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Neisson Reserve Speciale rum

Neisson Reserve Speciale

JR
had this rum recently

Martinique | Agricole | 42% ABV | Column Still (1-4) Distilled

6.9/10
38 ratings
Tasty, but not quite great
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38 Neisson Reserve Speciale Ratings

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ManhttanProject 🇺🇸 | 21 ratings
Posted over 1 year ago

Nose: Vanilla, oak, sea foam, seaweed
Taste: Salty with a little vanilla. Thin flavor but still pleasant.
Feel: A bit thin but not very harsh.

Philippe Roquelle 🇧🇪 | 62 ratings
Posted over 2 years ago

Un bon blend raffiné, doux avec juste assez de punch pour me plaire.

Clem 🇺🇸 | 15 ratings
Posted 4 years ago

This is my first agricole of any type. Bought it for creating certain tiki drinks. I've tried a sip but need to try again to get a true idea if it's qualities. It certainly was nice in my Three Dots and a Dash.

Smovens 🇺🇸 | 187 ratings
Posted 4 years ago

Aged agricole to me are usually too oaky and tame, losing the freshness that makes blancs so great. This one is a great balance and retains some of that agricole bite to it.

cK 🇨🇦 | 68 ratings
Posted over 4 years ago

Very good neat, but not as smooth as I would hope for a rum at this price point.

mmciesielski 🇺🇸 | 22 ratings
Posted over 4 years ago

This is a very dry, earthy agricole with strong grass notes. It's a bit rough but still easily sippable neat. Will need to compare with Neisson white.

Engwild 🇺🇸 | 153 ratings
Posted almost 5 years ago

It's about what I figured from Neisson, it's slightly smoother.

eddieo 🇺🇸 | 107 ratings
Posted almost 5 years ago

For a Martinique vieux agricole, it’s not so bad - surely a costly addition to any US collection, and questionably suitable as such for that alone. But it’s a smooth talker with just a memory of its fiery past as an ardent blanc from 12 years ago. It has been hard to truly like vieux agricoles over 8 yrs, in general; for me, it’s all about that fiery youth that makes this style shine, and so much of that is lost in the adulteration of the spirit during the fût sitting period. It’s certainly a handsome bottle presentation, and a fine selection for your regular whiskey aficionado, but the mellowness just kinda loses me with the hint of sweetness presumably imparted by the charred barrel and a flabbiness associated with middling French red wines.

All said and done, this is a fine example of a vieux agricole in the upper end of the aged spectrum - not a standout, but far better than El Dorado’s equivalent expression.

Mayo 🇮🇹 | 22 ratings
Posted 5 years ago

Blonde ambra color.
A not very intens smell of wood,dry fruit,wine,.

Jason 🇺🇸 | 60 ratings
Posted over 5 years ago

This was the full-bodied sample on a French tasting I did, and I by far preferred this to the light and medium bodied samples. Much smoother and easier to enjoy as a sipper. I had to add water to the others to make them more palatable, but the Neisson stood on its own. Still not my favorite and not one I would rush back to, but it did at least leave me curious enough to try more agricoles.




Brand Details

Name: Reserve Speciale
ABV: 42%
Type: Neisson
Raw Material: Unknown
Process: Unknown
Distillation: Column Still (1-4)
Women leading Rum: No