Rum Nation Demerara Solera No 14

A dark reddish amber fills the glass. The potent aroma gives of notes of candied apples, tobacco, sweet english liquorice, cocoa, burnt brow sugar and perhaps a hint of citrus. Nice.
The taste is medium bodied and way sweeter than what the nose led me to expect. There's notes of cocoa, coffee, liquorice roots, lemon zest and slightly spicy tingles at the end. Can't help thinking what a shame it is to overpower an otherwise interesting rum, with added sugar.

Many tastes in one bottle. Second barrel during aging is burned with sugar cane, that bring deep caramel color and notes of wood, leather, tobacco, rubber, wine fruit and many more. Not for everybody, good with blue cheese. First sweet than bitter and with unique olive flavor.

Sattes Kupferfarbenes Bernstein im Glas.
In der Nase elegant und ausgewogen. Frisch gebackene Vanille Brötchen aus dem Holzofen mit frischen Früchten, ein wenig Karamell und Gewürzkräuter gefüllt. Im Hintergrund spielt eine Holzfass Band sanfte Melodien.
Am Gaumen warm und weich, ein weicher Teppich voller Aromen wird auf der Zunge ausgerollt. Vanillecreme mit frisch geschnittenen Früchten, Mango, Banane und Melone wird mit einem karamellisiertem Holzlöffel genüsslich verspiesen.
Im Abgang sind Holz und Karamell ein wenig länger auf der Zunge.
Ein unspektakulärer Solera Rum der dennoch schmeckt. Für Einsteiger und Solera Liebhaber.
- 2 cl Muster -

Rich copper amber in the glass.
Elegant and balanced on the nose. Freshly baked vanilla buns from the wood oven filled with fresh fruit, a little caramel and spicy herbs. A wooden barrel band plays gentle melodies in the background.
Warm and soft on the palate, a gentle carpet of flavors is rolled out on the tongue. Vanilla cream with fresh cut fruit, mango, banana and melon is savored with a caramelized wooden spoon.
On the finish, the wood and caramel linger a bit longer on the tongue.
An unspectacular Solera rum that nevertheless tastes good. For beginners and Solera lovers.
- 2 cl sample -

Tried on a rum tasting evening... before I knew how to take notes!

Smokey on the nose with a wood and charcoal flavor. Noting overpowering, just a nice smooth flavor.

Good stuff. Very sweet and very dark. The sherry finish left it's mark and can be recognized. Recommended.

Dva prv skúšané rumy tejto značky (10-ročná Panama a 8-ročný Barbados) ma príliš neoslovili, boli dosť sladké a málo komplexné (vanilka, karamel), s krátkym zakončením. Dotretice skúšam Demeraru Solera No 14. Fľaša identická, len s krajšou etiketou, farba je tentoraz veľmi tmavá, gaštanovohnedá. Vôňa je intenzívna, cítiť silný závan sherry, korenie a tiež ťažké prezreté, resp. kandizované ovocie, hlavne slivky. V chuti je oproti skôr spomenutým už oveľa viac cítiť dubové tóny, je zrejmé, že ide o blend starších rumov. Na pozadí dominuje "slivovicový" základ, no v atraktívnej, nerušivej miere. Trochu mi to pripomína El Dorado 12Y, je to všetko namiešané tak akurát, vo veľmi prijateľnej forme. Záver je vcelku dlhý, na konci trochu vystúpi etanolový štípanec. Subjektívne niečo medzi 7 a 8, napokon volím nižšiu hodnotu kvôli citeľnému dochucovaniu (viac cukru) a aktuálne vyššej cene.
28,32€

Cocoa, fruity and grapes in aroma; caramel, vanilla and stone fruit in body; short tail.

In my view a little too sweet but overall an easy-to-like rum.

Didn't care for this the first few times but it's growing on me. Sweet to start, finish starts well but gets bitter. Caramel and vanilla taste, but chocolate??Underwhelming at the price point.