Aroma visualization from community tastings
Velier Nine Leaves Red Wine Cask 2017
Red wine and dried grape lead the nose, with cedar, sugarcane, pepper and anise crowding in behind. It's an experiment: the wine-cask sweetness and the distillery's own herbal, roasted side don't quite settle together, and several tasters say the flavors clash more than they blend. Long, drying, bitter-edged finish. At 60% the alcohol shows but stays mostly in line.
The community says- Cedar and red wine
- Long dry finish
- Flavors clash
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How does Velier Nine Leaves Red Wine Cask 2017 taste?
Aggregated from 16 community reviews.
Wine-cask Japanese rum, more experiment than easy sipper Reviewers find it intriguing but unresolved — a tasting-club curiosity where the red-wine finish and rum base pull against each other rather than lock in.
tasting-club drinkers who chase unusual cask finishes
anyone wanting a harmonious, easy pour
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How is Velier Nine Leaves Red Wine Cask 2017 rated?
RumX’s 0–10 scale is strict: 7.7 sits in the “Good” band. 93% of tasters rate it Good or better; only 0% rate it below average. See the full rating guide →
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What does the community say?
88% rate it between 6 and 8. 3 selected write-ups from 16 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
#5718 27.09.2025 Day one of the Whisky Live 2025, which this year looks better organized/arranged inside. Another try with a wine cask and it's marginally better than then other releases. The wood is more in the background where the fruits come to the front and sugarcane with anise follows.
Review by Rhum Mirror 🇧🇪
Cette année, j’ai pu déguster toute la lineup, et… malheureusement, ce n’est pas mieux. Les rhums sont plus jeunes (2017 à 2020) et, globalement, encore moins convaincants. La série mise surtout sur les finishes : 2020 Sherry Pedro Ximénez – 60 % et 59 % 2018 Spanish Oak – 59 % 2018 Armagnac Cask – 59 % 2017 Red Wine Cask – 60 % S’il fallait en sauver un, ce serait le 2018 Spanish Oak : une finale dense, corsée, avec cette impression de “mâcher un bâton de réglisse”. Intéressant, sans être transcendant. On sent clairement que cette gamme reste expérimentale, en quête d’un équilibre entre la base et le type de vieillissement. Mais pour l’instant, je dois l’avouer : je ne suis pas le public visé. Des rhums de dégustation plus que de plaisir, parfaits pour un club de dégustation ou une session découverte, mais pas vraiment des bouteilles que j’aurais envie de garder dans mon bar.
Review by cigares
Whisky Live Paris 2025. Un nez un peu bizarre, brandy et vin rouge, bois de cèdre et au second plan les fruits ; fruits jaunes, poire et coing et de la sucrosité qui enrobe le tout. La première bouche est chargée en alcool ici aussi Brandy et vin rouge. La bouche n’est pas très harmonieuse, les arômes s’entrechoquent. Le bois de cèdre est bien présent et le coing est un peu en retrait, d’autres fruits jaunes aussi. La finale est longue, marquée par une amertume de plus en plus forte et ce n’est que tout à la fin que les fruits, le bois de cèdre et la douceur se refont une place.
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Details about Velier Nine Leaves Red Wine Cask 2017
A rum from Japan, bottled by Velier, at 60%.
Community purchases
7 bottles logged by 7 collectors.
A collector's bottle.
0% opened, 0 emptied and repurchased.
What does Velier Nine Leaves Red Wine Cask 2017 cost?
Community paid 211–255 €.
Current best price: 312.14 € – 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+ →
7 purchased · 16 tasted · 6 wishlist · as of
About the Nine Leaves distillery
The Nine Leaves distillery is located in Japan. Rums from Nine Leaves have been reviewed 828 times with an average of 8.0/10.
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