Rhum JM VO 3-Year

This is the first Agricole I've tasted. I had this neat over dinner. The smell was of something organic, I just couldn't pinpoint it. It didn't have any scent of alcohol, and nothing super sweet like sugars. At first sip I noticed some spices, and the organic taste. It wasn't bad, very smooth, and enjoyable. After allowing it to breathe for a bit and a couple swirls of the glass, I tried it again. Still same flavors (unlike many rums I've tried before) I would definitely give this rum another go around in the future if given the chance.

Au premier nez la canne et le boisé montent immédiatement.
Au second nez l alcool apparait bien intégré.
En bouche le bouche le boisé est de nouveau très présent, l alcool se ressent bien mais est effectivement bien intégré, rhum très équilibré.
La finale est assez longue je trouve qu à ce moment il tire légèrement sur les fruits confits.

Aroma is a bit wild with apple and flowers. Taste is surprisingly smooth with grass and sour apple tones. Aftertaste is pleasant and long, leaving bourbone tones on palate.

Leuchtendes Bernstein mit Kupferreflektionen im Glas.
In der Nase leicht - locker und doch mit tiefe. Überreife tropische Früchte in einem Holzbottich, frisch gepflückte gelbe und weisse Blumen liegen als hübscher Strauss dabei. Tabakblätter, Leder und ein wenig Moos sind mit Harz an die Henkel des Bottichs geklebt.
Am Gaumen lieblich und weich. Die tropischen Früchte werden noch leicht karamellisiert bevor den Mund erreichen. Da ist noch etwas mit dem Holzaroma, irgendwie wie wenn du an einem Piratenschiff leckst das schon vor langer Zeit gesunken ist.
Im Abgang etwas Früchte, ein bisschen Karamell, ein halbes Holzbein, gemischt mit Zuckerrohrsaft und durch ein altes Segel gesiebt.
Ein toller, uriger Agricole, voller Aromen und Geschichten. Für Liebhaber solcher Dinge. 7++
- 2 cl Muster -

Bright amber with copper reflections in the glass.
In the nose light - loose and yet with depth. Overripe tropical fruit in a wooden vat, freshly picked yellow and white flowers lie as a pretty bouquet. Tobacco leaves, leather and a little moss are glued with resin to the handles of the vat.
Lovely and soft on the palate. The tropical fruits are still lightly caramelized before reaching the mouth. There's still something with the wood flavor, kind of like when you lick a pirate ship that sank a long time ago.
Finishes with some fruit, a bit of caramel, half a wooden leg mixed with sugar cane juice and strained through an old sail.
A great, rustic Agricole, full of flavors and stories. For lovers of such things. 7++
- 2 cl sample -

Tasted at Laka Lono 12/16/21
This is a strong rum. It is not sweet. Yet I like it.
(a succinct set of heritage notes)
Edit, August 16 2023
Appearance: amber
Aroma: bread on fire
Flavor: this is strong, and not sweet until towards the end. It starts w pine, the aging is a really different mood here and I appreciate it. The finish is very typical Agricole but the road there is heavily influenced by the aging process.

Excellent rhum on sip. ............................

Un peu trop tendre, on sent le potentiel mais ça sent encore un peu trop l'eau de Cologne et la chemise trop grande. Un ado qui sort pour la 1ère fois en boite.

Very good for agricole fans.. not that great for the others. Very fruity smell, especially ananas and bananas. In the mouth you can feel also young wood, citruses and vanilla.

Ve vůni kandovane ovoce, v chuti je cítit trninova šťáva, vanilka. Netrefil se mi do chuti.

Duft af frugt. Ananas? En smule vanilje og fad. Sød. Smagen er meget røget med et hint af frugt og peber. Sød eftersmag af frugt. Ligger mellem 5 og 6. Egentlig 5,5, men det rundes op til 6. (22. december 2020 i 1423).