New Grove 2004 Savoir Faire Ville Bague 16-Year

Bottle №1184/1989.
I can compare it with el dorado 21. Fruity taste, dry, wood, leather and tobacco. Good for slowly drink all evening.

Interesting taste. Lots of barrel, lots of dryness, dark chocolate and the tropics :) Good buy.

A 45% molasses rum from Mauritius from the famous Gray's distillery. The rum was aged for 16 years in new French oak barrels and then in cognac casks. This is a limited edition of 1989 bottles. My sample was from bottle No. 320. This is a purely natural rum.

Bottle: Very nice shape. It is sealed with a real cork and comes in a tube.
Colour: Dark amber

Nose: Strong floral-fruity with a slight whiff of thinner and furniture polish. The predominant scent is fruit (plum, cherry) and then grass. Finally, oak wood enters.
Mouth: At the beginning, a stronger trace of alcohol, then the rum mellows out. There are strong notes of wood, grass and fruit. Then a little pepper. The taste is dry and pleasant.
Finish: Long.

Conclusion: A very good rum with a specific taste that is quite different from classic Caribbean rums. It is drier at the beginning, then slightly sweeter. It is because of the mix of specific flavours that I consider this to be a very good rum. I could imagine a bottle at home.
Rating: 9/10