Saint James Les Ephémères - N°1 2001 20yr 55,2%

RX12796 Very good Rhum Agricole AOC Single Cask 3,500 bottles Under 250€

8.9/10178 ratings

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“Exquisite balance of wood and fruit; complex and delightfully aged.”

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How does this rum taste?

A bold, aged agricole with a symphony of roasted nuts, dried fruits, wood, and spices. Dry with a punch, it's complex and better savored slowly. Highly praised for its balance, yet the strong woodiness may not please everyone.

Most frequently mentioned flavors

Aroma

Woody Dried fruit Vanilla Roasted Fresh Nutmeg

Taste

Woody Dried fruit Nutmeg Roasted Vanilla Leather

Finish

Woody Spice Vegetal Grass Dried fruit Spicy

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Oliver

18 May 2023

8.9/10

“Very horny nose - really great Agricole essence! On the palate, despite its long, tropical aging, still drinkable and not too woody. Quite dry. Great mouthfeel. Absolutely recommended for all lovers of Agricole at cask strength. And that too at an unbeatable (issue) price.”

Aroma

Grass Sugarcane Woody Nutmeg Fresh

Taste

Woody Dried fruit Vegetal Dry Nutty

Photo of the rum Les Ephémères - N°1 taken from user Oliver

crazyforgoodbooze

9 October 2023

8.6/10

“For 20y tropically matured this Agricole is surprisingly light, fruity and fresh after menthol, apricot compote and winter spices such as cinnamon and nutmeg, and some cocoa. Wood is of course also very dominant taste but just long not as extreme as I would have expected. Really nice old cask strength Agricole!”

Aroma

Woody Dried fruit Dried apricot Roasted Vanilla

Taste

Nutmeg Minty Cinnamon Dried apricot Dry

Jakob

17 May 2023

8.6/10

“Powerful Saint James, complex aromatic profile with nougat, present dark spices, bitter wood influences and dried fruits. Very good representative of the 2001 Saint James and a successful entry into the Les Ephémeres series.”

Aroma

Vanilla Nougat Dried fruit Roasted Nutmeg

Taste

Dried fruit Nutmeg Vanilla Roasted Espresso

Photo of the rum Les Ephémères - N°1 taken from user Jakob

Johannes

1 December 2022

8.9/10

“Very good, wonderfully balanced, yet intense and complex Agricole!”

Photo of the rum Les Ephémères - N°1 taken from user Johannes

Thunderbird

30 March 2023

8.8/10

“The nose I find initially surprising and good! In addition to the classic wood and spicy notes I had perceived grated almonds!On the palate it then loses something, the spicy wood notes predominate , fruit is almost not recognizable!In the finish it is then classic Agricole!Had somehow expected more”

Aroma

Vanilla Pastries Nutty Almond Barrel

Taste

Roasted Vanilla Leather Vegetal Barrel

RumTaTa

29 September 2023

8.7/10

“Second tasting: Great stuff! I find the nose surprisingly sticky! Much more edgy and fruity on the palate than RX7259. The finish is consistent with a taste sensation.”

Aroma

Glue Woody Roasted Dried fruit Oak

Taste

Nutmeg Dried fruit Woody Roasted Vanilla

Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰

16 July 2022

9.0/10

“Just got two bottles of this limited release which is the first of a series of four if I have understood it correctly. From opening the bottle the flavours just come at you and there was no doubt this was a good one. The nose is well balanced with wood and fruits from the start followed by spices and a wonderful roasted note. The palate is complex and also very well balanced, warm and woody with dried fruit, spices and spices and again this wonderful roasted note. The finish is long and woody with dried fruit and spices. Now this has me hooked on the next two releases supposed to be released in September 2022 (No. 2) and the final two (No. 3 and No. 4) in 2023.”

Aroma

Woody Dried fruit Plum Roasted Nutty

Taste

Complex Balanced Woody Warm Spice

Frank

25 July 2022

8.7/10

“St. James, 20 years old, over 50%? This must be tasted.Nose: nice spicy-woody-fruity. Very intense and concentrated. There's the oak first, dry, almost dusty. In addition, dry vanilla powder and pleasant tobacco scent. Now comes a restrained sweetness of cherry and dried apricot. If you smell a little stronger into it there is some vinegar. Reminds then also of red wine. Palate: wow, decent acidity at the start, towards wood acidity. Immediately followed by a slight bitter note, which quickly turns into Agricol's typical grassy, raw sugar cane. Besides that, a lot happens... nutmeg and clove come together with aromatic cherry wood and strong sandalwood, again slightly the impression of red wine.Yes, this is a good one!!!”

