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
- But: 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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93% rate it 8 or higher. 19 selected write-ups from 27 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
Review by Mirco
Most helpful positive review
Sehr schöner kräuteriger Uitvlugt! Eine längere Standzeit bzw. offene Flasche bringen diesen Rum deutlich nach vorne. 1-2 Jahre sind hier wirklich angebracht! Es kommen auf Dauer immer mehr tropische Früchte wie Pfirsich dazu! Toll!! Super Fassauswahl Sven 😊
Review by Alex Kunath
Most helpful mixed review
Solide Uitvlugt mit typischen aber eher dezent Noten. Guter daily Sipper.
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 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 Frank
RumX Advent calendar, 9.12., blind, First impression: salty, honey, BlackRock? Mid 50%. But if you give it time it gets better and better and then clearly goes in the direction of Uitvlugt. Nose: very fine, a little flat at first, gets a nice depth with time, speaks for older age. It is salty and has a nice honey note, slightly vinegary, somewhat herbal and resinous with a special graphite note. In terms of fruit, I followed pineapple and pear. I like it already. Palate: again salty with iodine, a little muted and again this very special graphite flavor, some pear and tangerine and again slightly resinous. Herbaceous on the back with camomile and a hint of mint. It also becomes deeper and more complex on the palate with time... Not the best Uit, but not bad...
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 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 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 MarcT
Nice, fruity and very much wood influence at the end.
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 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 SaibotZtar
RumX Adventskalender Tag 2021 Tag 9
Review by tojo
#9 RX-Adventskalender. Erinnert mich an einen milden Savanna. Schöne Fruchtnoten, Piment, Röstaromen. Gelungen.
Review by mto75
erinnert mich stark an den Rum Cask Guyana PM 97, mit frischen Kräutern und Olive an der Nase.
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 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 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 Joël
Uitvlugt und ich werden einfach nicht warm. Olive und kräuterig sagt mir halt auch nicht zu, aber das ist mein Problem mit Rums diesen Geschmacks 😅. Pfirsich ist ok, erinnert leicht an Clarendon.
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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%.
Uitvlugt closed in 1999. Why is the name still on bottles? The RumX guide →
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5 bottles logged by 4 collectors.
A drinker & collector.
20% opened, 0 emptied and repurchased.
5 purchased · 27 tasted · 2 wishlist · as of
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