J. Bally 2000 Brut de Fut 17-Year

We have an 17 year old agricole here, bottled with 58.1% alcohol strength from Martinique.

Smell: A grassy and at the same time sweet honey smell greets me. I notice sugar cane, green apples, guava and fermented fruits, maybe even some glue. The smell reminds me a bit of the taste of the durian fruit. Deeper in the glass, the rhum is darker, there are barrel aromas and wood.
I still notice a few spices like pepper and nutmeg.
A smell that balances between light and dark aromas.

Taste: The rum starts grassy, ​​a bit more sour instead of sweet. It's a little different from the smell. I notice green apples, guava and peppery aromas. Then it becomes astringent and I get more barrel aromas on the palate. Towards the end it becomes sweeter with a sugar cane aroma and fermented light fruits.

Aftertaste: pear, sugar cane, fermented light fruits, some grassy notes, guava.

The aftertaste remains for a very long time. The rhum is varied. It is more acidic on the palate than in the smell. I would have liked a little more sweetness here. Good agricole but not unique.

Overall rating: 87 points

Sweetness: 1/5
Fruit: 3/5
Seasoning: 3/5
Complexity: 3.5 / 5
PL (160 €): 2.5 / 5

- vůně znamená jeden velký koncert, nasládlost, čokoláda máta, vzdáleně pomeranč
- v chuťi opět nasládlost, 58,1% velmi příjemných, kakao a koření
Závěr dlouhý, příjemný, čokoládový