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Precious Liquors New Yarmouth The Bottle Shop NYE/WM 2005
People are near-unanimous here: this 20-year New Yarmouth is an ester bomb that still drinks easy. Glue, nail polish and varnish hit first, then overripe banana, pineapple and mango, with cookie dough, marzipan and vanilla from the extra cask time. The 58.8% is so well integrated a few tasters even call it "zu brav" — almost too polished for a funk monster.
The community says- Huge ester funk
- Banana and pineapple
- Slightly too smooth
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How does Precious Liquors New Yarmouth The Bottle Shop NYE/WM 2005 taste?
Aggregated from 71 community reviews.
Funky New Yarmouth, fruity and surprisingly easy Loved across the board — one of the more balanced 2005 New Yarmouths, full of glue, tropical fruit and cookie dough. The only quibble: some find it a touch too smooth and round for the style.
Fans of high-ester Jamaican funk who still want balance
Beginners and anyone put off by solvent and glue notes
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What does the community say?
3% rate it between 6 and 8. 20 selected write-ups from 71 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
Review by Mirco
Really strong New Yarmouth. On the nose, lots of fruity notes, ripe tropical fruit, along with pastry, marzipan, and a nice spice. On the palate, dense and very balanced with wood, spices, and an elegant sweetness. The balance is just right here, everything feels bold but never sharp. Great release.
Review by RumTaTa
Der Rum ist jetzt ca. 30 Minuten im Glas und meine große Tochter kam gerade ins "Arbeitszimmer" und meinte: "Papa, hier müffelt es aber krass!" Nase: Jamaika pur! Mit einem großen Versprechen von reifen, süßen, tropischen Früchten. Klebstoff und Lack sind natürlich auch mit von der Partie Gaumen: wunderbar! Das Versprechen der Nase wird mit viel Süße eingelöst mit genau dem richtigen Druck durch den Alkohol. Nachklang: lang und angenehm, ohne die Oliven/Salzlake die mich manchmal bei Hampden stören. DAS ist Jamaika-Rum! Alle, die Ester-Spektakel mögen: zugreifen!
Review by zabo
Edit: im MaiTai schmeckt er mir super, nach oben korrigiert. Ein direkter Vergleich mit den Brüdern aus 2005 wird noch kommen. Vom ersten Eindruck, eine wirklich sehr gute Nase. Vom Geschmack kann er bei anderen 2005er locker mithalten. Ein direkter Vergleich wird folgen, daher erstmal eine erste Einschätzung von den Punkten.
Review by Skyfly
I haven't had a really bad 2005 NY in my glass yet and this one definitely follows suit! Nose and palate are incredibly harmonious and combine tropical fruits, esters, varnish and young wood to perfection!
Review by DomM
Litte NY side-by-side: For the 2005 vintage: on the nose the CDI 12y @55% very much hits more of the chemical notes. Funky with solvents. Very much overpowering fruity and cookie (dough) notes. The 13y CDI brother delivers more on the latter. Still funky with chemicals, but more fruits and a more pleasant nose. Also feels more intense as it is more complex. The full proof GC does the same but declasses the lower ABV CDI‘s on the nose. Brilliant NY profile! The BottleShop clearly shows it’s higher age. Cookie and cake notes with lots of vanilla are dominating here. Yet there is still ample funk and tropical fruits. Powerful and very tastey. Could spent hours with this nose. On the palate the younger CDI stays true to the nose: lots of esters and chemical notes. Some fruits (mango) and some smokiness. A bit weird but interesting. With 55% at good drinking strength while not lacking intensity just as the 13y. Again in the CDI 13y chemical notes are a bit more moderate with more cookie and fruit notes. More pleasing but still intense and funky. I prefer this one out of the CDIs. For the CG full proof again: absolute power house! Very intense with a nice balance of (lots of) funk and cookie and fruity notes. Excellent 2005 NY indeed. On the palate the BS again demonstrates what the 2005 vintage can do with some more time in the cask. More rounded out than the younger bottlings in my lineup but still very intense with ester, funky fruits and even more cookie notes excentuated with more vanilla from the cask. Looking at 2005 vs. 2009 - in general - 2005 brings more funk and esters to the table while 2009 provides even more cookie notes.
Review by Thunderbird
With a New Yarmouth 2005, you can always expect a good bottling. And you won't be disappointed. This 2005 NY is also outstanding. On the nose, the full load of Jamaica with funk, ester, fruit and marzipan. On the palate, a complex variety of wood, fruit, esters, light acidity, some tannins and funk. That's how it should be. The finish is initially on the woody and bitter side, but later becomes slightly fruity again. Overall, a very good bottling. A clear recommendation
Review by Banana Joe
Direct comparison of the two new 2005 New Yarmouths. I have more esters in the nose at the beginning of the Bottleshop than with TWJ. Otherwise fruits and glue dominate here, nail polish. A little less acidity than the TWJ. After some time in the glass, however, the noses get closer and closer and I could no longer tell the two apart blind. The palate is dominated by esters and tropical fruits. Pineapple stands out here. Slightly more esters than the TWJ. Overall a little rougher than the TWJ. Conclusion: Both great bottlings, the TWJ has the edge due to a slightly higher smoothness. But I'm glad to have a bottle of both, they're also good value.
