La Confrérie du Rhum HSE Rhum Agricole Extra Vieux (La Confrérie du Rhum)

"Great Agricole! Not so much on the grassy side, but rather on the woody side, almost earthy and deep. Alcohol very well integrated. Despite the almost unmanageable number of different bottlings, HSE simply has it!"

"Tasting on a campside in the south of French. Big flavours in the nose. Somewhat acidic. Cherry. Port anf red wine. A bit whisky like too. Red fruits. Nectarine. Bigger than expected with this abv. Taste: very fruity. A bit artificial too. Chartreuse. Groene limonade (Dutch Reine Claude lemonade). Very different than I expected. Weird but nice. Sort of a blind tasting, because no internet here..might be a port cask or something. Challenging dram."

"Great bottling with a successful mix of discreet wood, slightly acidic, fresh and present heavy fruit, spices and slight bitterness. The alcohol strength also plays along wonderfully, the integration is excellent and despite the rather low strength, the aroma always remains concise without becoming too thin. Very good."

"Netter Rum, von diesem Profil bzw HSE hatte ich bis jetzt noch nicht viele im Glas. Die Nase ist sehr einladend. Im Geschmack erinnert er mich ein wenig an einen guten Armagnac irgendwie. Da ich meist eher Rums mit höheren Alkoholgehalt mittlerweile bevorzuge, muss ich gestehen, dass dieser mit "nur" 47,6% mir sehr gut gefällt. Toller Rum. Danke Chris2302, der war doch von dir, oder? Glaube dieser Agricole ist viel zu schade ihn als Mixer zu probieren."

"Compared to RX878 i feel this one is a bit out of balance. Still very good though. Very fruity and complex but the alcohol could have been integrated a bit better imo."

"Very complex, incredibly round"

"Beautiful, intense aroma with nut, yeast, wood and light dark fruits."

"On the nose, lots of candied fruit, citrus/blood orange marmalade, candied apricot, then sweet spices (cinnamon, white pepper, cloves). A lovely sweet cane mixed with subtle woodiness, it's concentrated. This is followed by a touch of brine on the green olive of the ham cake, salty and greedy. A touch of figs too, a toasty/woody edge. On the palate, astonishing, malted barley, on yeast, the sting of alcohol, pleasant, if a little disconcerting. It's powerful, warm, heavy, at which point you can certainly feel the effect of the "copper mist" toasting. The woodiness is present, but very well integrated with the overall flavors of the juice. Now, from the grapes to the alcohol, which evolves towards grandmother's black cherries dipped in eau de vie. Retro-olfaction: light sweet caramel, bitter dark chocolate, dark coffee, roasted hazelnuts and walnuts. Finish: warm candied date, borderline licorice, nutmeg, fine noble wood, returning to dark chocolate. A very fine rhum agricole, almost 15 years old, rustic, powerful yet subtle."

"Un nez ultra gourmand sur les fruits compités et le flan vanille. Une bouche légèrement moins gpurmande avec l'arrivée de l'encens, d'un côté vin cuit. Les agrumes apportent une belle fraîcheur qui reste longtemps. Finale longue sur les agrumes les épices et le caramel."

"Schöner Agricole, balanciert und komplex. Grassig, Holz, fruchtig. Alkohol ist prominent, aber gut integriert. Gefällt!"

"Fruchtig, holzig, würzig. In der Nase noch mehr die Frucht wie am Gaumen. Hier steht definitiv das Fass im Vordergrund, weniger die Agricole typischen grasigen floralen Noten.Was aber auch zu erwarten ist bei der langen Lagerung.Schöner runder alter Agricole."

"Alcool très bien intégré, je ne sais pas comment décrire mais à la 1ere gorgée limite un goût « terreux ». Belle longueur et un côté café au lait /moka bref quel délice 😋😋"

"Superbe complexité, superbe rhum !"

"Le nez dégage un boisé assez toaste ! J’aime bcp !les fruits sont léger ! En bouche l’alcool est très bien intégré, le bois est présent mais pas trop, de la vanille, du café et une légère acidité à l’entrée en bouche ! La finale est assez fraîche et légère"

"Considering the price, I was expecting something more concentrated, but this is a West Indian brut de fût, so it could have been a hell of a lot drier. In hindsight, it's a very good tasting rum, but not worth the price it's currently fetching on the net (from 250 to 550€)..."