HSE Blanc 55

This Agricole Blanc was a gift from my son last summer.
On the nose it’s intense, fruity, spicy, floral, grassy and dry with a certain sharpness.
On the palate it’s a little bit rustic and the aromas from the nose explodes in the mouth. On the palate it’s also possible to recognize pepper and lime.
In summary it’s powerful, intense and balanced.
I’ve tested it in a Ti Punch and it was great.
Picture: The opened bottle and my poured glass out in Stockholm archipelago.

When you open the bottle you find yourself immedeately in a cloud of pure sugar cane juice. The first sip is sweet with the sugar cane field blooming on your palate, then you taste the typical grassy and fruity citric flavours of an Agricole. Of course you feel the burn of the 55% but far less than you'd expect. However I prefer this young one in a Mojito with sweet balm and mint and a dash of sparkling water to disarm it a bit. Great Rum - if you like Agricoles!

Really like this. It has the ultra-fresh grassy flavor of a good agricole, but I'm detecting a bit of extra flavor in there, almost like a clairin/haitian rum. Love it, and would get it again.

The HSE Blanc 55 is an Agricole from Martinique, which is bottled without storage in cask strength of 55% alcohol in a 1l bottle.

The rhum is very special in the nose. Pure sugar cane juice shoots into the nose. It's hard for me to find other flavors. I'm not at home here. On the palate then the surprise. The rhum is pleasantly sweet and the alcohol is well integrated. A beautiful fruit note with some citrus is recognizable. Agricole notes last a long time.

Not quite suitable for sipping, but possible. For mixing and blending a very good rhum. Definitely worth an experience.

Der HSE Blanc 55 ist ein Agricole aus Martinique, welcher ohne Lagerung in Fassstärke von 55% Alkohol in einer 1l Flasche abgefüllt wird.

Der Rhum ist in der Nase sehr speziell. Purer Zuckerrohr Saft schießt in die Nase. Andere Aromen zu finden fällt mir da schwer. Hier bin ich nicht zu Hause. Am Gaumen dann die Überraschung. Der Rhum ist angenehm süß und der Alkohol gut eingebunden. Eine schöne Fruchtnote mit etwas Zitrus ist erkennbar. Agricole Noten bleiben lange bestehen.

Zum sippen nicht ganz geeignet, aber möglich. Zum Mixen und Blenden ein sehr guter Rhum. Auf jeden Fall eine Erfahrung wert.

Dans la gamme des rhums agricoles blancs de grande surface, celui-ci se place dans le peloton de tête. Un équilibre parfait, aucune agressivité, petit côté caractériel-rustique quand même, mais aussi une grande finesse des arômes (notamment agrumes/poivres). Un vesou très sensuel, très cristallin.

Parfait pour les ti punch ou les rhums arrangés agréable nez et en bouche

This HSE version packs a LOT of power. So much energy, funk, grass, mud and soil that it’s impossible not to like it :)

Try and you wont regret. Vanilla, fruits, cane sugar juice...- one of my favourites beside Neisson ja Dillon whites.

Neisson is on another level with a rating of 9, HSE Blanc 55 is 8 for me.