Saint James Les Éphémères - N°6
The nose blends bright orange, wood, and tropical fruit, while the palate weaves in cocoa, spice, and assertive oak. Community consensus highlights remarkable fruitiness and complexity—an accomplished agricole for experienced enthusiasts.
Orange peel, wood, and cocoa—fruit and spice intertwine.
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How does this rum taste?
- Expressive orange and tropical fruit
- Complex wood and spice flavors
- Long, balanced finish
Saint James Les Éphémères N°6 greets you with vibrant orange peel, layered over woody and spicy depths. RumX tasters praise its interplay of tropical fruit, rich cocoa, and complex oak—though a few find bold bitterness or assertive alcohol. If you enjoy expressive, fruit-forward agricole with a firm woody spine, this cask strength Martinique release rewards your patience. Worth a sip for lovers of bold, well-aged rums.
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About the Saint James distillery
The Saint James distillery is located in Martinique. Rums from Saint James have been reviewed 3,958 times with an average of 8.1/10.
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"Hmm, heretical question: could it possibly be that this rhum is generally overrated in the euphoric exuberance in the face of a four-piece set perfectly prepared for collectors? 🤔 Too much advance praise? I certainly had to drink it in first. 😳 After the typical notes of whitewashed wall dominate the nose, the rhum on the palate lacks almost everything that fascinated me about the first release in the series. Only towards the end, on the finish, is there a certain spicy power that compensates somewhat for the seemingly arbitrary impression on the palate. Nevertheless, no comparison with the divine No. 1, rather with the already weakening No. 7 (even if a direct crosstasting is still pending). I wouldn't have thought so. Bad form on the day? Update 2023-04-14: No, it's not due to poor form on the day. 🤷♂️ Tasted today directly against the already legendary Les Epheméres No. 1. The No. 6 can make up a little ground (80 instead of 78 points), but can't hold a candle to the No. 1, remains somehow one-dimensional. Update 2024-02-11: Tasted again in parallel with the Saint James/Excellence Rhum (RX18129) from the same distillation year. Result as expected: Les Ephemeres No. 6 is in no way a match for the Excellence Rhum. Strangely enough, it has an unpleasant smell of inferior glue on the nose today, at least initially, and an inappropriate sharpness on the palate; the agricole seems unround overall - all in direct comparison to RX18129, mind you. Tasted individually, it would certainly score better. It remains at 80 points."
"81 points. When I sampled this rum at the Rhumfest my note was 82 points. The weakest release in the series so far."
"#4153 This release is also doing pretty well once rested for a while. Roasted wood with nice fruits and spices. Good balance between the elements, also the ABV is well integrated. Draws really nice curtains in the glass and the empty glass has some chocolate and light grass. Price to quality is very good in my mind."
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