Le Nouveau Monde

Tasting from 16.04.2021

Very agricultural nose. Dominant woodiness, citrus zest, oak. Light prunes. The alcohol seems light, too. On the palate, everything explodes at once. Wood, cooked, zest, pepper. Very delicate and balanced. I only had two small cl in my glass. I think I'd need more to explore this rum further. Medium-long finish on which leather finally gives way to delicate vanilla. Superb. Beautiful intensity for a rum with such a light ABV.

Edit: unfortunately the first bottle is now empty. But nothing has changed in my opinion, I think it's a great rum for beginners as well as for nerds. For the low ABV, what it delivers is in a class of its own. For me, it's one of the highlights of this range, and I'm really glad that I got myself a second bottle. I always enjoy drinking it now and again.

8,7:On the nose, the first impression we get, is an agricole rhum, that's dry, a bit astringent, with red fruits as grapes, raspberries... and herbal with tea notes. The next layer is woody/roasted with dried fruits, prunes, medicinal(metallic and smoky), toasted notes and milk chocolate. The rhum becomes spicy, is now fresh, flowery and round, elegant. When we air it, the touch of orange peel joins the game and caramelized candied nuts, vanilla and a pinch of cinammon. Tropical fruits are mildly present with passion fruit... Rich and complex rhum. 8,7:On the palate, round, syrupy, quite sweet and balanced rhum is waiting, first with spicy/pepper and dry attack, a bit waxy, with banana, tea, grass, cocoa, leather. . Agricole with medicinal notes are quite noticable. Prunes are juicy, the wood is toasted, roasted and caramelized with toffee, warm...and a touch of bitterness. Very complex. 8,4:The finish is long and dry, some spiciness is here, dominated with dried, tropical fruits, medicinal, nicely balanced with toasted, roasted palate, chocolate, caramel, vanilla and tobacco...

This Agricole reminds me very much of the older Agricoles from Saint James with approx. 45% ABV. The aromas of light spice and woodiness, as well as leather, are almost identical. And I like that very much! A successful bottling, but just a little too expensive in comparison

Good 12-year-old Agricole that offers everything you could wish for despite the low %. The grassy notes are discreetly restrained here. Extremely round and balanced overall, I would strongly recommend it to beginners as an Agricole starter. Unfortunately not quite cheap.

Voilà un rhum tout en rondeur et en gourmandise. Se boit et s'apprécie très facilement. Finale sèche.

A great Rhum with high potential. A little bit higher ABV would’ve catapulted this drop into the 9.0 range. Nevertheless highly recommend, if available at a decent price.

Nice gentle agricole with dark, earthy & chocolate notes paired with typical grassiness and wood. Yummy palate and well integrated with some wood spices towards the end. Nothing overly exciting, but good sipper and entry to agricoles.

Very good Agricole for beginners.

Très minéral et assez peu gourmand, je trouve une trame sur le whisky de grain tout au long des étapes de la dégustation. C’est interressant mais je m’attendais à quelque chose de beaucoup plus rond et chaleureux vu l’âge. La canne fraîche et les arômes floraux dominent largement le fruit et les notes pâtissières. Jolie longueur sur une trame de whisky de grain sec.