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Velier Uitvlugt UF30E 1985
Deep-diving Demerara collectors are the crowd here. This 27-year tropical-aged Velier Uitvlugt is a slow starter on the nose but, as one taster put it, "a bomb in mouth" — chocolate, molasses sweetness, figs, coffee, cinnamon and old woody notes that keep shifting. The finish runs long. At 60.7%, it's rich and intense, not a casual pour.
The community says- Enormous long finish
- Complex, evolving palate
- Chocolate and coffee depth
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How does Velier Uitvlugt UF30E 1985 taste?
Aggregated from 37 community reviews.
Rich, evolving old Demerara with a long finish Loved as a legendary Demerara, praised for its evolving chocolate-and-coffee palate and huge finish. Several regulars rank it just below the 88/96/97 Uitvlugts, and a couple find the nose lags the palate.
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How is Velier Uitvlugt UF30E 1985 rated?
RumX’s 0–10 scale is strict: 9.3 sits in the “Excellent” band. 100% 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?
0% rate it between 6 and 8. 10 selected write-ups from 37 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
Review by Giorgio Garotti
A legendary bottle! A really complex rum, it transforms in the mouth where it always leaves you with something new! The thing that amazed me the most is that it has a really terrific balance, one of those bottles you would never stop drinking!
Review by Jakob
Falls slightly behind the top group of 88, 96 and 97 in blind comparison with the other Velier Uitvlugts, but moves at the top level despite a somewhat restrained nose.
Review by Johannes
Can perhaps not quite keep up with the other Verliere uitvlugts, nevertheless very high level.
Review by Oliver
Rather disappointing on the palate. However, the intense flavors then save him.
Review by Benoit Mahe
In my opinion, the nose is not up to the level of the 1997. On the other hand, the palate and especially the finish are top-notch. A great, great rum, even if my preference is usually for much younger rums.
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
Today we did a widespread tasting with very different rums. This is a masterpiece and well worth the money. Super long finish that takes you to the skies.
Review by Pavel Spacek
... The Old Velier Demerara rum is the best thing you can taste in the rum world. The rums were aged in the tropics for several years by mistake and nobody refilled the barrel. The Andel tax was 90% or more, which is why the taste is especially full and intense. Even though it is an extra expensive product, I recommend to taste a rum from this series at least once in your life.
Review by Anders Bovien
There is not much to say UF 30 E 😍😍
Review by Bob the Drunker
Yes, this is certainly my top 3 rated rums by far like SA 1948. This rum with 27 years tropical aging did not make it as dark as I thought would be, fresh body with tropical fruits and PM aged woody notes with toffee, chocolate and a hint of bbq, in your mouth it’s just complex and evolves with clear layer, superb stuff
Review by Allan Bjerreskov
Tasted this at a rum bar. And while it is indeed very good, to me it is not the best of the Velier Demeraras that I have tasted. It had lost a bit of its punch as the bottle was probably only 25% full and the owner did mention that it had dropped a few points in ABV. So take that into consideration for this rating.
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Expert review by The Dunder Hut
Very solid and very relaxed chocolate. Of course, in cross-comparison with legends... What does that mean.
Details about Velier Uitvlugt UF30E 1985
A rum from Guyana, bottled by Velier, at 60,7%.
Community purchases
40 bottles logged by 33 collectors.
A collector's bottle.
12% opened, 1 emptied and repurchased.
What does Velier Uitvlugt UF30E 1985 cost?
Community paid 110–4,006 €.
Current best price: 4199.00 € – above the typical community range.
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About the Uitvlugt distillery
The Uitvlugt distillery is located in Guyana. Rums from Uitvlugt have been reviewed 2,433 times with an average of 8.5/10.
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