Copalli White

Got a dram of this in the advent calendar, white rum is not my usual, as I like a sipper. This would be nice with a mixer.

Superbly crafted but does not really deliver the grassy notes I crave.

I'm not a huge Agricole guy but this is pretty nice. Blunt force trauma from the banana wrapped in fresh mowed lawn that hits you on the first sip. Similar on the nose. Has a subtle white rum burn but no real harshness. A surprisingly agile sipper for a young white run and equally nice to add depth to cocktails

I didn’t think was going to like it all that much as I prefer darker rums, but it was better than I thought it would be. Molasses nose and flavor. Too much burn straight, but nicely mixed.

Very much has a junior clairin vibe. Smell is pretty restrained by clairin/agricole standards - that 42% noticeably dilutes the experience from the typical 50% plus of the others.
Smell has some of that pot still weird funk, only mild and integrated.
Taste has some of the fruit flavours of agricole plus a bit of pot still funk. It's not complex, but very approachable, and I can imagine this being much more palatable neat than most white rums..

So why the low mark? I bought this for cocktails, and I like a rum to really punch through. Put this in a Hurricane and the rum is barely discernible. For the money, I prefer HSE blanc, and all the flavours that brings to the party.

It turns out there are no cut price clairins it seems. Go bold or go home ( or by an agricole and go sideways!).

Edit. Mixing this 50/50 with Wray & Nephew really lifts both in a cocktail. I'd say mixed together it's a 7. The combo has more flavour than the Copalli alone, and less of the column still roughness of the W&N alone. Might have found the cut price clairin after all!

Kein Geschmack, keine süße. Typischer rum für cocktails

If I lived daquiris I would like this more. Mixer only.