Velier Saint James Sélection exclusive Velier 2012
Woody, floral agricole with dry, smoky edge
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RumX members highlight a darker, woody agricole profile with roasted wood, herbaceous cane and floral tones at a comfortable 47% ABV. Expect grassy‑olive aromas and a palate of licorice, black tea and a touch of smoke, finishing dry and lightly tannic. Popular on RumX with 52 reviews and strong buyer confidence. Some report a perfumed/soapy, medicinal edge and slight thinness, yet it remains a talked‑about pick for vertical tastings.
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About the Saint James distillery
The Saint James distillery is located in Martinique. Rums from Saint James have been reviewed 4,140 times with an average of 8.1/10.
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Here, too, the DNA is recognizable in the nose, wood, herbs, roasted aromas - in addition, a floral-perfumed note comes to the fore, which fades slightly into soapy. On the palate, light citrus fruits, wood, roasted aromas, herbs and hay; however, a disturbing medicinal-waxy off-note comes to the fore that irritates me. Unfortunately, this off-note also remains present in the finish, which is why I cannot give it a better rating.
Tasted at a private tasting.
2002 L’ovni complet de la vertical! A l’aveugle intégral au nez, on pourrait peut être penser à un jamaïcain c’est assez dingue, genre un long pond tropi sans le côté colle/vernis même si on a de léger ester. La mangue trop (vraiment) mûre devant tout le reste pour moi, mais c’est très fruité (-ananas trop mûre aussi, maracuja frippé), un côté presque fumé/faisandé qui me ferait presque de très loin (car beaucoup moins intense) penser au teca 2003. C’est fou d’avoir tout ça sur un agricole. Parfois sortie de nul part on retrouve rapidement ce boisé saint james, mais c’est probablement car je le sais. En tout cas le bois a mis une bonne 20aine de minutes à arriver. La texture est mouthfeeling, ça tapisse la langue (à la limite du savonneux mais toujours agréable) comme le reste de la série on reprochera toujours ce je ne sais quoi un peu flotteux, sur de si beaux profils c’est un peu frustrant. On retrouve malheureusement beaucoup moins les fruits du nez en bouche même si tout cela reste agréable. C’est extrêmement boisé, mais l’amertume des tanins reste “relativement” maitrisée. La finale est un peu fleuris sur la jasmin, poivré, amertume porté par du zeste d’orange sanguine.. C’est un rhum que j’adore pour l’expérience qu’il propose, mais ce n’est ni un exemple d’équilibre, ni d’élégance bien au contraire…
Franconian Tasting Gang am 10.05.2024 Zuerst ein großes Dankeschön an DomM, der dieses Set zur Verfügung gestellt hat. Mich persönlich hat es nicht abgeholt das Profil. Bis auf eine Ausnahme ist mir dieser Seifengeschmack too much. Die Reste aus den Gläsern sind aber dann dank DomM und Serge in einem spontanen und überragenden Cocktail gelandet.