Trois Rivieres Cuvee de l'Ocean

This one is extraordinary. You dont drink salty rum every day :)
But quite interesting experience and good barman can make great cocktail from it.
Definitely recommend even beside its saltyness its still just white agricole rum.

Got a sample of this rum as birthday gift from my children together with some other bottles.
I think it’s an quite smooth Agricole Blanc with the saltiness, from the sea where the cane grows, very present.
Besides the saltiness that’s present from nose to the medium long finish is it the grassiness, the cane and the citrus fruits that dominates.
Picture: The emptied sample poured in my glass

42% ABV. Grassy. Cane, brine, corn. Dry-smelling. Very mild on the palate. Would benefit from a higher proof. Not very dry, not very sweet. Coconut. Very smooth and highly drinkable. Quite good, just not quite great.

7++

Nice and clean, with crisp dry flavours. Exactly what you want from a simple, affordable agricole.

Velmi zvláštní bílý agricole. Samotně se dá vyzkoušet už pro vychutnani velmi zvláštního opravdu slaného závěru. Jinak klasicky ideál do míchačky, ti punch je s touhle slanou srandou hodně zajímavý.

Packaging, aroma, taste correspond to the marine concept. Despite the lightness in the stomach, it's heavy for the head. It's interesting to drink 1-2 times. .,.,.,., Бутылка цвета морской воды. Пробка винтовая слабая. В аромате трава, цветы, дым. Во вкусе сладость, горечь, маслянистость, травянистость — всего есть понемногу, мягкий. Чуть солёный, или это уже кажется? Лёгкость в животе, в голове тяжесть. Прекрасная работа маркетологов и купажистов. Куплю повторно? - Да, но не более одной.

Quick comparison of Trois Rivieres Cuvee de l'Ocean (ТR) 42° from Martinique vs Barbancourt (BC) 43° from Haiti.

TR is more expensive per °, still cheap.

Both have very similar profile of aroma and 68% of taste - something like ripe apricot\banana\fig\pure sugar cane\citrus. The diff that in TR it's very pronounced and oily, in BC it's subtile and watery. Both aren't smooth, burns, but if sip just a yota then its ok.
The rest 32% in:
TR - salt, grass, flowers. BC - pepper, sugar, grass.
Both aftertastes are short and not complex.
Both are simple compared to Clairin's Casimir and Vaval.
Definitely prefer Barbancourt, Trois Rivieres is a bit 'too exotic'. Later I will test them 'on cats' in cocktails.

This rum is VERY DIFFERENT. It definitely has some ocean qualities. Nice salt on the pallet with pepper notes. Decent bite. But thin like ocean water too. It reminds me a lot of tequila. I give this a 7 because it is so unique. Very different especially for agricole. Not a sipper really. Nice shooter and would make a great mixer.

Trois Rivieres offers a good products for preparing planteurs and ti Punch. This white rhum is enriched by this note of Sea in its taste. It’s produced with cane cultivated close to the beach and this provides a peculiar final note of freshness. It’s excellent for cocktails, I would recommend a Mojito with it: it’s surprising.

Je ne suis pas un grand fan du rhum 3 rivières mais j'avoue avoir été surpris par le gout de celui-ci; très fruité.