Depaz Blue Cane Amber 1-Year

I guess I should have prepared myself for what a Rhum Agricole tastes like. The grassy flavor was not what I had anticipated. It definitely is a sipping rhum, not one for mixed drinks as it overpowers whatever you mix it with. It was touted as "the best" on an NPR segment so I bought 4 bottles of it without having tasted it - mistake. One bottle would have been plenty. I am not disappointed that I added it to my repertoire of rums/rhums but I will have to revisit sipping it again with a different attitude.

Not a fan of RHUM, so it's ok

light in body, little burn, dry overall. Interesting to try. The French styles are not for everyone.

Pours very light, like a tequila. Aroma is smoky wet bandaids. Ugh. Sweet and astringent, the bandaid aroma seeps into the flavor unfortunately. The good news is the bandaid flavor is short lived, and once gone there is some nice grassy cane sugar flavor with a granulated sugar flavor on the swallow. It wasn’t my favorite bottle, but I didn’t dump it so I guess that says something. Not sure if I got a bad bottle, or if people like this flavor…

1/3/24
4 rating

There are better one to try and talk about. Life is short.

When I had this my notes were sharp and ricey. At the time I assumed better as a mixer. Had it alongside flor de Caña 7 year. My palate has evolved some so I’ll try it again and maybe my rating will change.

Hash and unbalanced. Surprisingly from a maker with many different options. Undrinkable neat, unfriendly on the rocks, unfortunately harsh even with coke.