Holz und Kokos kommen noch dazu. Macht Spaß. Gerne mehr davon 😉
Review by Christian Rudt
Der Swell NY09 verkostet im Vergleich mit dem TWJ NY ebenfalls aus 09. Der Swell gibt sich an der Nase zugeknöpfter mit viel Lösungsmitteln und Muss wohl erstmal lüften, da war der TWJ gleich zugänglicher. Ganz langsam lassen sich dann auch fruchtige Aromen wahrnehmen. Geschmacklich sticht hier die Banane heraus. Schöne leichte süße etwas fordernder im Vergleich zum TWJ und nicht ganz so rund im Geschmack. Unterm Strich ist der TWJ für mich die bessere Abfüllung. Man sippz da gern dran. der Swell scheint mehr Ester zu haben die ihn letztlich weniger zugänglich und umso adstringierender machen. Wer das mehr mag ist damit natürlich besser aufgehoben.
Review by Nils123
Schön funky. Super eingebundener Alkohol. Mit Wasser kommen in der Nase Keksteignoten hinzu. Braucht Zeit, um sich zu öffnen.
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Details about Swell de Spirits New Yarmouth Eastern Tales (Constantia Restaurant Bordeaux) 2009
A Pot Still Rum from Jamaica, bottled by Swell de Spirits, at 61,2%.
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52 bottles logged by 42 collectors.
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23% opened, 3 emptied and repurchased.
What did the community pay for Swell de Spirits New Yarmouth Eastern Tales (Constantia Restaurant Bordeaux) 2009?
Community paid 81–130 €.
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