La Favorite Selection de fût 2015

Très typés très bon comme toujours mais un peu jeune

13.06.2025 Retasting and I stick to my score. -------------------- 18.12.2021 Participating in a nice tasting given to me as a present. Nice hotel in a very central location. Notes Medium dark in colour. Nose Light, fruits, light grass, floral, light honey, light citrus. Palate Light wood, fruity, light grass, citrus, tannins, faint berries, faint caramel. Finish Medium to long, fresh, light wood, light citrus, faint cherry, spice.

10/09/23: tasted @ Spiritsfestival Kempenland Geel. It' a fresh, approachable rhum bottled at an easy sipping strength of 46%. The finish was on the short side, so a little extra ABV would have been nice.

A very fresh, pleasant, fruity rum with a hint of lemon and mandarin. Elegant, vegetal and floral on the palate. A faint taste of cask. A rather short finish with a hint of Scotch whisky. Empty glass, a little smoky too, almost like a molasses rum.

Rhum vieux avec beaucoup de caractère, portant essentiellement son équilibre sur le boisé, épicé et les fruits à l’alcool. On peut lui reprocher un manque de douceur et un manque de profondeur empyreumathique. Je trouve la finale moyenne, sur les fruits à l’alcool avec une légère astringence (fût ?)

Nose: fruity on grapes/dried grapesFlavor: herbaceous/spicy/tobaccoFinish: rather average on spice and tannins I don't really like this 2015 vintage. I find it too monolithic with a nose too wise and especially a mouth too spicy. I didn't really take pleasure on this reference.

I had honestly hoped for more. Other Agricoles offer much more interesting and intense flavors. The smell is full cannon sparkling wine, taste comes first dried fruits followed by spices and grassy notes. A slightly alcoholic taste is a constant companion. Then at the end a little wood and spice.