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Habitation Velier Worthy Park WPL 2007
Most tasters land in the mid-8s and call this a very good Worthy Park: overripe banana, pineapple, glue and vanilla up front, then a spicy, woody, faintly salty-olive side. A few find it lighter with a short finish, and one or two say it turns too dry and tobacco-heavy. The 59% is well hidden. Tropical aging gave it a huge 64% angel's share.
The community says- Overripe banana
- Well-hidden 59%
- But: Short finish
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How does Habitation Velier Worthy Park WPL 2007 taste?
Aggregated from 157 community reviews.
Rounded low-ester Jamaican, banana and spice Widely liked as a rounded, low-ester Jamaican — banana, spice and gentle funk with the alcohol tucked in. The catch: the finish runs a bit short, and a few find it dry or plain.
Fans of aged, low-ester Jamaican pot still
Anyone chasing big Hampden-style funk or a long finish
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92% rate it 8 or higher. 48 selected write-ups from 157 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
Review by Mirko Frosini 🇮🇪
Most helpful positive review
Like the 2006 Forsyths it does not disappoint expectations. Compared to its predecessor this has more presence of ester/solvent notes and seems less toasty...by a little. On the pineapple finish. A very satisfying tasting rum that I would never stop drinking.
Review by Pavel Spacek
Most helpful mixed review
Standard rum, not bad, not great. Just average, no extraordinary part of taste
Review by Galli33
Awesome low ester rum. Now i have this bottle for a year and I can‘t stop drinking. The alcohol is integrated very well. This is a very amazing rum by Luca. Nose: Funky, trop. fruits, banana, pineapple, dried figs, dried apricot, orange, polish, glue, ester, woody, honey Mouth: Funky, dry, delicious, balanced, Ester, polish, banana, pineapple, coconut, woody, oak, roasted nuts Finish: Long, Balanced, delicious, trop fruits, dried fruits, leather, oak, mocha, toasted, honey
Review by Martin Ekrt
After some time, when I have finished the bottle, I return to retasting thanks to the cast sample. I just can't help myself with this rum and I consider it to be perhaps the best I've had from Worthy Park. Perhaps only Quatre Vins has impressed me to the same degree. I kinda regret not having another bottle. Edit: the last drop I had poured. It's still a great Worthy Park for me
Review by Joachim Guger
A great Jamaica Rum! In the nose solvent, lots of fruit, warm, very complex. Horny! 😄In the mouth fat, very, very complex. Ester, fruit, warm.Since I will get me a bottle!
Review by TheRhumhoe
A beautiful Worthy Park with a diverse, well-balanced profile. The nose opens with tropical fruits, then esters, solvents and glue, before giving way to spices, wood and chocolate. Complementing tobacco and a roasted sensation, beautiful pastry notes also appear, with caramel, toffee, marzipan, burnt sugar and buttery aromas. A deep, greedy, warm nose: very promising. The attack on the palate is lively and spicy, a little harder than the nose suggests. Banana, pineapple and citrus quickly fade before giving way to warm, spicy, woody, leathery and tobacco notes. The integration of alcohol could be improved. The rum here is rougher and rougher, and needs a little rest. The finish is of medium length, with a fleeting hint of exotic fruits and dried fruits. Dry, warm and somewhat bitter, the palate is overwhelmed by spices (chili, pepper, aniseed and licorice), dark chocolate, leather, wood (cask), tobacco and smoky notes. A saline touch is also perceptible. Compared with the 2006 vintage, the nose is more savory, but the attack on the palate is more aggressive and less controlled. The finish leaves a similar impression. All in all, a fine bottling from Velier.
Review by Timo Groeger
Zum Tagesabschluss dann noch nen geilenbWorthy Park. Schmeckt echt geil, wenn ich den denke wie die Pirmasensener Berge mich zerstört haben 🤣 Ansosnsten tropische Früchte, aber auch etwas Vanille und Ester.
