Velier Bielle Rhum Rhum Libération Integrale 2017

RumX-Adventskalender 25.12.2023 Blind tasting: Jamaica on the nose, really old Guyana on the palate. Another blend? I'm at a bit of a loss. But very happy with this rum, it's a lip-smacker! 😋 😋 😋 The fact that it's a Bielle in the end doesn't speak against my sense of taste, but in favor of these exquisite agricoles.

RumX Calendar Day 26 Bonus Sample What a more than worthy conclusion. Thanks again to the organizing team. All I can say about the rum itself is that it was extremely tasty and dangerously drinkable. Edit: after tasting the RX314 yesterday, I have to say that unfortunately it doesn't quite come close to the RX314

RumX Advent calendar 2023 Day 25

At the beginning, nail polish and solvent. Then delicate yet intense woodiness. Dried fruit and complex citrus. Alcohol integration exemplary. Continues similarly in the mind. Long, great finish. The Liberation DNA is clearly recognizable, but it lacks the fruity madness of the other Integrales. This one scores with wood maturity in perfection. However, the bar is very high, for me by far the weakest of the series.🥲🥲

I am a fan of connecting rods and again it did not disappoint!!! Thanks to Kevin for sharing this great bottle!

RumX Advent 25.12.23 Perfume, warm wood, sweet dried fruits, vanilla, aromatic tobacco, toasty, leather, natural vegetal, crunchy nutty. Not sure if I would have recognized Bielle blindly, but the characteristics are relatively clear. It is a good representative of the distillery. Complex, good drinking strength, but it won't be my favorite profile.

Tasting of the 2015 and 2017. I will not be able to determine a winner. We have the two very good farm rums but I'm not thrilled with the wine barrel finish. I much prefer the rasta morris on this one.

Very interesting agricole which is quite different from what we usually see. Nose is rather dry with wood, spices but also some fruits. Palate is more round with salted caramel, vanilla and overriped fruits. A very good rum !

Sehr fruchtig in der Nase. Ergänzt um etwas Leder, Schokolade und leicht grasig. Riecht sehr frisch. Geschmacklich ebenfalls sehr frisch und leicht. Eine leichte Süße kommt zur Geltung mit Noten von Vanille, Schokolade und salted Karamell. Sehr guter Rum Agricole.

Integral tasting 2024: Insane compared to the 2017 with 45%. Already more dominant on the nose, then a quantum leap on the tongue. The alcohol is really perfectly integrated. The 8.8 remains.

RumX Calendar 2023: Wow. You have to come up with Agricole first. The sugar cane is hidden behind a lot of cocoa, so I'm wavering between milk and dark chocolate. Some citrus fruit on the palate, otherwise spicy-floral elements set the tone here. Nicely roasted with a hint of leather, slight bitterness without being distracting. Could really be located in Guyana. Alcohol is also well integrated. Great.

Flo's birthday tasting Rhum Liberation 2024-05-17: Among today's Integrale releases, I'd put dull 2017 third. Better than 2020s, but doesn't quite come close to 2017s and 2012s.

Tasted together with the Integrale 2020. The 2020 is a bit fresher on the nose (herbs) and more pronounced on the citrus, the 2017 is a bit more pronounced on the dried fruit and caramel. On the palate, the 2017 is a bit rounder. The 2020 comes through more on the tannins and oak barrel. Overall, the 2017 is minimally ahead.

Nez à la fois très agricole mais surprenant pour moi. Un boisé et un cuir très présents, un côté végétal et une sensation d'amande amère. Profil étonnant qui donne envie. La première gorgée est intense. Les 58° sont bien là. Très vite, le boisé laisse place au cuir. C'est braisé, presque salé. Malgré tout, ça reste très végétal. Le bois domine la finale qui est d'une longueur très agréable. Pas du tout le profil de rhum que je consomme mais très belle découverte. Édit : même impression qu'à la première dégustation. C'est un profil très agréable.

RX calendar 24 bonus Quite relaxed and enjoyable. You wouldn't guess the voltage as it's so well integrated. Very fruity, some sulphur notes at first, cocoa last. Maybe not the most intense or complex but great.