Saint James Reserve Privee 15-Year

Smagt på Romhattens romfestival i Århus august 2020. For tør til min smag

A beautiful dark amber rum. The nose is slightly grassy, rubbery and toasted with notes of caramel, wood, nutmeg and perhaps a little plum. More complex and rounder than the younger 12 year brother. Absolutely love the aroma. In the mouth I pick up the same character found in the nose. Well executed and balanced. It's initially "juicy" and rounded with a slightly spicy and dry peak at the end. Good value for money agricole. Thumbs up.

Jeg smagte denne rom til Romhattens romfestival 2020. Ikke noget, der falder så meget i min smag.

Tested this one together with the 12yo and I find this one a little too oaky for my taste. I like the 12yo better.
But this one is also a great Agricole, maybe I will appreciate better after some more testing. It has a great flavour, it’s smooth but a little bit too oaky.
Picture: My Saint James shelf & my bottle.

Tento rum pochádza z karibského ostrova Martinique a má peknú svetlejšiu jantárovú farbu. Po prvom ovoňaní by človek ani nepovedal, že je to rum. Pripomína skôr whisky. Je výrazne drevnatá, cítiť dobre vypálený drevený súdok, škoricu, sušené slivky. Keď rum dlhšie postojí, rozvinú sa typickejšie rumové arómy. Hrozienka, oriešky, kakao...Chuť rumu je suchá, tanínová, skrátka horkejšia. Dochuť je plnynulá, stredne dlhá, znova stopy po dubovom sude. Toto je ukážkovo stárený agricole rum. Čiže rum vyrobený priamo z vylysovanej šťavy z cukrovej trstiny. Aj keď je tento rum ukážkové dielo svojho druhu, nie je to moja šálka kávy.

Aroma is typical agricole with fresh grass tones mixed with oak. In first taste is typical freshness of agricole rums, but smoothed by aging. Than you will discover more and more layers of fresh, fruity/herbal/grass tones. Aftertaste is long and pleasant. Very good matured agricole for fair price (60Eur in Czech Republic). 8,5 points (+0,5 for agricole lovers)

leathery notes with a smooth finish and slightly more refined then the 12 year old

Its one of the best sain james i tried. I recommend it

It is very similar to the 12 year old, only without the sourness/tropical fruit aspect, it has more deep notes, like dates.

Rhum parfaitement équilibré. Bien supérieur au 12 ans d'âge. Notre alcoolique subtile et arômes bien développés. Un must.