Saint James Les Éphémères - N°5

 Direktvergleich zwischen dem St. James Epheremes 5 & 7: beides sind tolle Beispiele für typische Agricole mit holzigen Noten, getrockneten Früchten, viel Leder und einen langen trockenen Abgang. Die grasigen Aromen sind hier nur unterschwellig vertreten. no. 5 ist etwas leichter und fruchtiger am Gaume, no. 7 etwas adstringenter und mundfüllender, dafür mit etwas schlechter eingebundenem Alkohol. Beide für mich gleichauf, je nach Tageslust.

 Amazing Rum!! I really enjoyed the glue/cognac note which comes from the french oak barrel, I guess. Also the fruity tastes of apple, pear and strawberries🤤 The barrel and ABV is integrated very well. Conclusion of my tasting: 2006<<<2005<2001 (Roberto style 😜)

 Intense in the nose clearly benefiting from the eleborated ABV. Wood influence is strong in the nose yet not overwhelming. On the palate I like the balance even better, with more emphasis on dried fruits overall. For me ahead of the 2006, while the 2001 is the best of the range imo.

 Penultimate rum for today. It's a nice Saint Jaimes. Not quite my taste, but no matter, still delicious :) Tastes woody and casky, I think it's quite good. Delicious, recommendation is out :)

 Beautiful bottling, solid quality. Rum with great wood, spice and dried fruit. The long finish is somewhat bitter with subtle leather. N.1 jg 2001 is and remains the star of the range.

 A rum tasted at the WLP. A fruity, roasted and woody nose. Unfortunately a little rustic on the palate, the fruit then shines through, along with the herbaceousness. The finish is shimmering. A fine agricole!

 Die typischen Saint James-Marker sind in der Nase gut erkennbar. Zuerst recht schüchtern, traut er sich zu Beginn kaum aus dem Glas. Sehr ausgewogen, perfekt geschmolzen, schön dosierte Holzreife, fein. 🪵🪵🪵 Im Mund dann floral 💐🌸🌺 und würzig. Sehr schön wärmender Abgang. Holzig, würzig. Sehr guter Saint James, insgesamt auf der gediegenen Seite, ohne die brachiale Holzigkeit. Vielen Dank nach Bonn!

 Only nibbled briefly when filling the sample. This is therefore only my first rough assessment. But I will taste it again at my leisure. Edit: Tasted it again at leisure. Unfortunately, I don't find it as sparkling as it was at the beginning. Not bad but not outstanding either. Therefore corrected downwards a little.

 Tasted on 06.02.2024 (unfortunately without notes): Tasted at the same time as RX18129, but more or less no chance against the heavyweight from 2006 despite a similar length of time in the cask. Don't get me wrong: This Agricole is really not bad, in my opinion more drinkable than No. 6 and 7, but the rhum released for Excellence Rhum's 10th birthday is simply a league better, more expressive, especially on the palate.

 A worthy conclusion to this series and a bottling that fits seamlessly! He is a little more pleasing than his two predecessors and that suits him very well! Top!

 #4362 22.10.2023 Whisky Live 2023

 A very nice Saint James. Nice and woody on the nose with a little glue. Wood is just as clearly recognizable on the palate. But there are also notes of barrel and glue. A solid rum.

 8,8:On the nose, really fruity with dried fruits, citrus, tropical, yellow fruits, especially peaches are strong, as woody notes are roasted with nuts, spicy with a cinnamon, medicinal with some glue. On aeration, a sugarcane juice is opening attack, besides tea, intensely with herbaceous, flowery touch, the wood is toasted, a bit resinous, some lime peel neutralizes bitterness, so do caramel, burnt sugar. 8,6:On the palate, the attack is dry, fruity with dried fruits and pear, woody with roasted notes like caramel, nuts, baked apple, spicy with pepper and chilli, vanilla, the sugarcane is herbal, floral, brings tea.Resting the rum helps fruit notes like yellow, lime peel and banana, perhaps apple and tasty pastry, also menthol, the wood is resinous a bit. 8,5:The finish is quite long, dry and woody with tannins, waxy, there is a sandal wood, juicy sugarcane with honeycomb, fruits from palate, allspice, some bitterness...

 Once again an extremely good SJ with a nice fruity, sticky note. But does not come close to the 2001.

 Cross-tasting of the 4 Ephemeres Saint James: The 2001 is by far the best. Great balanced Agricole, which is the oldest in the group at 20y, but after the 2007, which is the youngest, tastes the least woody and bitter. 2007: nice, rather fruity, 8.3. 2006: bitter and woody in comparison, 7.9. 2005: balanced (8.5), but not as fine as the 2001 (8.9).