Uitvlugt Kill Devil Bottled for Rum Rarities 1997
Most tasters land on the same read: a distinctly herbal Uitvlugt, more delicate than dark. Fresh herbs, olive brine, peach skin and pear sit over dry oak and a graphite streak, with lychee coming through on the palate. A few call it a touch thin at first, but nearly everyone agrees it deepens with time in the glass. Not the boldest Guyana, but a fine, easygoing one.
The community says- Herbal and complex
- Peach and lychee
- Thin at first
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How does Uitvlugt Kill Devil Bottled for Rum Rarities 1997 taste?
Aggregated from 27 community reviews.
Herbal, olive-tinged Uitvlugt that opens slowly Well-liked for its herbal, olive-and-peach Uitvlugt character. Most rate it a delicate, complex sipper; a few find it thin up front with the alcohol not fully settled until it opens up.
Guyana fans who like herbal, olive-and-graphite Uitvlugt over sweet dark rum
Anyone who dislikes herbal, olive or bitter notes, or wants a rich, sweet pour
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How is Uitvlugt Kill Devil Bottled for Rum Rarities 1997 rated?
RumX’s 0–10 scale is strict: 8.3 sits in the “Very good” band. 100% of tasters rate it Good or better; only 0% rate it below average. See the full rating guide →
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22% rate it between 6 and 8. 19 selected write-ups from 27 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
Review by Rene Pfeiffer
Tag 9 RumX Adventskalender: mein erster Gedanke war sofort Guyana, Uitvlugt und ja den kennst du. Mal kurz den 1997er The Rum Cask gegen getestet. Ja das isser... dachte ich... Vielleicht ist der TRC noch etwas geschmeidiger. Sonst sehr ähnlich und daher auch eine nahezu identische Punktzahl von mir.
Review by Galli33
Update: Still one of my favorite from KillDevil😍 #9 RumXCalendar Blind tasting: N: Woody, herbal, toasted, tobacco, peaches, pear M: licorice, minty, wood, vanilla, black tea, herbal, delicious F: wood(oak), vanilla, dry, delicious, tannins Prediction: sounds like an good old guyana, approx. 15-20y and 55-65%…. It‘s a very delicious rum from kill devil. Best rum of the RumXCalendar, so far! Alcohol is integrated very good. Nose: peaches, pear, fresh, herbal, pineapple, tobacco, caramel, olive Mouth: Dry, sweet, delicious, minty, olive, anise, vanilla, roasted, oak(barrel) Finish: dry, astringend, oak, vanila, tannins, herbal, roasted, black tea
Review by Tschusikowsky
RumX advent calendar 9.12.21: This time I have the Uitvlugt erkannt👏🏻🤪 Nose: initially restrained but with time it reveals a very diverse profile. A lot of lychee comes through in the mouth. Overall very fine, very complex and delicate. Perfect alcohol. What I like here is the sweetness, which rounds off the profile well. I found this a little lacking in the older representatives I've tasted so far.
Review by Mirco
Sehr schöner kräuteriger Uitvlugt!
Review by Frank
RumX-Adventskalender, 9.12., blind, Erster Eindruck: salzig, Honig, BlackRock? Mitte 50%. Aber wenn man ihm Zeit lässt wird er immer besser und geht dann ganz klar in Richtung Uitvlugt. Nase: sehr fein, zuerst etwas flach, bekommt mit der Zeit eine schöne Tiefe, spricht für höheres Alter. Wirkt salzig und hat eine schöne Honig-Note, leicht Essig, etwas kräuterig und harzig mit einer speziellen Graphit-Note. An Frucht folgte ich Ananas und Birne. Gefällt mir schon. Gaumen: wieder salzig mit Jod, etwas gedämpft und wieder dieser ganz eigene Graphit-Geschmack, etwas Birne und Mandarine und wieder leicht harzig. Hinten kräuterig mit Kamille und ein Hauch Minze. Auch am Gaumen wird er mit der Zeit immer tiefer und komplexer… Nicht der beste Uit, aber nicht schlecht…
Review by Lukas Jäger
RumX-Adventskalender, 09.12.2021, blind. Im ersten Moment schwer definierbar. Kräutrig und süß, aber vor allem sehr dünn. Vielleicht Guyana. Nach etwas Zeit dann etwas sicherer: Guyana, Uitvlugt, mit einigen charakteristischen Noten. Kräutrig, Olive, holzig-harzig und salzig mit etwas Jod in der Nase, dazu eine Spur Graphit. Ähnliches Empfinden am Gaumen. Vorerst etwas dünn, der Alkohol wirkt nicht sehr gut eingebunden. Mit mehr Zeit im Glas jedoch immer besser. Der Alkohol verfliegt bzw. Wirkt sich immer mehr verstärkend auf die Aromen aus. Wohl ein Hinweis darauf, dass der Rum schon mindestens mal erwachsen ist. Nach gut einer Stunde im Glas richtig lecker. Nicht der beste Uitvlugt, aber durchaus gut trinkbar.
