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Cave Guildive Enmore Demerara Rum MEV 1990
"Very nice Demerara," as one taster put it, and most agree this Enmore leads with dark, roasted wood before the classic pencil-shaving, anise and licorice notes arrive. Dried apricot, vanilla and burnt sugar round it out. Several found it powerful but a touch one-dimensional and closed at first — a few water drops and some air open it up. The 58% isn't always perfectly integrated.
The community says- Roasted wood depth
- Classic Enmore profile
- Can feel one-dimensional
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How does Cave Guildive Enmore Demerara Rum MEV 1990 taste?
Aggregated from 44 community reviews.
Powerful, roasted, anise-heavy Demerara sipper A well-liked but slightly divisive Enmore: intense roasted wood, anise and licorice, dried fruit underneath. Some love the power; others find it austere and single-minded, with heat that isn't fully tucked in.
Demerara fans who like dark, roasted, spicy wooden-still rum
Anyone who dislikes anise, licorice or charred-wood intensity
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How is Cave Guildive Enmore Demerara Rum MEV 1990 rated?
RumX’s 0–10 scale is strict: 8.4 sits in the “Very good” band. 97% 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?
18% rate it between 6 and 8. 20 selected write-ups from 44 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
Review by Mirco
Most helpful positive review
RumX Blind Tasting 8x Enmore 1990 Rum Nr. 2 Milde Nase, deutlich höherer ABV, was dem Rum spürbar mehr Komplexität verleiht. Schöne Noten von Schwarztee und Tabak, insgesamt kraftvoller und strukturierter als zunächst erwartet. Im direkten Vergleich überraschend schwächer als gedacht, weshalb ich meine ursprüngliche Bewertung nach unten korrigieren musste. Besten Dank an Alex für die Organisation!
Review by crazyforgoodbooze
Most helpful mixed review
sehr würziger, dunkler und fast schon verbrannt wirkender enmore. mir persönlich etwas zu arg und dazu vereint er einiges an Aromen die ich nicht mag: verkohltes Holz, Lakritze, Marzipan und Anis. lässt sich gut trinken, ist aber einfach absolut nicht meins. hier fehlt mir einiges an Komplexität die Enmore sonst zu bieten hat. Kontinental ist einfach nicht das gleiche wie tropisch...
Review by Thunderbird
Blindtasting Enmore 1990 Nr.2: An der Nase recht verhalten und schwach wahrnehmbar..dezente Würz- und Kräuteraromen. Am Gaumen anfangs eine Süße und deutlich mehr ABV, was den Aromen zu Gute kommt. Der Abgang ist mittellang undklassisch auf der würzig kräuterigen Seite Edit: Beim gestrigen Blindtasting babe ich diesen Rum 0,2 Punkte nach unten korrigiert
Review by Jakob
Getrocknete Aprikose, Lakritz, schwarzer Pfeffer, Anis, Holz, Röstigkeit - auch hier ist einiges los im Glas. Luft tut dem Rum gut, um die anfängliche Wucht etwas zu zähmen; dann entfaltet sich ein ausgesprochen spannendes Aromenspektrum, das sich sowohl beim Rauch als auch bei den Gewürzen immer wieder den Extremen nähert, nur um im nächsten Moment doch wieder in die schwere Süsse einzutauchen, die die gelben Früchte, Kandiszucker und Holznoten hervorholen. der Abgang ist lang und durchaus ein wenig feurig - das stört mich in diesem Fall weniger, weil es zum kraftvollen Gesamteindruck passt. Ein exzellenter Rum mit viel Ausdrucksstärke.
Review by Galli33
Very good demerara stuff 🥃 The alcohol could be integrated better. Dried apricot, vanilla, wood, toasted in the nose. Anise, roasted, vanilla, pastries, oak, almonds in the mouth. Very round and delicious, but very spicy. The finish is long demerara like with some notes of the barrel(oak) burnt (demerara) sugar and vanilla. An astrigent(tanninis) felling. Later on there are some notes of mint and anise. Very delicious. I‘ll add some drops of water, maybe it shows up some more notes
Review by zabo
Danke erstmal an Alex_Kunath für den Split, sonst hätte ich mich wohl nie mit sovielen 90er Enmores auseinander gesetzt. Bin gerade zwiegespalten ob die zwei ersten, die ich probiert habe, wirklich so meine Welt sind.
