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Distillerie du Simon HSE Grande Reserve XO (RX28)

The HSE Grande Reserve XO is a rum produced in Martinique at the Distillerie du Simon distillery. It is distilled from sugar cane juice with a column still and aged for 6 years, with an ABV of 43%. Most reviews describe it as having notes of coffee and tobacco, a complex flavor profile with leather and wood, and a dry finish. Most reviewers found it to be an enjoyable drink, though some found it too woody or dry.

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What does this rum taste like?

The flavor profile of HSE Grande Reserve XO is based on 106 user reviews. We have compiled and summarized the community's tasting notes for you, to give you an impression of the aroma and taste of the rum.

Nosing impressions

Vanilla Woody Barrel Coffee Leather Dried fruit Coconut Caramel Sugarcane Tobacco

Taste impressions

Woody Vanilla Spice Nutmeg Dried fruit Coffee Toasted Barrel Roasted Oak

Finish

Coffee Leather Tobacco Toasted Barrel Woody Dried fruit Oak Vanilla Coconut

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8.0 /10106 ratings

COMMUNITY RATING

Already 106 registered users have rated and tested this rum, leaving an average rating of 8.0 out of 10. A total of 1 users have marked this rum as their favorite (9+ points).

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8.0/10

Very nice Agricole. Harmonious and tasty. I like!


Aroma

Fruity Barrel Floral Round Vanilla

Taste

Barrel Woody Balanced Toasted Delicious
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8.3/10

A well-crafted HSE that focuses on a particularly dark, roasted profile, including tobacco, roasted nuts, coffee, chocolate, spice, oak, roasted notes and a hint of leather. More fruity and floral aromas are felt in the background, broadening the aromatic spectrum. The attack in mouth is quite greedy and pleasant, very concentrated on the empyreumatic aromas, with also woody notes and dried fruits. The finish is long, dry but just as elegant and drinkable. A nice XO profile and a nice standard for the classic HSE range.


Aroma

Woody Vanilla Coconut Sugarcane Tobacco

Taste

Woody Spice Vanilla Toasted Roasted
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7.6/10

The nose is round with woody notes but also a buttered and caramelized side quite present which gives a rather soft whole. On the other hand the mouth is very toasted, very animal and brings us on a much darker register with this oak present all along. The final confirms once again that the wood is present with rather dry notes. This rum is globally pleasant to taste but it remains rather simple.


Aroma

Oak Nutty Buttery Prunes Cream toffee

Taste

Toasted Woody Leather Barrel Prunes
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8.2/10

Dieser Rum ist sehr komplex und rund, von allen Agricole-Noten findet man etwas. Im Mund trocken und würzig mit Leder und Holz. Hier muss aber auch besonders das röstige Kaffeearoma und scharfer Tabak hervorgehoben werden. Deshalb insgesamt etwas besser als die anderen XOs.


Aroma

Woody Leather Vanilla Dried fruit Orange

Taste

Dry Sharpness Woody Leather Earthy
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6.6/10

Un jolie agricole bien boisé avec une jolie gourmandise surprenante.


Aroma

Coconut Dried apricot Prunes Vanilla Licorice

Taste

Pear Prunes Coconut Woody Vanilla
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7.9/10

Probiert auf dem 11. GRF: schwacher und eher zu dünner Standard-Agricole. Konnte mich nicht überzeugen.

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7.5/10

Premier d'une série d'agricoles ce soir. Doux et agréable, vraiment sympa. Un peu mince en bouche, cela manque un peu de longueur.


Aroma

Vanilla Peppery Vegetal Citrus Honey

Taste

Nutmeg Vanilla Hazelnut Woody Thin
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9.0/10

We had a go at several HSE today and I'm a bit tipsy from it.


Aroma

Barrel Toasted Raisin Prunes Woody

Taste

Coffee Prunes Vanilla Woody Balanced
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8.0/10

Le bois est bien présent, très rond. Le vieillissement transforme ce bois en notes animales et musquées.


Aroma

Honey Vanilla Dried apricot Creme brulee Coconut

Taste

Chocolate Black pepper Vanilla Sugarcane Barrel
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7.6/10

Auf dem 11. GRF probiert: Leider durchgefallen. Sehr dünn und und geschmacklos.