Review by Basti
Blindtasting Worthy Park with: HV WPL (RX272) HV WPM (RX1089) Schotman (RX17173) Wolfgang Klotz (RX21848) TWJ (RX14182) 3rd place (8.4): TWJ. The nose is quite closed and ends up being a bit unbalanced on both the nose and the palate. Slightly bitter on the palate and also on the finish. 2nd place (8.6): HV WPL + WK Spirits. The WK has more wood and spices overall and, with plenty of time in the glass, also more fruity aromas. The HV WPL also needs a little time in the glass, but then has a beautifully complex nose. On the palate, alongside trop. Fruits on the palate as well as subtle glue and esters. 1st place (8.7): HV WPM + Schotman. The Schotman is probably the most rounded WP in crosstasting with a nice peach note. The WPM stands out somewhat with its smoky aromas and licorice. WP has been under my radar so far, wrongly so. I am really positively surprised and will probably have a WP in my glass more often in the future :)
Review by cigares
Un nez de banane sur-mûre et de solvants, de la douceur pâtissière (sponge cake), des fruits jaunes et un boisé en soutient; vif et aromatique, ce nez à tout pour plaire. Entrée de bouche douce, mais sans dilution, gourmande et fruitée, puis les arômes prennent leurs aises et se développent avec même un petit côté végétal fort agréable. La finale est assez longue, belle, mais au fil du temps elle devient un peu unilatérale, sur le bois, le rôti, l’ananas et les fruits jaunes.
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
Another wonderful rum from Habitation and typical Jamaican. The nose starts off funky from opening the bottle. Once rested for 15 minutes you're going to be welcomed by a very fruity nose with vanilla and a tad of polish/varnish. In the back there is a bit of wood. The palate is also setting off funky and fruity with a spicy peppery touch. In the background I get olive, tobacco and wonderful oak. The finish is long and pepper spicy with fruits and oak.
Review by Skyfly
Kleines WP X-Tasting im Rahmen des Abfüllens: eine wirklich gelungene Abfüllung bei der sich die Banane von Nase bis Abgang im Vordergrund befindet. Leichte Ester, Gewürze, geröstetes Holz und gegen Ende getrocknete Früchte begleiten das ganze. Alkohol perfekt eingebunden!
Review by Christoph
On the nose, the Worthy Park fruit basket remains in the background and is overlaid by nut, toast and chocolate. On the palate, it then turns a bit towards the typical WP fruit basket while remaining very spicy. Ester remains at the bottom. The finish is a bit salty with pepper and mocha.
Review by Rodolphe
Quick sampling of a sample base with a buddy. Great worthy park profile so banana pastry all the way.
Review by Giuseppe Ambrosio
It makes itself drinkable and is very pleasant. Tasted again after some time. Nice color, excellent nose as well as palate and above all very drinkable somewhat like Capovilla's fruit distillates. Compared to the WPM mark I find it slightly less spritzy. (PS: the rating, like impressions, are purely personal)
Review by Tschusikowsky
Tropical aging is something beautiful. In the nose a lot of fruit. Palate does not quite deliver what the nose promises. Woodier and spicier. Slightly salty on the finish. Great.
Review by Cinci
Very nice bottling from Worthy Park, unfortunately becoming increasingly difficult to obtain. Very classic on the nose, tropical fruits and esters rise up. On the palate I was positively surprised by the olive note, otherwise familiar funky esters and tropical fruits.
Review by Mike H.
Worthy Park is my least favorite Jamaican distillery. The rums I’ve tasted so far are nice but not mind blowing and this one is not different. Classic banana, pineapple with a little ester and wood both in nose and taste.
