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New Yarmouth S.B.S Jamaica 2005
Glue, green apple and pineapple hit before you even sip — this New Yarmouth 2005 is loaded with ester and nail-polish funk. On the palate several tasters find ripe fruit, honey and biscuit dough, with a long finish that turns pleasantly bitter. Many rate it their favorite NY 2005, though at 67.2% the heat isn't always fully tucked away.
The community says- Massive ester funk
- Ripe tropical fruit
- Long complex finish
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How does New Yarmouth S.B.S Jamaica 2005 taste?
Aggregated from 42 community reviews.
Intense, funky, ester-packed Jamaican cask strength One of the most-loved New Yarmouth 2005s here — huge ester, fruit and glue, powerful yet balanced. A few note the alcohol isn't perfectly integrated and one calls it slightly young.
Fans of high-ester Jamaican funk and glue notes
Beginners and anyone sensitive to high ABV
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98% rate it 8 or higher. 19 selected write-ups from 42 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
Review by crazyforgoodbooze
Most helpful positive review
Brett💥🤯 Green apple, cookie dough, honey, pineapple, lots of esters and nail polish on the nose. Lemon zest, ginger cookies, pineapple jam, and butter cookies with green granny smith on the palate.. Very very awesome, absolutely on par with CDI SBS, finding a winner here really depends on the mood of the day. This one definitely has the most glue and esters in comparison.. which is almost too much for me in the finish!😅 Hard to make a decision here!🙈😄
Review by Francis Devos
Most helpful mixed review
Funky mais un peu rude, bien dans le profil New Yarmouth.
Review by Mirco
Für mich die Speerspitze der 2005 New Yarmouths… dicht gefolgt von der Cave Guildive Abfüllung. Machen beide mega Spass. Wer hier vor Jahren beim Release zugegriffen hat ist zu beneiden. Super schöne Frucht-Ester Noten mit gut eingebundenem Alkohol.
Review by SaibotZtar
One of the best Jamaica NY for me !!! My reference in the 2005 range. Grenade . Incredibly fruity and funky ... an almost divine Nectar !!! Brutally good in Mai Tai ... Too bad that there are only a few bottles left.
Review by Dr.Django
SBS NY 2005: The nose promises a lot and the palate delivers. A funky Jamaica, with a little smoke. The only thing that bothers me is the not quite perfectly integrated alcohol. But that's mexing on a very high level, a great bottling! FRC Hampden 2007: This excellent rum doesn't need many words! A continental matured Hampden that was the benchmark for me in its category lamge.
Review by zabo
Oh yes, Granate unter den New Yarmouth Granaten. Haben mir die 94er und 2009er schon mehr als sehr gut gefallen, ist das der, der über allen steht, egal von welchem Jahrgang. Glaube kaum, dass noch irgendeine andere New Yarmouth Abfüllungen egal aus welchem Jahr, den hier das Wasser reichen kann. DANKE DANKE SaibotZtar das ich nicht nur ein Sample bekommen habe, sondern auch noch eine Flasche von Dir :-)))
Review by RumTaTa
Blind hatte ich diesen Rum für einen Hampden gehalten. Nase mit super viel Frucht, Ester und Klebstoff - extremer Stoff! Der Gaumen ist zu Beginn sehr adrstingierend. Dem folgt aber eine intensive fruchtig Süße. Zum Nachklang hin gibt es eine Wendung in Richtung trocken und Oliven Ein ausgezeichneter New Yarmouth Rum mit einem weiten, intensiven aromatischen Spektrum.
Review by Adrian Wahl
For me probably the best NY 2005. Absolutely outstanding. 🇯🇲
Review by Johannes
Probably the best NY for me!
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
What a lovely and powerful Jamaican. It hits you from opening and pouring it into the glass. Fruity and funky especially if you leave it to rest for 15-20 minutes. Funky, intense and balanced with wood, nuts and spices. Would have loved one of these on my shelves.
Review by Oliver
Absolute New-Yarmouth top class!
Review by Timo Groeger
Also dieser New Yarmouth hat schon den heftigsten Janaika-Funk. Sehr viel Ester, aber auch Klebstoff und Nagellack sind hier erkennbar. Tropische Früchte sind stattdessen auch nur leicht dezent wahrnehmbar.
