Neisson Reserve Speciale

Légèrement boisé, avec un nez assez prononcé. Bons arômes en fin de dégustation.

I'm a fan of this agricole but it is a super specialist when it comes to the genre. The aging really doesn't tone down the agricole-ish but accentuate it. The fresh cane comes off like fresh grass and green olives. A really interesting cocktail ingredient and a lovely if not sophisticated, early in the night sipper. But again, highly specialized.

As an agricole fan, it’s fine.
Not great or anything, some depth
Fairly smooth zipping

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

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.

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.

This rum is dry, a mix of chili, pepper and vanilla, strong and long finish

un rhum intéressant mais franchement sec en bouche.

Ce rhum va vous réveiller ! C'est un vrais rhum agricole assez sec. Personnellement, je les préfère un peu plus doux mais il avouer que l'on aime le boisé, c'est bien visé !

Voici un rhum agricole issu d'un assemblage de plusieurs millésimes,

Au nez, je le trouvais personnellement très léger, j'y retrouvais de timides notes poivrées et boisées,
En bouche, il est plus marqué et un peu astringent (ce qui n'est pas désagréable), on y retrouve les notes poivrées et boisées du nez, ainsi que des notes fruitées,
La longueur est belle mais pas extra :)

Note : 65/100