Rhum J.M XO

 The taste is less aggressive than many other Agricole’s. I would even say that it’s rather mild at same time that it’s very elegant. A perfect entrance to the Agricole world. The aromas and flavors is fruity, spicy and woody with citrus, pepper, cinnamon and oak clearly recognizable.

 A very nice surprise, a rum with depth, balance and punch despite its low ABV. A very good quality-price ratio. Certainly it is not a great rum, but it comes close. Super pleasant!

 Very solid, usual J.M quality.

 #4429 Whisky & Rom Festival 2023 28.10.2023 Notes. Really well balanced and fruity rum. Nice spices and well integrated wood. There are also nice vegetal notes. Very fresh profile.

 8,5:On the nose, the first impression is nice and tempting, as it is very round, complex. There are vanilla, dried fruits(raisin and prune), the wood is dry, some orange peel, spices and a touch of flowers and tea. After airing, tobacco notes are present, as sugar cane is very juicy, earthy, mineral. 8,5:On the palate, the attack is soft, waxy and spicy, with earthy juicy sugar cane, mineral, volcanique and pepper.Citrus fruits, dried fruits, tea, dry wood, some nuts and vanilla take over the palate, very round and tasty, as the cane becomes more honeyed. 8,4:The finish is long, woody, dry, slightly bitter,with warm spices, vegetal and floral, tea rounds it up very nicely, as cane is still juicy.

 A fine benchmark for agricultural rums. More complex and rounder than the VSOP, its aromas draw on spices, wood and tobacco, mixed with fruity notes. Dry but round on the palate, the finish is warm and very pleasant. A clear success.

 Wow ein klasse Agricole von Rhum J.M. Gefällt mir grad wirklich gut. Tolle Nase, wir haben hier Vanille, Holz und Gewürze. Am Gaumen setzt sich das fort. Wieder Vanille, Holz und Gewürze, außerdem leicht pfefferig.

 Rhum agricole avec beaucoup de profondeur. Il est très épicé presque pimenté, le tanin du XO se ressent , avec un certaine amertume. Mais un plaisir sucré prend le relais, sur de belles notes de canne

 A reverence for Martinican agriculture for non-experts! Back to the oak barrel, the typical spices on the nose, on the palate.... In short, I love it! Even if I've tasted much better, for an XO that's available everywhere! It's still very good!

 Round Agricole. Super availability. Therefore well suited as an entry into the Agricole world.

 A nice agricole with notes of some spices, oak, vanilla. Finish is with some oak,litle hay/grass. Nice agricole

 "Belle découverte Un classique. Comme tous les JM on a pas mal de bois. En resume, mes notes de degutation : Au nez : Vanillé En bouche : Poivré, Chêne La finale plutot orientee vers : Boisé, Épicé"

 Average rum nose. Rather woody would be my only real note. The palate is a little like whiskey, lots of wood and a little spice, but, not so much that it's off putting for me. A touch of cocoa and cherry keeps things nice. It has a long finish that plays with being similar to a whiskey again. With lots of peppery and leather notes. Not a bad rum at all. For me, at that price. I think I'd prefer something else. Something more fruit forward.

 I reviewed this after quite some time, and the Rum had ample time to breathe (as the bottle was half empty for the year), and was quite astonished: either the rum changed (for the better), or my taste improved. I guess it is both. This time I got much more the vegetal notes attributed to Agricoles, which compliments the overall experience very well.

 Der Benchmark für Agricole. Da muss man mal vorbeikommen. Super PLV.