Habitation Velier 2007 Worthy Park 10-Year

Přímo jsem srovnával s Forsyths White WPE 2017... Nebe a dudy!
Vůně neodolatelná, vznešená, jemně technická, pečené citrusy, hrušky, ostružiny, bylinná!
Chuť kořenitá, kůže, dřevitá, suchá, kandované ovoce, čokoláda, jemně technika, nádherně integrovaný alkohol.
Dochuť dřevitá, ovocná, barvitá...
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Je tam všechno co si od spojeni HV a Worthy můžu přát, skvělý rum.

This is a pure pot still molasses based from the famous Worthy Park distillery in St. Catherine, Jamaica. This is a WPL marque which means it is a “light ester” rum, but when we are talking about Worthy Park and Hampden that is still funkier than George Clinton. After distillation this rum was aged 10 years in ex-bourbon barrels on estate in Jamaica before being picked by Velier. For those uninitiated, Habitation Velier only picks the very best rum in the world in my opinion. Luca Gargano has an extraordinary taste for rum. Bottom line, 9 times out of 10, if it comes from Velier or Habitation Velier it’s not just going to be good, it’s going to be outright amazing. So what is this heralded iteration like?

The nose on this rum is exceedingly rich. Immediately I get funky Bananas Foster, Werthers Caramel, and a faint note of Furniture Lacquer. The next waft reveals Chocolate Liqueur Bonbons, faint dried Sage, Cherry syrup, and early harvest unfiltered red wine (the kind that is rich and sweet when the fermentation has just started)

The palate is almost identical to the nose to except with the addition of a deep rich liquid milk chocolate note like the inside of a Lindor truffle and a few other tiny alterations. Taking a sip I get Bananas Foster, that rich gooey Milk Chocolate note, Werthers Caramel, faint Furniture Lacquer, faint dried Sage, Porto, and just a touch of old musty oak barrels (not the sour acidic oak of bourbon…but more like an ancient musty barrel that has sat in a cellar for several decades).

The finish is where this rum takes a departure from the nose and the palate. As the rum leaves my mouth I get the return of Furniture Lacquer but this time a bit stronger. This transitions to Chocolate Liqueur Bonbons, Cheerwine Soda, Ricola Lemon Cherry cough drops, and a more pronounced Sage note.

This rum is excellent and outright delicious. It is classic Worthy Park with added complexity. To my senses it is neither as complex nor quite as impressive as the 2005 is but it is still a wonderful sip that ranks very highly with me.

One fascinating and unique thing about this rum is its expressions and flavors at various levels of dilution. I find it tastes best with no dilution and then again with a lot of dilution. It surprisingly is not as good with “medium” dilution. So my recommendation it to either drink this straight with no dilution or to water it down a bit, because oddly in the middle it doesn’t taste as good as it does on either end of the dilution spectrum

Verdict: this is an excellent Worthy Park bottling and one I will savor slowly. Every Habitation Velier bottling is a treat, and this one is high up on the board for me even if it does fall short of “perfect”.

Short Description: Bananas Foster served with a side of Swiss Chocolate and a Cherry Sage compote

ABV: 59%

Country of Origin: Jamaica

Distillery: Worthy Park

Nose: Bananas Foster, Werthers Caramel, faint Furniture Lacquer, Chocolate Liqueur Bonbons, faint dried Sage, Cherry syrup, early harvest Red Wine,

Palate: Bananas Foster, rich gooey Milk Chocolate, Werthers Caramel, faint Furniture Lacquer, faint dried Sage, Porto, touch of old musty Oak

Finish: Furniture Lacquer, Chocolate Liqueur Bonbons, Cheerwine Soda, Ricola Cherry-Lemon Cough drops, Sage

(Raw and intense; with copious water it becomes smoky)

Destilováno / Nalahvováno: 2007 / 2017
Estery: WPL (60 - 119 g/hlpa)
Andělská daň: 64%

Aroma: Zralé tropické ovoce (výrazné banány s ananasem), lehce kokos a decentní mediciálnost
Chuť: Sirupově medová a ostrá se spoustou výše zmíněného ovoce
Dozvuk: Med přecházející do ovocna (švestky, mirabelky) a cítím i závan sherry zatuchlosti (i když dostařován není). Extrémně dlouhý a dobrý.
Sladkost: 0/3
Light esterová Jamajka s úžasným ovocně komplexním profilem. Po vzorečku jsem okamžitě sehnal celou lahev. 9,5b.

barva nahnědlá
- vůně Jamajská, WP až tak typické není, takové dospělejší, banán, citrusy
- chuť nasládlé, 59% dává o sobě vědět, ovoce, banán, citrusy
Velká dobrota 👏

Jeden z nejlepších jamajských rumů, které jsem měl dosud možnost ochutnat.

Real velier and a real Jamaican power horse. Great rum to get you warm. Trust me, you will take a second and a tirth!

I tasted this rum together with WP06. I had super expectations considering it is Velier with high reviews here. It is definitelly not bad, on the contrary, it has a nice fruity nose, smooth taste with fruits and chocolate and pleasent banana finish. But I personally prefered WP06 (maybe due to very high expecations, maybe due to the fact that I am still a Jamaican beginner).

This WPHV 2007 absolutely fits for purpose from my point of view, slightly better than FWP 2005. The color of rum is rich dark/golden. Complex aroma inside, more with notes of dried fruit more pinnaple and piece of coconut, caramel heavy. Taste a bit stronger, elegant, of great depth.. Rum contains 59% of alcohol 😎

Aroma is smoothed and nicely fruity. Taste is explosion ! Fruity, full, kicked by higher level of alcohol. Long pleasant aftertaste. Like boosted Foursquare 2008 :-)