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

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

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

Introducing the exceptional Les Ephémères - N°1, a 20-year-old limited-edition rum produced by the prestigious Saint James distillery in Martinique. Distilled from sugar cane juice using a Creole Column and aged to perfection, this cask strength rum boasts an impressive ABV of 55.2% and is limited to just 3500 bottles. Embark on a sensory journey with its alluring aroma that effortlessly combines woody, dried fruit, vanilla, roasted, and nutmeg notes. The flavor profile lives up to its promise, matching the nose with a full-bodied and complex woody taste, complemented by dried fruits, nutmeg, vanilla, and roasted notes. Savor the art of aged Agricole rum with this sublime example that showcases balance, elegance, and depth. From precious wood and camphor to red fruits and fresh cane, Les Ephémères - N°1 dazzles with its harmonious blend of aromas and flavors. This masterfully crafted rum is perfect for those who appreciate the complexities and nuances of long-aged spirits. Discover the brilliance of Les Ephémères - N°1, and don't miss the chance to indulge in this remarkable and rare rum that celebrates the very best of Saint James Distillery's Agricole expertise. Experience the magic of Les Ephémères - N°1 — get your bottle today and taste the apex of Martinique rum for yourself.

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Highlights

Woody, dried fruit, and vanilla notes
Full-bodied and complex flavor
Harmonious blend of aromas

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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 Nutmeg Fresh

Taste

Woody Dried fruit Nutmeg Roasted Vanilla Leather

Finish

Woody Spice Vegetal Dried fruit Grass Spicy

Community reviews

8.9/10173 ratings

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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

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

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

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

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

crazyforgoodbooze

24 October 2022

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

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

TheRhumhoe

2 October 2022

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

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

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

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 🥃

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.

MarcT

6 October 2022

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

Gunnar Böhme "Bauerngaumen" 🤓

29 June 2022

9.1/10

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

Rodolphe

14 August 2022

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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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

What is the price trend for this rum?

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