Review by Rumpalumpa
Ein sehr runder Worthy Park. Etwas fruchtiger als der 2005 Forsyths. Aber mit ähnlich erdiger Würze, zu der neben Tabak im. Abgang auch schwarze Oliven kommen. Angenehm süß und wirklich gut eingebundener Alkohol
Review by Serge
Delicious Worthy Park with nuts and dried figs over the typical low ester profile with banana, plantain, and honey. There is also some tropical fruit. I like it. For me, it wins against the 2006 WPM tasted in parallel. Somewhat finer and the more pleasant Liw ester mouthfeel.
Review by crazyforgoodbooze
gigantic fruity nose, unfortunately tasted then rather tobacco, very dry, very woody and a lot of spices and rather little of the fruit you hope on the nose. in addition bitter and salty and overall me too woody and bitter.worthy park is just not mine I have the impression...🙈
Review by Johannes
Excellent Worthy Park!
Review by Michal S
A solid fruit bomb, a bit lighter, but definitely drinkable. Fragrant Jamaica with some esters, some spicier notes and tobacco in the taste. Very decent value for money, recommend to try and buy while it's available.
Review by ElReyTristan
Beautiful delicacy in the nose with smells of marzipan dessert that we find in mouth. We also find always present a banana well ripe limit flambé. The whole is rather round and warm but no trace of residual sugar. It's rather pleasant and less of an ass-kicking than Hampden, maybe easier to match with a cigar. I'm not sure to put its current price though...
Review by TheJackDrop
Aïe aïe aïe ça c’est très très bon. 10 belles années au compteur, un max de fruits tropicaux notamment ananas très mûr et banane, mais aussi le peps et l’acidité du pamplemousse. Un bois franc, une finale plus gourmande avec quelques nôtes de chocolats et d’épices.. j’adore !
Review by Andi
Beautiful Jamaican, fruity, spicy with some wood.
Review by Rhum Mirror 🇧🇪
Balanced nose typical of WP: ripe bananas/vanilla/chocolate. Rich, warm and inviting! Clean, pleasant palate: caramel/coconut/Jamaican funk/orange peel. The finish is rather successful, with lovely wood, chocolate and a touch of olive. A fine single cask that represents the world of WP. This is a rum with an intense, rich taste. It lacks craziness, but sometimes it's nice to have something more conventional... And good news, I still have a bottle lying around in my cellar ...
Review by Zorman 🇩🇰
Sweet caramel in the nose. Not so funky as a Hampden, but more rounded and mellow - almost like a Burbon. Nice warm and long finish. Very good
Review by m8375e
lighter style but very drinkable
Review by Jackie Flannery
I did a quasi blindtaste with three WP rums: Rum Runner 2006 54,5%. Hab. Velier 2007 59% WPL. OB Conquete 2005 53% WPL. I knew I liked the Velier so I wanted to test it against similar rums. This will be the first round, I’m interested in knowing which is the WP in my collection I like the most. C: Dark gold. N: Appels, especially red one and peaches mixed with petrol fumes. A coastal saltiness lurking in the background. It’s kind of mean but sweet at the same time. I like that! M: Here is were we thanks Velier. Peaches, lime and of course red apples. Spices too, making this a proper rum. F: Short with some white pepper. Water: Lighter and sharper. Better without! Buy: Yes! Stopp looking for expensive rums. There are still some amazing ones for the right price. Like this one!
Review by ordogh
Suprisingly balanced rum at high abv. Fruit driven smell with rich spiciness and some funk. The palate is well balanced, it’s hard to believe that the ABV is 59. Kind tropical fruits with sweet and peppery spiciness. The aftertaste is long and paralell with the palate. I could miss some more funk, but for me it is a great rum.
Review by Agricoler
Day 22 Sample de Luxe Calendar: Very tasty Worthy Park doesn't come close to HV's 2006. Overall a little lighter overall profile not as much spice.
Review by Arnaud Faverjon
Very nice Worthy Park, nice profile all in balance, we come back easily on it, but nice length, I like it a lot!
Review by Renato Molo
Nice product although I honestly preferred the 2006 WP 12 year which I found more complete and engaging.