Review by Tschusikowsky
Very dense and multi-layered. Very smoky at the beginning, almost too firmly charred. The intensity overwhelmed me at the beginning (one-dimensional). Much more aromas are added later. Explosive on the palate. The increased ABV is noticeable in the taste, but is not perfectly integrated.
Review by DomM
Cross Tastinge across 12 bottlings of 1990 Versialles destilled Enmores. Looking at the cask strength / 50%+ ABV bottlings in the line up (CG, DT, Duchess, Greenheart I & II, RdL, Sponge, TWJ), all deliver on the classic Versailles notes: Pencil, herbs/anis, some continental fruits and a wet/moldy woodiness. Quality wise I don’t see an outlier tbh, all very enjoyable. Noticeable, however, is a very intense nose on the Sponge, which adds lots of resin and „woody“ notes to the mix,probably paying tribute to its (partly) maturation in wine casks. This is clearly outstanding out of the batch. Bonus points for the older Greenheart and TWJ for highest intensity on the (continental) fruit notes for me. DT and The Duchess gravitating more towards spicy notes in the mix. Same overall verdict for the palate. All rums in the batch are of high quality and there is no dramatic outlier (good or bad), except for the Rum Sponge. While I enjoyed the nose, on the palate the bottling is overwhelmed by wine notes. As for a lot of finished/double matured releases I just don’t see the point and here don’t like it particularly. Among the other bottlings: the DT is particularly nicely balanced with a pleasant sweetness working nicely with herbal and more darker notes. Very enjoyable. My favorite on the palate is probably the younger Greenheart (at least in this sitting). Almost as balanced as the DT but with a bit more anise and herbal notes for a bit more excitement. The older Greenheart is also very nice, with a bit less sweetness yet also very nicely balanced. TWJ and The Duchess are overall a bit more in the harsher side concerning alcohol integration, yet still very good. Very strong bottlings of the vinatage overall and a pleasure to have some side by side. Cheers to Alex for curating (most of) the tasting set! 🙌
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
A wonderful rum that has roasted barrel notes to it from nose to finish. Lightly fruity with spices and some licorice and marzipan. Lovely medium to long finish.
Review by Serge
Community Tasting Enmore 1990 VSG/MEV als Blindverkostung. Rum2: Kräftiger als Rum 1 mit viel Leim und Holz. Aber auch eindimensionaler. Kräuter sind auch da. Schön intensiv aber wenige Aromen. Evtl. einen Punkt vor Rum1. Verkostet wurden: Rum1 = rx1560 Alambic Classic Rum 2 = rx3280 Cave Guildive Rum 3 = rx12797 RDL Rum 4 = rx 1432 Rum Nation Rum 5 = rx 5924 Duncan Taylor Rum 6 = rx 5423 Moon Import Rum 7 = rx 17311 Rum Sponge Rum 8 = rx 12427 Greenheart Mein Ranking: 8 > 7 = 5 > 6 = 3 > 4 = 2 > 1
Review by Johannes
Blind Tasting Enmore 1990 by Alex: Deutlicher präsenter im Vergleich, mehr Alkohol, wenig Bleistift, etwas Komplexität fehlt.
Review by cigares
Community Tasting Enmore 1990. No 2. Un nez de vieux bois, de thé noir, du caramel, de la vanille et des fruits secs. Un côté frais et fruité en arrière-plan avec de la banane et des herbes. Une bouche vive marquée par les tannins du bois et la vanille, les autres arômes sont aussi présents avec de la fraîcheur herbacée et des fruits tropicaux. La finale est plutôt courte mais le bois persiste avec des côtés frais. Un rhum plutôt fermé, austère et unilatéral mais cohérent et complet.