Review by mto75
erinnert mich stark an den Rum Cask Guyana PM 97, mit frischen Kräutern und Olive an der Nase.
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
12.06.2020 Relaxing over a nice lunch with friends and family and a few rums. Notes Light in colour. Nose Wood, varnish, grass, floral, light coffee, fruity, light nutts. Palate Warm, wood, light roasted, fruity, dried fruit, floral, light licorice, faint olive. Finish Long, wood, spice, light marzipan, light floral.
Review by Thunderbird
Eine recht fruchtige Nase (Zitrusfrüchte, muffiger Pfirsich). Am Gaumen dann sehr pflanzlich… Kräuter, Schwarztee, leichte Bitternoten und junges Geäst… dieses setzt sich im Abgang fort! Der Alkohol ist sehr gut eingebunden..ein gelungener und leckerer Rum
Review by MarcT
Nice, fruity and very much wood influence at the end.
Review by Tom Buteneers
RumXmas #9 Got home from the late shift and got to try this beauty. Not in the mood for much analysis, so I just sit back, relax and enjoy this rather herbal Uitvlugt.
Review by tojo
#9 RX-Adventskalender. Erinnert mich an einen milden Savanna. Schöne Fruchtnoten, Piment, Röstaromen. Gelungen.
Review by Christian Rudt
Eine Rarität mit dem Geruch und Geschmack einer Rarität. 🥃 Spannende Reise durch die Vielfalt der Aromen. Fängt mit Oliven an, dann leckere Litschis und am Ende relativ trocken mit Jod.
Review by Stylo
Very light yellow, with almost clear reflections. Very nice, thick legs Nose: very delicate..that the first thing that comes to my mind..then peach skin and pears, maybe coconut shavings..I also sense a touch of sweet spices, like cinnamon. Mouth: lychees..oh God, my mind flew right at my youth, when a I used to finish my teenage dinners at the local Chinese restaurant with a coupe of those syrupy lychees! Then again pears, with a hint of young wood and a mild spicy flavor. A little bit astringent, mildly warm. Finish: medium, more on the woody and spicy, with that lychee flavor in background
Review by Christoph
Herbs are intensely present as soon as it is poured. There is also strong oak, olive water and peach. On the palate, lychee preserved in maple syrup is added. The bitterness of the oak that I like so much only unfolds in the finish. For a better rating, the alcohol should be more ideally integrated, which is particularly present in the length of the finish and is underpinned with a herbal spiciness.
Review by SaibotZtar
RumX Adventskalender Tag 2021 Tag 9
Review by crazyforgoodbooze
Sehr sehr ungewöhnlicher Uitvlugt bei dem die Glas Auswahl viel ausmacht. Nicht so viel Bleistift wie sonst üblich und schöne Note nach Muskat, Birne und Pfirsich, Holz nicht zu dominant. Sehr smooth!
Review by Alex Kunath
Solide Uitvlugt mit typischen aber eher dezent Noten. Guter daily Sipper.
Review by Joël
Uitvlugt und ich werden einfach nicht warm. Olive sagt mir halt auch nicht zu, aber das ist mein Problem mit Rums diesen Geschmacks 😅.
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Details about Uitvlugt Kill Devil Bottled for Rum Rarities 1997
A Pot Still Rum from Guyana, bottled by Hunter Laing, at 53,4%.
Community purchases
5 bottles logged by 4 collectors.
A drinker & collector.
20% opened, 0 emptied and repurchased.
5 purchased · 27 tasted · 2 wishlist · as of
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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