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Cave Guildive New Yarmouth Jamaica Rum 2005
Sipped neat with time in the glass to tame the 68%, this is a full-throttle New Yarmouth: glue and solvent up front, then tangerine, overripe pineapple, marzipan and cookie dough. Several tasters call it a fruit bomb with "raw power," and note the wood sits very light. A few say it drinks thinner mid-palate and could be rounder — one even wished for more cask time.
The community says- Massive ester funk
- Tangerine and marzipan
- Fierce 68% heat
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How does Cave Guildive New Yarmouth Jamaica Rum 2005 taste?
Aggregated from 41 community reviews.
Intense, glue-and-tangerine New Yarmouth fruit bomb Loved as one of the great 2005 New Yarmouths — intense esters, glue and tropical fruit. Divides only on whether it beats the SBS sibling; a few find it slightly wild.
High-ester Jamaica fans who chase glue and tropical funk
Anyone put off by solvent notes or high ABV
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What does the community say?
0% rate it between 6 and 8. 14 selected write-ups from 41 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
Review by crazyforgoodbooze
100% new Yarmouth DNA. an der Nase kommt direkt brutal viel Zitrus wie Mandarine zur Geltung! einfach nur geil, mit etwas mehr frische und mehr tropischen Früchten als die anderen 2 NY aus dem Jahrgang aber der prägnante keksteig ist noch da, wenn auch etwas mehr im Hintergrund wie bei den anderen 2 NY des gleichen Jahrgangs 🤤❤️ insgesamt empfind ich diesen hier als sehr winterlich mit Mandarine, Makronen und Ingwerplätzchen Noten. sehr geil auf jeden Fall! absolut auf Augenhöhe mit SBS und CDI und Tagesform Abhängig welcher einem da am besten schmeckt. jeder hat seine Vorzüge!😅
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
This one is the hammer, wow. The funny thing I noticed is the nose. Depending on how far the glass is from your nose you'll pick up different flavours. On the table it's fruity but getting closer to your nose the chemical part takes over. The wood is very light actually and mixes very well with the rest. A very intense and well balanced NY in my mind.
Review by Tschusikowsky
Eine Granate. Wahnsinns Geschmacksbombe. Sehr viel Fruchtester. Mandarinen, Marzipan. Die 68% haben es in sich aber es lohnt sich.
Review by Lawich Lowaine
Très beau rhum pour un très bon millesime de la maison NY. Attention les degrés se font sentir
Review by Mirco
Zusammen mit dem SBS 2005 NY ein echter Knaller aus dem Hause New Yarmouth. Wer hier bei den 05ern die Nase vorne hat, ist bei mir schon tgesabhängig, wobei ich SBS dennoch einen leichten Vorspung zugestehen würde. Beides super Abfüllungen.
Review by Benoit Mahe
Un profil un peu plus complet que les deux autres New Yarmouth 2005 goûtés aujourd'hui. Même si l'alcool pourrait être mieux intégré c'est une franche réussite.
Review by SaibotZtar
Ich liebe ihn. 😄 Absolut geiler NY einer der besten überhaupt zusammen mit dem SBS und dem CDI Denmark 2005er meine persönliche Referenz. Cremiges Mundgefühl mit viel Ester und Fruchtbomben Charakter. Viele Tropische Früchte, Marzipan und Lösungsmittel . Ein absoluter Genuss.
Review by Alex1981
Geiles Teil! Klebstoff, Alkohol, power! Nichts für schwache Nerven //update: initial impression confirmed, but toned down by 1 point in direct comparison Still more impressive than the Limehouse NY with its raw power & esters 💪
Review by cigares
Fruits in shambles with varnish. An impolite nose but with arguments. The palate is soft in comparison with the nose. Then the power builds, with very ripe fruit but also yellow fruit. The finish is very nice, on yellow fruit with a slight acidity. A very endearing rum, even if it's far from perfect. We'll be back for more!
Review by Piotr Ignasiak
Estery. It's like an intense ginger candy. Strong tangerine taste, the cookie notes are a bit subdued. It could be more round, to make it a better sipper. On palate it feels a bit thin at some point you get a mineral layer. A nice one, however not sure I can sip this at length, would probably make some great cocktails, even if it seems to good for that.
Review by Johannes
Sehr guter NY, aber er kann nicht ganz mit dem 2005 SBS mithalten.
Review by Jakob
Insanely intense release. Straightforward fruit esters, which actually already flatten everything, but still find a pastry-like counterpoint. Can't get much more brachial, at least not in this relative balance. Great.
Review by Frank
Die klassische intensive NY-Ester-Klebstoff-Nase. Intensiv und etwas stechend, beißend kommt er daher. Fruchtig-herbe Mandarine trifft auf überreife Ananas. Würzigkeit von Harz und Anis und dann noch die Süße von Honig. Schön. Am Gaumen setzt sich dieser typische NY Charakter fort. Intensiv und schön kommen die Ester und Klebstoffnoten, gleich hinterher wieder die süße Säure der Ananas und herbe Bitterkeit von Zitrusfrüchten. Und Marzipan! Im Abgang bleibt der Klebstoff, der in süß-bitteren Tee mit Zitrone übergeht. Kräftiger, intensiver und schöner Rum.
Review by Pavel Spacek
Nice, fullnof taste and strong, but too unstable/wild. 3years in cask could help
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Details about Cave Guildive New Yarmouth Jamaica Rum 2005
A Pot Still Rum from Jamaica, bottled by Cave Guildive, at 68%.
Community purchases
22 bottles logged by 15 collectors.
A collector's bottle.
13% opened, 0 emptied and repurchased.
What did the community pay for Cave Guildive New Yarmouth Jamaica Rum 2005?
Community paid 157–281 €.
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