Review by TheRhumhoe
Le fameux champion des New Yarmouth 2005, aussi délicieux qu’il est difficile à obtenir. Le nez est exquis, une association parfaite des arômes médicinaux des esters, de la colle et du vernis à ongles avec les fruits, à la fois exotiques (mangue, ananas, banane), citriques (citron) et rouges (cerise). Ce bouquet aromatique est accompagné par des touches boisées, épicées et légèrement pâtissières (miel notamment) qui font la différence. Absolument divin. L’émerveillement continue au palais, avec un florilège de saveurs aussi puissantes que gourmandes : ananas, banane, mangue et citron se mélangent comme dans une tarte aux fruits, à la fois pâtissière et beurrée, agrémentés d’épices chaudes et d’un boisé ultra fin. Le funk est hyper gourmand, les esters, le vernis, la colle et les solvants donnent du corps et de l’amplitude en bouche. L’alcool est parfaitement bien intégré, c’est un coup de maître. La finale est très longue, évolutive et hyper aromatique. Bien qu’elle conserve un peu de fruité, elle est surtout plus sèche, plus tannique, boisée et pimentée, mais dévoile une fraîcheur herbacée et des notes d’olive inattendues qui font basculer ce rhum dans une autre dimension. On peut le dire maintenant, aucun autre New Yarmouth 2005 rivalise, c’est un monstre aromatique qui éveille les papilles et le plaisir de la dégustation. Un bijou liquide qui doit être testé au moins une fois pour tout amateur de rhum.
Review by Skyfly
Dank Crazyforgoodbooze endlich ein paar cl von dieser Legende ergattert. Der große NY 2005 Vergleich steht noch aus, aber diesem hier wird man wohl schwer das Wasser reichen können. Perfekt von Nase bis Abgang!
Review by Alex1981
Brutal NY, esters & fruit, powerful & silky. Still well balanced in its raw power.
Review by Rumclub Latvia
Absolutley amazing release
Review by bossi
Blindverkostung: da kommt meiner Nase ein Esterschwall entgegen, der nur von Hampden sein kann: saurer Apfel, Ananas und überreife Banane. Der Esterschwall ist so gewaltig, dass es definitiv über HLCF sein sollte, aber nicht ganz so gewaltig wie ich es von DOK kenne. Daher tippt meine Nase auf <>H, HGML oder C<>H. Am Gaumen finde ich einen sehr reifen und komplexen Rum mit einer tollen Süße und den Früchten aus der Nase. Der Gaumen bestätigt auch nochmal einen hohen Estergehalt, ich würde sogar sagen, dass es HGML oder C<>H sein müsste. Alterstechnisch würde ich auf 16-18 Jahre und einem Alkoholgehalt von knapp über 60% tippen. Der Abgang ist sehr lange und angenehm bitter werdender. Von den wahrgenommen Eckdaten her, dürfte es am ehesten ein Hampden Rum aus 2001 sein, was sich allerdings nicht mit meiner höheren Esterwahrnehmung deckt, scheint mir aber am wahrscheinlichstens. Auf jedenfall ein toller Rum, von dem ich mir wahrscheinlich eine Flasche besorgen werde, insofern er noch verfügbar ist. 90 Punkte Nachtrag: NY ging mir auch kurz durch den Kopf, aber nur da ich keinen Hampden Rum mit der geschätzen Esterkonzentration und Alter kenne. Ansonsten ist dieser NY Rum sehr sehr hampden-nahe. Zudem ist der Rum für sein Alter äußerst reif und der Alkohol ist hervorragend eingebunden. Chapeau Joshua!
Review by Pavel Spacek
Nice Jamaica profile, but...too young, aged NY got wider pellet of tastes
Review by Thomas P.
Der beste New Yarmouth!? Sensationell!!
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Avg. community purchase price 294 €
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Details about New Yarmouth S.B.S Jamaica 2005
A Pot Still Rum from Jamaica, bottled by 1423 World Class Spirits, at 67,2%.
Community purchases
32 bottles logged by 24 collectors.
A drinker & collector.
25% opened, 3 emptied and repurchased.
What did the community pay for New Yarmouth S.B.S Jamaica 2005?
Community paid 132–299 €.
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