Review by crazyforgoodbooze
Extremely smooth NY 2005, the cookie dough is there as you would imagine, but here it is more reminiscent of cookies with white & pink ruby chocolate and salted caramel chunks, as well as dried strawberry pieces. Alcohol is perfectly integrated, the wood is not too dominant, pleasant light sweetness and thick viscosity. For 180€ a fairly priced bottling from BottleShop! It has everything you could wish for in a 2005 New Yarmouth, but is almost "too well-behaved" and too unresisting, but that's really complaining on a high level! 😃 Can also easily keep up with other previous benchmark 2005 New Yarmouths...
Review by Chrischi78
The guy is really sensational fun. Thanks to Zabo for the sample and, of course, compliments to the bottle store and precious liquors. This rum is as powerful as it is balanced. ABV perfectly integrated
Review by rbfsnow
Wow overripe Banana, Pineapple, Mango and Jack Fruit 😋
Review by Adrian Wahl
Really tasty NY 2005, but I like the more recent ones a bit better. Will certainly deliver in May Tai. I thought about it for a long time but decided against a whole bottle.
Review by Christian Rudt
Sniffing the bottle makes you feel good again. In the glass: First marzipan on the nose, then the esters hit through lots of glue and nail polish. Alcohol perfectly integrated. Some baking sensation slowly follows. Great. On the palate. Very fine sensation in the first sip, the esters are there immediately. Lots of pineapple and banana. Tannins are noticeable. With this abv of 58.8, the rum is incredibly accessible for me and then offers everything you need. To remain critical, the rum is perhaps even a little too round at the end, but that suits it well in terms of taste. On the nose, however, it is simply outstanding. That's why a 9 has to go in front of the decimal point. Great bottling. Thanks to the bottleshop for the selection 🇯🇲🥃😊
Review by Serge
I like it, tasty New Yarmouth profile with everything that needs to be there. It's enough on the nose but round at the same time. You can take it with you without hesitation. Let it stand for a while, it's really good for you.
Review by Jacques etdom
A nose of esters, banana, mango, strawberry and other red fruits, which, solvents....waouh! The palate is beautifully complex. Toasted walnuts and light marzipan are added to the previous markers, a real delight. A slight smokiness appears from time to time on the finish. Long finish. Makes you want to dive in again and again. Stefan, my friend, what are you up to now?! A notch above the twj for me, you can really feel the 7 years of tropical aging. My favorite of the year (along with twj's wonderful hampden 97)!
Review by Schnubbii
A very nice, very fruity New Yarmouth. Even better at the offer price.
Review by Jarek
Small 2005 New Yarmouth Cross Tasting - November 2025: Delicious! More complex and stronger than the RX4089 from CDI, I like it very much. It also has a little more maturity and sweetness. Worth a bottle here.
Review by DosenZorn
High Ester new Yarmouth is quite something. Lots of moisture and varnish/solvent, as well as sweet cookies. Young and wild; that's what makes Jamaican rum really fun. But also very astringent on the finish.
Review by Johannes
Lange ist kein NY05 erschienen! Deshalb war ich sehr gespannt! Er hat nicht enttäuscht!
Review by Jakob
Wow, really good release! Everything I expect from a top-quality New Yarmouth, i.e. intense fruit esters, generous but elegant sweetness of cookies and marzipan, wood and spices. What is particularly convincing in the case of this rum is the balance - the alcohol strength is perfect to shine without sharpness, but with the entire spectrum of flavors in full range. Great.
Review by Fuwi
Vorab: ich stehe überhaupt nicht auf Esterbomben, die danach streben, so komplex, fruchtig und bombastisch wie möglich zu sein. Aber nachdem ich von diesem Rum ein Sample probiert hatte, musste ich die Flasche bestellen. Phantastische Abfüllung! Direkt nach dem Eingießen verströmt er einen unglaublich intensiven Geruch, der sogar von meine Tochter in der Küche nebenan bemerkt wurde und sie herüber kam "Boah Papa, riecht dein Rum so?" Also, die Nase ist schon der Hammer. Das Feuerwerk setzt sich am Gaumen fort, frisch eingeschenkt noch wild und kantig, wird er mit der Zeit ruhiger und glatter. Der Alkohol ist sehr gut eingebunden und stützt die Aromen von vergorenem Obst, Holz und einer Süße von Keksen/Gebäck. Letztere kommen bei dem sehr langen Abgang immer deutlicher zur Geltung. Steiles Gerät!
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Details about Precious Liquors New Yarmouth The Bottle Shop NYE/WM 2005
A rum from Jamaica, bottled by Precious Liquors, at 58,8%.
Community purchases
71 bottles logged by 48 collectors.
A drinker & collector.
16% opened, 4 emptied and repurchased.
What does Precious Liquors New Yarmouth The Bottle Shop NYE/WM 2005 cost?
Community paid 167–186 €.
Current best price: 185.00 € – within the typical community range.
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+9 purchases in the last 3 months.
Added to collections, last 12 months — dark bars are the last 3.
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About the New Yarmouth distillery
The New Yarmouth distillery is located in Jamaica. Rums from New Yarmouth have been reviewed 3,402 times with an average of 8.7/10.
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