Saint James Royal Ambré

An assertive rum, raw and woody, with alcohol front and center. One to try if you enjoy rustic agricole in mixed drinks.

6.8  / 10  (55 reviews)

Straightforward, woody agricole; shines best in punch and cocktails

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    How does this rum taste?

    • Parfait pour les T-punch
    • note di legno sul finale
    • Rum buono

    Saint James Royal Ambré leans heavily into woody and spicy notes, with a strong presence of alcohol both on the nose and the palate. Many RumX users call out its "aggressive and vegetal" nose (Henry Davies) and find it "parfait pour les T-punch" (Nicolas PASQUET). This two-year-old agricole has an unvarnished, raw edge—some describe it as "sharfkantig, Alkohol stark spürbar, unrund" (Werni)—but a few drinkers enjoy its honest, traditional character, using it for mixing or infusing fruit. Sweet, roasted sugarcane shows up on the finish, though most agree it's best in cocktails rather than sipped neat.

    Aroma

    Woody Alcoholic Sugarcane Agricole

    Taste

    Spice Woody Young wood Vanilla

    How is this rum rated?

    6.8  / 10  (55 reviews)

    "Very present alcohol, in the nose as well as in the mouth. Used before for mai-tai but I find that the quality decreases (or it's me who is more demanding)."

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    6.8 / 10
    Review by: Vincent D

    "Rum buono"

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    8.0 / 10
    Review by: Nicola Zagolin

    "Agricolo adatto a tutti, note di legno sul finale"

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    6.8 / 10
    Review by: Émile Shevek

    "Really not my kind of rhum. The nose is aggressive and vegetal, the mouth worse - harsh, unbalanced and overly alcoholic. The only redeeming factor is the finish which mellows into a more typical sweet Agricole finish. I see no reason why I would drink this again as many better Agricole options"

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    3.0 / 10
    Review by: Henry Davies
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    Details about this rum

    Country
    Distillery
    RumX ID
    RX1329
    ABV
    45%
    Category
    Rhum Agricole AOC
    Made from
    Sugar cane juice
    Distillation
    Column Still
    Age
    2 years
    Bottle volume
    70cl
    Price range
    <50€
    Type of spirit
    Rum
    Saint James 2yr &nbsp; 45% Royal Ambré

    How is the price of this rum developing?

    The RumX community has already added 211 bottles to their collections:

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    opened
    53
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    33
    Open rate
    41%
    Ø Market value
    22€

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    About the Saint James distillery

    The Saint James distillery is located in Martinique. Rums from Saint James have been reviewed 3,950 times with an average of 8.1/10.

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