Velier River Antoine Rivers Royal Grenadian Rum

One of my favorite white rums, this starts with a full-on assault on the nose and senses. A sort of refined sugar sweetness is at the core of the taste, but there are wild notes of olive and chervil as well as a wood smoke ambiance. Dilution brings out a bit of creaminess and more sweetness. On the other hand, I don't particularly like it in a daiquiri. It somehow emphasizes the vegetal notes. If you do try one, garnish with a blue cheese olive.

The distillery founded in 1785, still produce their rum as it was done back in that time. The cane is crushed by a waterwheel driven mill. It’s wild fermented. They don’t use any temperature control and the double retort copper pot stills is heated with dried Bagasse. Finally it’s bottled straight from the stills. They use sugar cane juice instead of molasses, but it’s not an Agricole cause they use different methods. Overall it’s a funky rum rich on esters and congeners. It’s probably not for everyone, but I just love everything around it and I think it beats the Jamaican white Overproof’s.

I was expecting something different. Of course, tastes are personal, but to my nose I just can't like it. In fact, I just find it repelling. It reminds me a lot of a cachaça (which I am not thrilled with) compared to clairin or an agricole from Martinique. On the other hand, on the palate despite the high alcohol content I find it softer and "classic." I would have to try it in blending because neat just isn't "my cup of tea." I would not buy the bottle.

Stupendo! Ricco di profumi e al sapore si sente una torbatura marcata avvolta da un'acquavite fruttata e olive. Finale lungo. Sto rimanendo sorpreso da alcuni rum bianchi che sono fruttati, ma con un carattere deciso ricco di sfumature grazie a delle buone fermentazioni. Tenendo conto del rapporto qualità prezzo questo rum è da prendere assolutamente in considerazione. Spesso ho speso il triplo per rum mediocri. Questo distilleria è l'unica al mondo che macina con un mulino ancora funzionante ad acqua. Canna colta a mano e fuoco per distillazione alimentato con i resti di canna. Fermentazione con lieviti autoctoni. Un rum alla vecchia maniera.

Besser als ich gedacht habe. Schön funky im Mund. Edit: nochmal verkostet, da musste ich ihn ein wenig nach unten korregieren. Pur holt er mich so gar nicht mehr ab, aber als Mixer im TiPunch oder Daiquiri kann ich mir ihn sehr gut vorstellen.

A rather exceptional rum for my part.We fall directly on a super fresh cane well fermented (Vegetable / Vegetables / Green olive / Green pepper), a power worthy of Jamaican with tropical fruits (Banana / Pineapple / Mango) all roasted, smoky and spicy (Nutmeg / Clove) moreover we find empyreumatic notes (Rubber / Peat / Varnish / Copper / Esters) there is even, to top it all off, a little unexpected greediness (Brioche toast / Butter / Honey)In short an UFO of a white, it goes in all directions, it is powerful, good, aromatic, exuberant! 👌

Tasted as a 5cl sample. From the smell it reminds me of the Hampden GH21 only without tropical fruits and less spicy notes. Buttery / cheesy, mineral, fermented and vegetal. Very interesting, but not as fragrant as other rums. Flavor equally exceptional. Smoky, very mineral, spicy and a flavor I know but not from rum but can't place at the moment. For 69% prima integrated alcohol. So far, however, I'm not quite warm to it. River Antoine is really nen unicorn in the rum world. Different and more unusual than all.

Funkyness, herbal freshness, pineapple, awesome ! This is the result of traditional craftsmanship from Grenada. Respect. The 69 % is well integrated and transforms into a wonderful sweetness on the palate, which then brings out pineapple, papaya and a little pear. The sensational, earthy and herbal fresh note even makes room for a hint of vanilla later on. The basic taste remains in the mouth forever and is noticeable even after an hour. Thank you for white rum! 😀

Aufgrund des hohen Rates bei vielen Bewertungen, hatte ich entsprechende Ewartungen. Diese wurden nicht vollends erfüllt. Ein wirklich schöner weisser Rum. Komplexe Noten aus floraler und fruchtiger Richtung mit minimal rauchigem Abgang. Ich stelle mir den Rum sehr gut im Cocktail vor, aufgrund des Preises gibt es dennoch bessere Varianten.

This is a really cool and dicious rum from Grenada! I enjoyed it a lot! Nose: a lot of vegetal an floral notes, various kind of fruity notes and for sure some low ester. Palate: Ester and Solvents meats Smokey, meaty aromas with the taste of the sugarcane in the background. Finish: Mediun long and dry with some kind of not like bacon 😜

Tra i rum bianchi, questo per me e’ quello più rude ed espressivo, una bomba. Alcol ben integrato anzi integratissimo. Naso piacevole e palato vigoroso con finale molto molto persistente. (PS: la votazione, come le impressioni, sono prettamente personali)

Arrives strong on the nose, like a "dirty" Agricole that has been open longer next to the smoker with the spare ribs. The flavor profile is quite funky, fruity and has something of a porked ribeye. Pure a bit too much peat/earth as in a whiskey, but in a daiquiri it integrates extremely well.

In der Nase wenig, ein paar Küchenkräuter, Alkohol. Auf der Zunge dann grün, Dillkraut, Gurke, nach einiger Zeit dann etwas Rauch, was sich alles zu einer interessanten Mischung zusammensetzt. Alkohol hervorragend eingebunden. Im Ti Punch bin ich unschlüssig, schon spannend aber irgendwie auch falsch.

tasted with my Clairin reference, the Sajous 2016. The River Antonie has a similar sensational profile to the Sajous. The Sajous is a shade fresher and fruitier, the River Antoine comes even more from the earthy side. The difference is even more pronounced on the palate, with the River Antoine still having a meaty, smoky note on the finish. For me, absolutely equal to the Sajous!

Good experience but too "wild".