Aroma

Fruity Woody Spicy Intense Concentrated

Taste

Acidic Spicy Woody Intense Grass

lukasdrinkinghabits

22 September 2022

8.5/10

“Whew! This is heavy stuff 20 years of tropical aging brings a lot of wood. A lot of wood, charred wood and with it dark spices, coffee, tobacco. Amazing: the vegetal aroma of the fresh sugar cane remains although we are more with the roots than the young shoots. There is no room for much fruit. Some sour cherry and a few dried fruits round out the profile.In the mouth, it is precisely these restrained fruits that are fully there! Fresh fruit continues to be sought in vain, but the wood soup becomes fruit compote with cherries and dark berries - which was forgotten too long in a cigar box 🤷♂️. The wood brings ample tannins and bitterness. Surprisingly light in contrast, the finish brings no new facet. A good rum, but not my profile.”

Aroma

Barrel Tobacco Sour cherry Root Charred

Taste

Sour cherry Blackberry Dried figs Dried apricot Tobacco

TheRhumhoe

2 October 2022

9.0/10

“The quintessential spirit of Saint James. This is a very well-balanced rum, juggling notes of aged precious woods, spices, chocolate, tobacco, as well as floral and pastry notes to create a complete aromatic palette. A beautiful complexity that carries through to the palate, with roasted, woody and spicy flavors, dried fruit and red berry notes, and a vegetal freshness. The whole is very harmonious, round and aromatic. The very long finish continues with the vegetal freshness previously felt, notably eucalyptus, floral and vegetal notes that brilliantly accompany the rest of the profile, fruity but drier, woody and spicy. A rum of unprecedented quality for an indecently low price.”

Aroma

Woody Roasted Vanilla Nutmeg Dried fruit

Taste

Nutmeg Dried fruit Woody Roasted Vanilla

BTHHo 🥃

13 August 2023

9.0/10

“This is the first rum in Cellar Master Marc Sassier's series, which celebrates the distillery's best vintages. After distillation, the rum was aged in November 2001 in 190-liter American oak casks, where it matured for 19 years in Sainte-Marie's cellars and was bottled on 13/04/2021. The taste is slightly sharp, woody and herbaceous. The aftertaste is resin and lots of burning wood with tannins. Long and very bitter.”

Photo of the rum Les Ephémères - N°1 taken from user BTHHo 🥃

mto75

5 July 2022

8.9/10

“decidedly delicious nose, with nougat, dried date and apricot, wood barrel and something that reminds me of butter croissant, framed by an unobtrusive floral freshness. The palate is very spicy, with caramel and sandalwood. This harmonizes very well with the already somewhat higher ABV for St. James standards. For 115 EUR here is a fantastic Agricole! Grab it!”

Aroma

Nougat Dried figs Vanilla Flowery Pastries

Taste

Nutmeg Dried fruit Sandalwood Caramel

Mike H.

21 June 2023

8.4/10

“Second tasting: Reducing my note from 85 to 84. A nice agricole that leans towards less vegetal and more woody notes which is a big plus for me. But I don’t get the hype about this series. This one certainly is the best of the three that have been released so far but I really regret running all through town to find a bottle.”

Aroma

Woody Vanilla Dried fruit Roasted Oak

Taste

Woody Vanilla Nutmeg Dried fruit Roasted

Photo of the rum Les Ephémères - N°1 taken from user Mike H.

Rene Pfeiffer

9 May 2024

8.9/10

“Cross-tasting of the 4 Ephemeres Saint James: The 2001 is by far the best. Great balanced Agricole, which is the oldest in the group at 20y, but after the 2007, which is the youngest, tastes the least woody and bitter. 2007: nice, rather fruity, 8.3. 2006: bitter and woody in comparison, 7.9. 2005: balanced (8.5), but not as fine as the 2001 (8.9).”

Aroma

Dried fruit Woody Vanilla Nutty Fresh

Taste

Dried fruit Roasted Woody Intense Nutty

Photo of the rum Les Ephémères - N°1 taken from user Rene Pfeiffer

Gunnar Böhme "Bauerngaumen" 🤓

29 June 2022

9.1/10

“For me, the best Agricole I have ever drunk (apart from a 51 Clemént). 😍”

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What are the key facts about this rum?

Country
Martinique

Distillery
Saint James

RumX ID
RX12796

ABV
55,2%

Category
Rhum Agricole AOC

Vintage
2001

Made from
Sugar cane juice

Distillation
Creole Column

Age
20 years

No. of bottles
3500

Bottle volume
70cl

Price range
Under 250€

Type of spirit
Rum

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