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Saint James Les Ephémères - N°1 (RX12796)

The "Les Ephémères - N°1" is a limited release rum from the Saint James distillery in Martinique. It was distilled in 2001 from sugar cane juice and aged for 20 years. It has an ABV of 55.2% and is bottled at cask strength. Most reviewers found it to be a good rum with notes of wood, dried fruit, vanilla, roasted nuts, nutmeg and spices. The nose is fruity with hints of vanilla and sugarcane while the palate is woody with grassy spice notes. Overall it is a harmonious and elegant rum that has been well balanced.

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The flavor profile of Les Ephémères - N°1 is based on 116 user reviews. We have compiled and summarized the community's tasting notes for you, to give you an impression of the aroma and taste of the rum.

Nosing impressions

Woody Dried fruit Vanilla Roasted Nutmeg Fresh Dried apricot Nutty Oak Tobacco

Taste impressions

Woody Dried fruit Nutmeg Roasted Vanilla Leather Vegetal Nutty Clove Intense

Finish

Woody Spice Vegetal Grass Dried fruit Spicy Eucalyptus Sugarcane Dry Barrel

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8.9 /10116 ratings

COMMUNITY RATING

Already 116 registered users have rated and tested this rum, leaving an average rating of 8.9 out of 10. A total of 15 users have marked this rum as their favorite (9+ points).

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8.9/10

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

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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
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8.9/10

Very horny nose! On the palate, despite its tropical maturation, still quaffable and not too woody. I like very much.


Aroma

Woody Vanilla Nougat Pastries Roasted

Taste

Woody Vanilla Roasted Dried apricot
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8.7/10

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 insanely beautiful cask strength Agricole!


Aroma

Woody Dried fruit Dried apricot Roasted Vanilla

Taste

Nutmeg Minty Cinnamon Dried apricot Dry
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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
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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
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9.0/10

La quintessence de l’esprit de Saint James. On a ici un rhum très équilibré, qui jongle entre les notes de bois précieux un peu patiné, les épices, le chocolat, le tabac, ainsi que les notes florales et pâtissières qui offrent une palette aromatique complète. Une belle complexité qui se retrouve en bouche avec des saveurs torréfiées, boisées et épicées, des notes de fruits secs et de fruits rouges et une fraîcheur végétale. L’ensemble est très harmonieux, rond et aromatique. La finale, très longue, se poursuit sur la fraîcheur végétale précédemment ressentie, notamment de l’eucalyptus, des notes florales et végétales qui accompagnent avec brio le reste du profil, fruité mais plus sec, boisé et épicé. Un rhum d’une qualité inouïe pour un prix indécemment bas.


Aroma

Woody Roasted Vanilla Nutmeg Dried fruit

Taste

Nutmeg Dried fruit Woody Roasted Vanilla
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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
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8.5/10

I had no idea what to expect, but have been very keen to try a sample of old Saint James Rhum. The nose was really hard work, aside from wood and spice I had only a slight grassy note and very few hints of dried fruits. The first taste however gave me a hard kick, I did not expect the dryness combined with lots and lots of wood. Thus, giving it a looooong time to open up in the end this rum complied, and I found more notes I remembered from other aged Agricoles. Not a Rhum for easy sipping! (However, on a side note fruit flies from our drying of apple rings in the kitchen seemed to be attracted heavily to this, and tried to drown themselves in the last drops of my sample.)


Aroma

Woody Roasted Dried fruit Grass

Taste

Dried fruit Woody Roasted Dry Intense
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8.8/10

Très sombre et boisé comme d'habitude chez St James/Bally. Si on sait à quoi s'attendre, c'est quand même vraiment très bien. Beaucoup de gourmandise au nez, cacao réglisse nougat tabac brun. Très engageant. En bouche c'est toujours ces arômes boisés qui structurent la dégustation sans laisser trop de place au reste. Du coup c'est un super rhum mais à réserver à ceux qui aiment les boisés très marqués. (C'est pour ça que je prefere les HSE 2003 et 2006 que j'ai degustés récemment, plus complexes et vraiment au top)


Aroma

Vanilla Nougat Chocolate Licorice Tobacco

Taste

Dried fruit Nutmeg Sandalwood Vanilla Nutty
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9.1/10

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

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8.2/10

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
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9.3/10

Precious wood, campher, red fruits, waxy, fresh cane. So classy, so balanced, so Saint James 😍

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8.7/10

An der Nase finde ich überraschend Klebstoff! Am Gaumen deutlich kantiger und fruchtiger als RX7259. Der Nachklang ist konsistent mit Geschmackserlebnis.


Aroma

Glue Woody Roasted Dried fruit Oak

Taste

Nutmeg Dried fruit Woody Roasted Vanilla
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9.1/10

Un nez dense et net, du boisé (un bois parfumé), des fruits secs et du camphre. La bouche est généreuse avec du rôti, du bois parfumé et de l’abricot. La finale est longue et très équilibrée, une merveille. Un rhum complexe, profond et équilibré. Whoua ! Le rhum agricole au meilleur de sa forme. Merci Rodolphe pour le sample.


Aroma

Woody Dried fruit Tannins

Taste

Roasted Sandalwood Vegetal
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8.4/10

Überraschend, nach zwanzig Jahren im Fass immer noch deutliche grasige Note.