Review by Alan Bertoli
Davvero sorprendente, complesso e ricco. Va degustato con calma per apprezzarne il valore. Da evidenziare angel share del 64%!!! Al naso i profumi sono tutti ben equilibrati fra loro. Frutti tropicali, caramello, cacao e una leggerissima nota di menta. Nonostante l'alcol sia al 59% non da alcun fastidio, nemmeno al palato, dove ritornano frutti tropicali e vaniglia accompagnati da una speziatura di pepe molto interessante. Finale media lunghezza dai sapori scuri e tostati di cacao. Super!
Review by John Coffey
Too dry... It lacks finesse for me. I've known better nectars from WP
Review by Worst
Truly remarkable this Worthy Park!
Review by Motvind
Näsan: Banan, tropiska frukter, vanilj, bränt socker och rostade toner. Smak: Tropiska frukter som kommer med en pepprighet, spicy och tunna.
Review by Michael Grünfelder
Very well balanced rum. Slightly pissy and aggressive as you know it from Habitation Velier. Very nice product.
Review by Anton Krioukov
Explosive! What a great example of the WPL Marque. The word integration is amazing. I feel like this from really showcases. The walnut forward Worthy Park profile. This is an exceptional room. Pick one up if you can, I know I will be looking for another bottle.
Review by sweetiemode
Possibly my favorite rum I’ve tried yet, certainly my favorite aged lower-ester Jamaican. Especially fun stumbling on a few bottles in 2024 covered in dust in downtown Portland, Oregon at a price lower than MSRP. Perfectly balanced Worthy Park with classic chocolate sauce covered banana splits. Not too sweet, sour, spicy, or tannic.
Review by Mammutti
Strong solvents, banana and spice on the nose. Mouth is similar with added tropical fruits and bitter spice, heavy on the alcohol. Finish changes it completely: bitterness of alcohol and spice move in the background, replaced with mellow smooth banana caramel that lasts in the breath for a long time. Absolutely delicious.
Review by Amit Bentabou
Smells like an old scotch whisky, id say Imperial Distillery. Malt, tropical fruit, candy shop. Just amazing rum, love it. Would have to put my hands on a bottle...
Review by Adrian Adame
barva zlatonahnědlá vůně nedozrálé tropické ovoce a koření, typická vůně WP chuť nasládlá, přezrálé šťavnaté tropické ovoce, koření, typická chuť WP Baví mne 🤘
Review by Michael Janek
23.5.2024 the smell of flambéed bananas flavour-wise a complete bulldozer, it grinds and scrolls , on the tongue it is felt all over
Review by Robert M.
Relatively unobtrusive in the nose, but alcoholic, pleasing in the mouth, but with pepper. It's a shame that it disappears so quickly.
Review by Richard Krupa
Beautiful scent, the taste is very sharp for me After half a year I'm increasing from 55b to 65b. It's sharper, but good
Review by Kayla Roy
This is a great worthypark rum, punchy and very fun. From nose to finish, this is a delightful sipper.
Review by Sebastiaan Linssen
Tasted at GRF2025 Normally Worthy Parks are a hit or miss for me. This one was a hit.
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Expert review by The Fat Rum Pirate
Read full review →All of which were excellent I must say. This however is my favourite Worthy Park to date and it is one of the best rums I have tried this year. Scratch that one of the best rums I have ever tried. You need to buy this. Treat yourself.
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Auction results 54 € – 112 €
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Avg. community purchase price 100 €
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Details about Habitation Velier Worthy Park WPL 2007
A Pot Still Rum from Jamaica, bottled by Habitation Velier, at 59%.
Community purchases
253 bottles logged by 205 collectors.
A drinker & collector.
16% opened, 16 emptied and repurchased.
What did the community pay for Habitation Velier Worthy Park WPL 2007?
Community paid 75–125 €.
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253 purchased · 162 tasted · 102 wishlist · as of
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