Review #: 254
Description: Monymusk 2010 MBS
Spirit: Rum
Background: This bottling coming from Habitation Velier was distilled at Monymusk Distillery in Jamaica in 2010 and aged tropically for 9 years. Distilled off a column still and bottled at a robust 62% ABV, this sounds tasty so let’s find out if it is.
Distillery – Monymusk
Bottler – Habitation Velier
Brand – Monymusk
Selection – N/A
ABV – 62%
Age – 9 Years
Nose – Heavy and rich caramel, banana, pineapple, mango, brown sugar, nice toasted marshmallow and oak
Taste – Rich caramel, dark chocolate, cooked apples, syrupy, cloves, nutmeg, tobacco, charred pineapple, hint of orange
Finish – Dark chocolate, leather, dark caramel, nougat, tobacco embers, black pepper, very slight plastic/diesel notes if you drink it a certain way
Score: 7
Would I buy a bottle? Yes
Thoughts: Oh yeah this was my jam. I love the heavy, syrupy sweetness with some nice oak in there to balance it on a rum. If I’m to make any gripe, the sweetness would probably be a bit much for some, and I wish there was a little bit of bright fruit on the palate to help, but I’m nitpicking. Some of the older jamaicans I’ve had can get really plasticy and artificial tasting, but this stayed away from that realm.