Neisson Le Rhum XO
Well-rounded and characterful, this Martinique spirit brings together classic nutty, woody, and sugarcane notes in a smooth, elegant agricole profile. One to try if you appreciate balance and a gentle chocolate finish.
Dense, nutty and elegant agricole with refined woodiness.
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How does this rum taste?
- Extremely balanced and coherent
- Very smooth, elegant and delicate Agricole
- A lot to discover both in the nose and mouth
Neisson's Le Rhum XO is a well-aged agricole where notes of sugarcane, woody spice, and pronounced nuttiness meet a dash of dried fruit and dark chocolate. The community highlights its balance and complexity, calling out the persistent "vanilla, nougat and chocolate" (Righrum) and an "élégant boisé" (Vincent D). While some find the profile harmonious and sophisticated, others feel it plays things a little safe—"manque un petit grain de folie" (Djehey). Most agree on a dense, wood-forward palate and a touch of spice that lingers nicely.
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About the Neisson distillery
The Neisson distillery is located in Martinique. Rums from Neisson have been reviewed 2,649 times with an average of 8.4/10.
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"Very good Agricole. Very complex. Good PLV."
"Overall a very smooth, elegant and delicate Agricole as all rum I’ve tasted from Neisson. The Neisson distillery was founded by two brothers in 1931 and are still family owned, just one out of two independent family owned distilleries in Martinique. In 1952 they installed a copper Savalle still in production. Today they have 49 hectares to grow their cane of which 4 is organic which make them self-sufficient with raw material. Neisson produces just Agricole and presses its juice in an old mill from 1937. Fermentation with own yeast strains takes place in stainless steel vats up to 5 days, which is very long and the maximum time allowed by AOC. The rum taken out from distillation on the old Savalle column has a strength of 73% whereafter it’s placed in stainless steel tanks where it’s blended and diluted before bottled respectively put in barrels for aging. This XO rum is a blend of rums aged 9, 11 and 12 years old, aged in French oak barrels and ex-American Bourbon barrels."
"Very good agricole rum considering it is only an XO. I was not expecting less from Neisson."
"Lange habe ich diesen Neisson nicht mehr im Glas gehabt. Seit der ersten Verkostung habe ich mein Rum-Interesse immer mehr Richtung Agricole gelenkt. Auf diesen Neisson hatte ich mich heute sehr gefreut. Vielleicht waren die Erwartungen einfach zu hoch. Ein guter Neisson mit typischen Agricole Noten und einer sehr prägenden pflanzlichen erdigen und medizinischen Note im Abgabg, die mir überhaupt nicht gefällt. Dennoch ein guter Rum."