Naga Pearl of Jakarta 8-Year

Had just a sample of this blended rum of pot and column still distillates.
It’s first aged for 3 years in teak barrels, then for 4 years in ex-Bourbon oak barrels and finally finished during one year in former Sherry barrels.
The aroma is quite pleasant, fruity and smoky with hints of vanilla.
In mouth, on the palate and during the medium long finish the aroma can be tasted but it’s also quite sweet and during the finish the Sherry notes show up.
Overall a little bit better than expected, but unfortunately a little bit too sweet for my taste.
Picture: My emptied sample poured in a glass.

barva nahnědlá
- vůně nasládlá, zajímavá, velmi příjemná, ovocná, banán, mango, kakao, koření
- nasládlá, jemná, ovocná, specifické koření

Calendrier de l'avent 2021, jour 20. Intéressant en dégustation. Premier rhum de cette cie que je goûte, j'aimerais bien tester leur 2 autres rhums.

Vanilla and burned sugar, slight candid fruit in aroma, sweet start, maybe some nuts. No tail. Quite disapointing.

Schönes Bernstein im Glas.
In der Nase exotisch und verführend. Harze und Tannine mit in Karamell eingelegten Medizinkräuter. Der Geruch von abgebrannten Zuckerrohrfeldern schwebt über Allem.
Am Gaumen noch exotischer und verwirrend. Wie eine Medizin aus dem Dschungel, zuerst bitter dann sauer, dann süss, dann umami. Verrottete Früchte mit Karamellsirup, eine Zigarre mit reichlich Asche und ein scharfes Curry.
Im Abgang geht der exotische Aufmarsch langsam vorbei und zurück bleibt etwas das mich an Cenovis Brotaufstrich erinnert.
Ein sehr spezieller Rum der Raum und Zeit brauch, dem man zuhören muss und die fremde Sprache lernen die er spricht. Für Unerschrockene und Entdecker. 7+
- 2cl Muster -

Beautiful amber in the glass.
Exotic and seductive on the nose. Resins and tannins with medicinal herbs steeped in caramel. The smell of burnt sugar cane fields hovers over everything.
Even more exotic and disorienting on the palate. Like a medicine from the jungle, first bitter, then sour, then sweet, then umami. Rotten fruit with caramel syrup, a cigar with plenty of ash and a spicy curry.
In the finish, the exotic parade slowly passes and what remains is something that reminds me of Marmite.
A very special rum that needs space and time, that you have to listen to and learn the foreign language it speaks. For the intrepid and explorers. 7+
- 2cl sample -

This triple cask with a teak touch is really lovely. You might not even say it's basically agricole.

Aroma not good. Taste better than expected, but not good. I don't like it.

Dufter lidt sprittet men har en fantastisk smag. Vil gerne udforske serien mere.

Dark color. The smell of raisins, buttertoast and caramel is just great. I love it! The taste is sweet and corresponds to the raisin smell. A little bit alcoholic, but all in all very good and exotic. Fits to a dessert. Nice surprise in the 1423 calendar of rum 2021.

Faint aroma and flavour....like some cheap flavoured rum.