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Velier Chamarel Blend 2014
Most people land around "good but not the wow they hoped for" — a few are genuinely surprised a Chamarel tastes this dry and savory. Expect fresh grass and sugarcane on the nose, then wood, spice, licorice and a real salty streak on the palate. One taster clocked it as almost peated. Original for Mauritius, if a touch austere.
The community says- Original savory profile
- Dry and spicy
- But: Can feel austere
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How does Velier Chamarel Blend 2014 taste?
Aggregated from 47 community reviews.
Dry, salty, grassy Mauritius column rum Well-made and unusual — dry, spicy, grassy with a salty, tobacco edge. Many like it, but several feel it lacks that final something to reach the top tier.
Drinkers who like dry, savory, agricole-leaning cane juice rum
Anyone wanting sweet, easygoing sippers
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How is Velier Chamarel Blend 2014 rated?
RumX’s 0–10 scale is strict: 8.1 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?
68% rate it 8 or higher. 11 selected write-ups from 47 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
Most helpful positive review
11.10.2025 Retasting at Whisky Live, Hamburg. Still like it a lot. -------- This is a wow factor rum, because you don't expect a Chamarel to taste like this. The nose is fruity with spices and wood. Leather, tobacco and licorice and a hint of grass follows. The palate is intense, oily and dry with wood, fruit and spice followed by coffee, tobacco, chocolate and wine. Overall the palate is spicy. The finish is long and spicy with tobacco and raisin. The finish is dry like the palate. Price to quality can be discussed.
Review by Scottyg
Most helpful mixed review
Nose is very earthy and floral almost like a garden. With a slight sweet smell. Woody and sweet taste some liquorice coming through. Again sweet earthy taste, changing to a sweet/menthol finish that lasts for a while
Review by TheRhumhoe
Un assemblage de rhum de l’île Maurice avec du caractère. Le nez se pare d’une influence agricoles avec des notes végétales sur l’herbe fraîche, puis des épices (piment, poivre, vanille) qui viennent accompagner le bois. Les fruits sont plus incisifs sur les agrumes comme l’orange et le citron vert. Un profil sec mais harmonieux sur le plan olfactif. L’attaque en bouche pourrait faire penser à un Nine Leaves avec des notes boisées et des épices atypiques (notes salées, piment) ainsi que du whisky. Il y a également une sensation de noix rôti qui ressort et renforce le sentiment d’un rhum venu d’ailleurs. Le fruité est succinct (raisin sec), suivi par une touche florale et caramélisée. Le profil est sec et vif mais reste maîtrisé, notamment au niveau de l’alcool. La finale est plutôt longue, toujours marquée par ces épices, cette note de sel et de rôti qui apporte de l’amertume et de la sécheresse au palais. Le côté végétal ressort un peu plus avec de la verdure et du thé. Les fruits sont globalement effacés. Un rhum un peu âpre mais bien construit et plutôt original pour ce terroir, qui manque toutefois d’un petit quelque chose pour prétendre au haut du panier.
Review by Gunnar Böhme "Bauerngaumen" 🤓
Solid rhum, but nothing more. That it was bottled by Velier, you do not notice here (the rhum is in no way somehow outstanding), but that should be heartily indifferent in an evaluation of smell and taste. We are not talking about the bottle price here ... So again: Solid bottling, solid 80 points.
Review by Pavel Ungr, RumRock
Ročník 2014. Hodnotím 6,0 z 10, průměr, který ničím nevyčnívá.
Review by Frank
Eine frische krautig-grasige Nase, mit einer floralen Würze, sowas wie Muskatblüte. Leicht süß von Honig. Etwas fruchtiges, vielleicht leicht Richtung Aprikose. Am Gaumen salzig-süß, würzig mit Anis und Vanille. Aber auch etwas fruchtig, vielleicht in Richtung Sauerkirsche. Kurz kommt etwas bitteres und dann gleich wieder etwas herb-süßes. Eine leicht Mandel Note ist auch zu vernehmen. Im Abgang grüner Tee und grasiges Zuckerrohr. Schöne Geschmackskurve.
Review by TheFrenchRefill
J’ai été très déstabilisé par le côté salé je m’y attendais pas du tous
Review by Martin Ekrt
Vůně je mnohem výraznější než Chamarel 2013, který jsem měl před chvílí. Příjemná, svěží květinová vůně. Chuťově je na tom podobně. Nic divokého. Zase hodně propsaný sud a znatelné třísloviny. Závěr cca středně dlouhý. Kvalitní rum, ale moje očekávání byla vyšší. Edit: není to špatné, ale prostě tomu něco chybí
Review by Richard Krupa
Velice prijemny vzorek, alkohol akorat, prijemne chute dreva, lehce ovoce a tabak. Tohle me fakt bavi
Review by Anonymous
In buon rum ad un prezzo più che ragionevole....appena apertala bottiglia un po troppo alcolico ma con un po' di ossigeno l' eccesso sparisce
Review by Jason Tack
Still has that hint of sugarcane/molasses as a base taste but aftertaste is more like peated scotch whiskey. Very fresh.
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Auction results 54 € – 105 €
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Details about Velier Chamarel Blend 2014
A Column Still Rum from Mauritius, bottled by Velier, at 56,5%.
Community purchases
77 bottles logged by 67 collectors.
A drinker & collector.
22% opened, 9 emptied and repurchased.
What does Velier Chamarel Blend 2014 cost?
Community paid 70–115 €.
Current best price: 119.00 € – above the typical community range.
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About the Chamarel distillery
The Chamarel distillery is located in Mauritius. Rums from Chamarel have been reviewed 850 times with an average of 7.7/10.
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