Saint James Vieux 4-Year

I love agricole for the delicious grassy notes and fresh feel you get from it . This is kind of combining a young oak barrel aged rum and agricole and simply is not what agricole is about ... I may revist this in a ti punch to see if it's any better

First you get a very simple nose, I get some citrus and pepper and some sugar cane.
The taste is not very balanced. Some aromas are too weak some are too strong.
Because of this disbalance I rate it 6.

Smell: citrus, pepper, some sugar cane, floral notes, earth
Taste: paper/grasy note, vanilla, citrus, some bitterness
Finish: spice, medicine, light sweetness and white fruits
Aftertaste: fuity and better than the nose and the taste

Sweetness: 1.5/5
Fruit: 2/5
Spice: 3/5
Mildness: 3.5/5

tried it when visiting the distillery. Pretty smokey in mouth and not very desirable to drink on its own. Probably a good mixer, but given the price tag, there are much better alternatives (Neisson, HSE, Dillon blanc etc.).

Poor sippper but good mixer.
If you really want to sip it, lot of ice is recommended

Classic French style Rhum agricole from Martinique with a Smokey dry taste. Great dark colour with a not to strong nose. Sipping gets you hints of wood, vanilla and a subtle alcoholic taste.

Lovely nose. Hint of licorice (and grass). Tiniest bit of vanilla. Taste: slightly briny. Dry and delicious. Hint of tequila. Reminds me of J Bally (that's good).

7+, 8-

Premier test de rhum agricole, et je dois dire que je n'ai pas trop accroché.
On se trouve face à un produit assez brut, très alcoolisé et aux saveurs assez neutres.
On ne peut pas dire qu'il soit mauvais, mais je dois avouer que je préfère les rhums plus doux et plus aromatiques, question de goût.

Edit: je lui rajoute un point car, avec le temps, j'apprends à l'apprécier et à me détacher des rhums artificiellement sucrés. Ce type de rhum est certes moins accessible aux débutants mais les goûts évoluent avec les découvertes...

one of the better rhum agricole, better than a lot of other Rhums of this art.

Appearance: Amber
Aroma: Wood rosin
Taste: Bitter
Flavor: charcoal, wood
Texture/Body: thin
Finish: medium

Very good, woody tasting, strong and relatively smooth rum.