Aroma

Woody Nutmeg Roasted Dried fruit Grass

Taste

Nutmeg Dried fruit Woody Red fruits Vegetal
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9.0/10

If the rhum is in the glass, it also immediately exudes its aroma. The rhum has a great color in the glass, which radiates warmth and conviviality. Beautiful how the rhum unfolds its full aroma with time and time should be given to him. Very fine bubbly in the glass. The nose is fruity, nutty, woody, you can smell vanilla, sugar cane, baking mix and some nail polish. The taste is dominated by spiciness, fruit, spice, grass, nutmeg, clove and wood. On the palate, the rhum is rather woody, earthy, grassy, spicy, nutty and rather dry on the way. A great bottling, harmonious, elegant all components support the taste and not least the overall impression.


Aroma

Woody Vanilla Dried fruit Apricot Nutty

Taste

Intense Dried fruit Vanilla Nutmeg Woody
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8.6/10

Un très beau nez avec du boisé mouillé, de la noix, des fruits jaunes et une pointe de fumée. C'est frais et complexe. La bouche est plus boisée, assez végétale. Les fruits reviennent plus lors de la finale qui est agréable et assez longue. Le nez et la finale m'ont plus plu que la bouche, trop portée sur le boisé mouillé et le végétal à mon goût. Ça reste un très bon rhum, à un rapport qualité prix excellent.


Aroma

Woody Nutty Smoky Dried apricot Fresh

Taste

Woody Nutmeg Yellow fruits Dried apricot Vegetal
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8.5/10

Innerhalb der ersten 15 min hat sich die Nase von starken Trockenfrüchten, zu Nagellack und dann zu dunklen Aromen gewandelt. Zuletzt sitzen folgende Aromen an der Nase: Leder, Kakao, Röstaromen, Frisches, Gewürze und Holz. Im Mund sehr trocken, würzig, holzig, ledrig. Im Abgang ergänzen Kräuter, Zuckerrohr, Röstaromen und Vanille das Profil. Ganz auf meiner Wellenlänge ist der Rum nicht.


Aroma

Dried fruit Prunes Apple Nail polish Glue

Taste

Dry Sharpness Strong Spice Peppery
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9.0/10

Very nice selection st James un grand agricole....

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8.7/10

Au nez, énormément d’épices. Alcool bien intégré au nez (mais fond de bouteille). Il y a du boisé et ça reste rond. En bouche, il y a un côté rond et bois humide style RQL mais en beaucoup moins écœurant et mieux fait. Les épices restent super présentes. Côté sirupeux typique des très vieux mais avec des watts. La finale est super agréable avec des fruits et du bois.


Aroma

Spice
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8.6/10

Ein Rum mit einem schwer auszusprechenden Namen und noch verwirrender Bedeutung, dafür aber spannenden Randdaten. Alt, für Agricole recht hochprozentig und preislich erschwinglich, das ist einen Versuch wert. Während er atmen darf, nehme ich einen sanften Geruch von Apfel aus der Ferne war. Sehr verwirrend, da die direkt Nase (direkt am Glas) vor allem eins klar macht: Hier haben wir Agricole und zwar einen alten. Am Gaumen setzt sich dieser Eindruck fort: Säure, insbesondere von Holz, Röstaromen und verschiedene Gewürze, kombiniert mit einer nussigen Noten lassen keine Zweifel übrig, dass dieser Rum lange im Fass lag. Wenn ich ehrlich bin, ist mir die Holzigkeit schon zu präsent. Da er sehr hoch gelobt wird, verwundet mich das. Vielleicht nur eine Tagesform, weitere Tests sind wohl nötig.


Aroma

Nutmeg Oak Vanilla Roasted Tobacco

Taste

Sour Bitter Nutmeg Dried fruit Roasted
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8.6/10

Sehr schöner runder Agricole. Alles sehr stimmig und harmonisch ohne große Ecken und Kanten.

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9.0/10

Jetzt komme ich auch endlich mal zum probieren des Samples des hoch gelobten Saint James 2001. Die Nase ist etwas holzlastiger als sonstige Saint James die ich bisher probiert habe. Mit etwas Zeit kommt die Fruchtnote deutlicher zum Vorschein. Der Geruch ist super intensiv und super angenehm. Am Gaumen schlägt dann ne richtige Bombe ein. Super intensiv holzig, etwas adstringent und darauf folgen ein richtig fruchtiges Arome bei dem gegen Ende eine schöne süße zusammen mit typischen Agricole/Zuckerrohr-Noten zurück bleibt. Gefühlt ist von allem was dabei, aber nichts überfordert. Wow, das ist mal ein toller rum.


Aroma

Woody Roasted Vanilla Dried fruit Nutmeg

Taste

Dried fruit Woody Roasted Nutmeg Leather
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9.1/10

Superb balance and very beautiful greediness on the woody! Yum


Aroma

Woody Nutmeg Dried fruit Vanilla

Taste

Nutmeg Dried fruit Woody Dried apricot Prunes

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Facts about the rum

Country
Distillery
ID
RX12796
ABV
55,2%
Vintage
2001
Made from
Sugar cane juice
Distillation
Creole Column
Age
20 years
No. of bottles
3500
Bottle volume
70cl
Price range
Under 250€
Category
Rum

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