Review by Jarek
RumX Community Tasting - Enmore 1990 (danke an Alex!) Sehr lecker, vielleicht die leckerste Abfüllung des heutigen Tastings. Zu dem typischen Profil kommt noch etwas Klebstoff, etwas Marzipan. Alkohol kräftig, aber noch OK.
Review by MarcT
Rum no 2 of the Enmore Tasting. Here the nose is mostly dominated by wood as well, slightly fruity with a sour note. The Alcohol is strong, and I get the licorice that I find in many of those rums. Tastewise very similar of course to no1, only more intense. And better. There are more spices here, and I got some honey at the start of the sip, that unfortunately runs away to hide very fast.
Review by TheRhumhoe
Un Enmore dans les tonalités sombres, même pour une distillation chez Versailles. Le nez est ultra épicé et bien marqué par le bois. On retrouve des copeaux de crayon, de l’anis, de la réglisse, du piment, du poivre et de la vanille, mais aussi des notes rôties et une odeur de soufre qui imprègnent les narines. Le sucre brun, le caramel et les abricots secs apportent de la diversité et de la souplesse. Un nez aromatique et puissant. L’attaque en bouche est prenante, le rhum fait parler la poudre avec une décharge d’épices fulgurante (anis, piment, réglisse, poivre, vanille) et accompagnée d’un boisé sombre et rôti jusqu’au cœur. Si les abricots secs sont discrets, les notes sucrées tirent leur épingle du jeu avec des arômes de miel, tandis que les saveurs herbacées et les copeaux de crayon font irruption pour équilibrer le tout. Le profil est sec, puissant mais élégant. L’alcool est présent, peut-être qu’il pourrait être un chouïa mieux intégré. La finale est longue mais plutôt discrète sur les arômes. Ces derniers sont très focalisés sur le côté tannique, sombre, rôti, fumé, malté, voir brûlé pour le sucre. Les abricots secs restent vaillants mais le bois et les épices dominent clairement les débats sans laisser de place au doute ou aux autres arômes. Un bon Enmore sur le papier, un peu brut de décoffrage et assez unilatéral sur le fond, mais intense et plaisant à boire.
Review by Alex1981
Solid Enmore, heavy on roasted notes. Dark fruits & tannins. Needs some time to open up and develops a nice complexity
Review by F.L.O.
Guyana Tasting 1990 by Alex. Alle Rum sind 30 Minuten an der Luft gewesen, gleiches Recht für alle :-) Die Nr2 hebt sich nicht allzusehr von nr1 ab. In der Nase wirkt er medizinischer, am Gaumen hat er dafür mehr Alkohol zu bieten.
Review by Pavel Spacek
... Enmore - drive destilerka, nyni uz jen funkcni destilacni zarizeni. Patrne jedine drevene destilacni zarizeni na svete, ktere se tesi velke oblibe. Rumy Enmore totiz maji prichut popelu, kuze, tezkeho dreva, coz nadchne zejmena milovniky nakourenych whisky. A pokud tradicnim Guyanskym zpusobem prida vyrobce do rumu trochu melasy, mate v lahvi unikatni velmi vyrazny a tezky rum. Jeden z mych oblibenych..
Review by Worst
Very nice Demerara. Lovely to drink maybe with a couple of water drops.
Review by Buddudharma
Der Beste der ersten 4er-Serie. Gute Intensität und schöne Süße hinten raus.
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Details about Cave Guildive Enmore Demerara Rum MEV 1990
A Pot Still Rum from Guyana, bottled by Cave Guildive, at 58%.
Community purchases
26 bottles logged by 17 collectors.
A drinker & collector.
26% opened, 4 emptied and repurchased.
What did the community pay for Cave Guildive Enmore Demerara Rum MEV 1990?
Community paid 232–318 €.
What members actually paid for their bottles. A typical range, not the current shop price. Full price & collection history in RX+ →
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About the Enmore distillery
The Enmore distillery is located in Guyana. Rums from Enmore have been reviewed 4,653 times with an average of 8.8/10.
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