Damoiseau VO

 Got this 5cl sample of the 3yo Damoiseau VO from Rum Ratings Tasting Club. The nose is woody and round with scents of honey and vanilla. At the palate it’s sweet, woody and round with flavors of orange, coffee and cardamom. The finish is medium long with flavors of coffee and cardamom.

 Sans caractère, assez fade, minéral

 Grüner Apfel und Leder in der Nase, hinten kommt das Fass. Im Geschmack typisch Agricole, trocken, fruchtig. Gute Milde, Holz und Leder bleiben im Abgang.

 Sample no.22 of the 24 days of rum calendar 2022. Very funky and earthy on the nose. Same on the palate, very ”agricoly” notes of grass and spices. Not my cup of tea.

 A classic agricultural rum, sweet (only 40%) with a good vanilla and caramel flavor on the palate. A good entry-level VO, easy to drink in cocktails or neat, it's good value for money.

 Boring. I'm not going to waste my buzz on this. The last of the sample used as drain fat remover.

 A classic rum in the permanent range, this VO from Damoiseau begins with sweet caramelized notes, dried fruit, mild spices (vanilla, nutmeg) and a fairly young woodiness. The agricultural freshness comes after aeration in the glass. On the palate, the rum goes off in all directions: sometimes towards dried fruit, sometimes herbaceous and earthy, then on toasted notes, before moving on to spicy woodiness and finally the agricultural bitterness of sugarcane. The texture is both soft and syrupy. The low alcohol content (40%) leaves the palate with an impression of lightness, at once clear and a little insipid. On the finish, a dry profile of oak, pepper and coffee emerges, with hints of coconut, grass and tannins. Without being a bad rum, this Damoiseau lacks the length, depth, impact and coherence in flavors, which go off in all directions, to be a competitive VO compared with other better-positioned cuvées.

 Very solid agricole. From start to finish classic agricole tastes/notes! You’ll get a good rum for a low budget. Can recommend it for “agricole starter” Nose: Dried fruits, woody, caramelized, agricole, earthy, vanilla, oak, dark chocolate, apricot Mouth: thin, dry, diluted, agricole, fruit schnaps, grass, dried fruits, leather, oak, roasted, dark chocolate Finish: short, dry, astrigend, tannins, oak, roasted, dark chocolate, grass, minty

 Die Nase ist relativ verhalten… neben leichten Karamell- und Zitrusnoten überwiegt der Alkohol. Am Gaumen zunächst dunkle Schokolade, dann unangenehm pfeffrige Nuancen und wieder Alkohol! Der Abgang ist leicht holzig und schokoladig

 Nase: leichter Agricole, grasige und fruchtig mit ein wenig Holz. Mund: konsequente Fortsetzung der Nase, gut! Abgang: Lang, intensiv. Insgesamt ein solider Rum aber nix aufregendes.

 Agricoles sind sonst nicht so meine Sache, aber der hier ist Interessant und röstig

 Solider Einsteiger Agricole

 Bon rapport qualité prix.

 Aveugle Avent 2024: Nez sympa et frais, Bouche sympa aussi sur le sucre, le miel mais alcool mal intégré. Longueur sur l'alcool aussi. Finalement pas de marqueur franc, ESB assez plat .

 Un bon petit ESB