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8.6/10

Un bon agricole XO


Aroma

Vanilla Dried fruit Barrel Orange Leather

Taste

Woody Spice Vanilla Sweet Dried fruit
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8.0/10

Nez : cacao/banane mûre/compote de Mamy/café et tabac Bouche: sec sur des notes de café - tabac Finale : longue sur le boisé/toasté/cuir Perso je préfère la gourmandise du nez que le boisé/sec de la bouche sur ce standard des rhums agricoles. Un digne représentant des Rhums AOC de Martinique, une valeur sûre en soit ...


Aroma

Vanilla Woody Barrel

Taste

Woody Vanilla
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8.8/10

Excellent. Toujours un bonheur à déguster!

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8.1/10

Reste dans la trame HSE . Un agricole avec un boisé bien présent, épicé avec des note de café torrifié de chocolat de cuir et tabac. Bonne longueur en bouche


Aroma

Vanilla Woody Barrel Leather Dried fruit

Taste

Woody Vanilla Spice Coffee Dried fruit
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8.9/10

Excellent je recommande


Aroma

Vanilla Woody Barrel Leather Dried fruit
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8.2/10

Un bon rhum avec du peps en entrée, du boisé bien maîtrisé et facile. Se laisse boire tout seul

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7.7/10

J'ai longtemps cherché ce que je sentais dans ce rhum avant de conclure qu'il n'y avait pas grand chose à sentir. Puis j'ai goûté, forcément avec un a priori pas très positif. Là encore, une déception. C'est léger, trop fin et peu expressif. Du bois, quelques épices, une amertume (pas désagréable) en fin de bouche, mais rien de plus. J'espérais mieux pour un XO Martiniquais. Ce n'est pas mauvais, mais j'en attendais plus.


Aroma

Woody Yellow fruits Honey

Taste

Vanilla Black pepper Toffee Coffee
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6.9/10

brutal trocken, brutal viel Muskatnuss und Tabak. für mich einer der ungewöhnlichsten agricoles überhaupt.. muss man drauf stehen! lecker aber nicht meins...


Aroma

Nutmeg Tobacco Oak Smoky

Taste

Nutmeg Black pepper Dry Tobacco Smoky
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8.0/10

Ein Anfangs sperriger Rum, der aber so nach und nach sein volles Aroma entfaltet! Er hat einen leichten, zum Ende, torfigen Geschmack, der mich stark an einen Whisky erinnert! Für mich gelungen, aber nicht zu jedem Anlass


Aroma

Coffee Barrel Caramelized Vanilla

Taste

Green pepper Nutmeg Oak Peat Roasted
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7.2/10

Basic agricole in hse style, too woody / dry for me

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8.0/10

une valeur sûre en agricole

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6.9/10

Für einen XO Agricole schmeckt er tatsächlich sehr „jung“. Hab davor den Depaz VSOP verkostet der allerdings länger als dieser XO gelagert ist. Die Alkoholnote dominiert hier zu sehr. Der VSOP von HSE gefällt mir ebenfalls besser.


Aroma

Alcoholic Floral

Taste

Cognac Balanced Citrus Light Floral
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8.3/10

Douceur équilibré


Aroma

Dried fruit Orange Barrel Floral Vanilla

Taste

Dried fruit Roasted almonds Barrel Balanced Vanilla
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7.9/10

Nez moins expressif que le VSOP, on retrouve le chêne et la vanille mais c’est moins gourmand et moins « sucré » au nez. C’est plus doux en bouche presque liquoreux, le côté boisé ressort plus. J’ai une sensation de whisky écossais. J’ai des notes végétal de tabac ou cigare. Je pense que ce dernier s’accorderait volontiers avec un cigare. L’alcool est bien équilibré aussi peut être qu’il manque un peu de peps. La finale est plus longue mais plus apre. Le café / expresso torréfié que je retrouvais dans le vsop est remplacé par un café brûlé voir clairement un goût boisé pas forcément génial.


Aroma

Vanilla Toffee

Taste

Tobacco Barrel Whiskey Cigar

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What are the specs of this rum?

Country
ID
RX28
ABV
43%
Made from
Sugar cane juice
Distillation
Column Still
Age
6 years
Bottle volume
70cl
Price range
Under 100€
Category
Rum

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About the Distillerie du Simon distillery

The distillery Distillerie du Simon is located in Martinique. Rums from Distillerie du Simon have been reviewed 2,390 times with an average of 80/100.


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