Bielle aged in Chambord casks. Thoughts?
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If I am not mistaken this is “just” a rare type of a french oak cask.
Im wondering what’s the reason for this being the first ever Rum in such a cask. What do they know what the others don’t? 
In any case, it definitely sounds interesting.
Edit:
Reading their description this seems just to be a marketing-stung. Available since 2015, only using wood staves (cut) by hand, according to time-honored rules. 100 Casks per year available in the first year (what does this mean for 2023? We don´t know.). So I don’t think that this production process has any noticeable effect during aging.
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chambord - its that french raspberry liquor isnt it ?
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Also correct. But I think that the Bielle ageing refers to the casks that @Lot-NAS mentions in his post.
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@MikeH you said you would catch the next Hampden bottled by Swell… seems that they listen to you, here is another one ! 
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but what will be the price?
Btw, Mike Barbaria (the man behind Swell de Spirits) went on Facebook for a little contest along Swell fans, asking what type of release we would want to see in the future.
Although everything should be taken with a grain of salt, here are a few things he said and can be considered as teasing for 2024 :
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the Mexican High Ester that some of us tasted at the Rhum Fest Paris will be released soon
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a lot of people begged for a rum from Ste Lucia and a HERR Savanna, which, considering the demand, could be an interesting selection for Swell as they haven’t bottled anything yet from those regions.
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when a fan asked for a Long Pond High Ester, Mika replied « how about a New Yarmouth 2009 ? » which could potential lead to a new NY release
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it seems also that an old Demerara should be on its way soon
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Mika seemed also interested (as well as some people) to make a collaboration with Mhoba (but there is a huge gap between dreams and reality, let’s see how it goes)
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when @MikeH asked for an Enmore 1994, Mika said « why not » (fingers crossed @MikeH
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Considering it’s a rather young Hampden I don’t think it will be hella expensive, but be sure that if you don’t order the bottle at 9:00 pm exactly. The bottle will be gone in a minute
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I have no clue how to purchase a bottle.
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It’s 2012, so OWH. For me that means no reason to chase it. 
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Though a true statement for the vintage, we could actually be surprised by the quality or even the mark (not impossible there are many marks for a same vintage) let’s see how it goes 
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Oh, it’s a 2012. No need to chase it then. The last 2012 I bought was interesting but not worth the bottle purchase.
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Falls sich jemand (so wie ich) auch schon gefragt hat, ob 18 Jahre vielleicht etwas viel für einen ECS sein könnten…
Hier einmal ein kurzer und knapper Vergleich Covenant/Isonomy:
Und hier einmal Covenant/Shibboleth (Letzterer ist bisher mein persönlicher Favorit):
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Holy cow, these are def not made for drinking with such a price tag.
I do not understand why the 1994 with only 52,8% should be even more pricy than the '96.
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Das sind Flaschen die wohl nie geöffnet werden, oder von Leuten die zu viel Geld haben und damit prahlen wollen wohl
Perlen vor die Säue…
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So when is the split being posted?
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Richtig, da wird kein Rum verkauft, sondern Glas…
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Haven’t tasted it yet to be fair. But I will ask the Carsten, maybe he know a little more.
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I had the Elizabeth Years in the meantime and I’m sure it’s not a PM. I guess. Those Whisky Agency Diamonds are just that, Diamonds. But thanks for asking!
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