Velier Bielle Rhum Rhum Libération Integrale 2012

 Wonderful Agricole! Dried fruit, almond, lots of spices. Very complex, very well integrated alcohol, needs a few drops of water. I can still remember it being priced at 120€ in the specialist store on Stephansplatz in Vienna. I ended up buying the normal version for €80. I wish I had... Edit: I love dried apricots (+2 points).

 Grande capolavoro di Luca Gargano e Capovilla! Davvero straordinario! Un equilibrio perfetto dei sapori e un rispetto totale della canna da zucchero sia in distillazione sia nell’invecchiamento in botte!

 Excellent rhum rhum! Reminiscent of high-end peach iced tea. Complex, spicy and yet round.

 I was looking forward to tasting this rum, praised by many enthusiasts. A nose of blackened banana, wet wood, caramel and vanilla. A two-masted sailing ship en route to Europe with its cargo of bananas and caramel. The palate is grandiose, with an unimaginable depth of bitter orange, caramel, banana, wet wood and a very light saltiness that corroborates the idea of a two-masted sailing ship. The length is incredible, with all the aromas announcing themselves and then slowly diminishing. You want more. What a rum!

 Integrale tasting 2024: In direct comparison with the 2015, slightly more intense on the nose, with identical aromas. Seems more powerful. Then again a real bomb on the tongue. But the alcohol is more present than in the 2015. Nevertheless, perfectly integrated. Complaining at a high level. The finish feels longer than that of the 2015....gleichstand

 A gourmand, powerful and complex Agricole. Surely the best Libération.

 This one is far better than its watered down counterpart. The ABV becomes it very well. Fruity and spicy with smoked oak and nuts.

 Champions League 🤩

 Wow. Cross of Agricole and light esters on a Barbados creme brulee bed. Nose is a 99, palate still very very good and brilliant, but the nose is my Olympus

 Very cool complex bielle!

 Caldo, avvolgende, corposo e speziato, un agricolo da uno stile sopraffino e complesso, frutto di un maestro come Capovilla che sforna un prodotto unico e irripetibile, berlo è come venire abbracciati -------------------------- Riassaggio: Premetto che la prima volta che ho assaggiato questo rhum è stato per me il primo overproof e il primo di alta qualità, quindi ero rimasto estremamente sorpreso dando un 9.5. Ora lo riassaggio dopo anni e al naso è sempre esplosivo e superlativo con legno umido, barile, spezie(noce moscata), zucchero bruciato, frutti tropicali(ananas) e non(pesca), frutta secca(datteri), pelle, solvente, vegetali, vaniglia, noccioline, cacao amaro. Inizialmente l'alcool è un po' invadente, ma dopo averlo lasciato respirare è assolutamente magnifico e complesso. Al palato è caldo, speziato, con frutti maturi e altri secchi, barile, mandorle, qualcosa di salato e fumoso/arrostito con agrumi e tabacco sul finale lunghissimo e persistente. Resta una perla profonda e complessa. Nel bicchiere vuoto legno, vegetali e maturati. Oscilla tra 9.2 e 9.1

 Wow, was für ein schöner geschmeidiger Rum. Erstmal ein dickes Dankeschön an Rumdog, dem ich ein Sample abschwatzen konnte. Für mich jetzt der beste Bielle den ich im Glas hatte. Schön komplex mit super integrierten Alkohol und einem schönen Abgang.

 Hervorragend! Komplex mit perfekt eingebunden Weinfass-Einfluss.

 Very interesting and enjoyable bielle. For me, however, it's not quite enough for a perfect rating. The rum was a little too tame for that, both in smell and taste. But that's really complaining on a very high level.

 Flo's birthday tasting Rhum Liberation 2024-05-17: Wow, the 2012 Integrale is awesome and at the top of today's tasting. Intense, fruity, spicy, floral. Everything there, very nicely balanced. Thanks to Flo for a bottle from his secret source.