Saint James J. Bally Millésime 1999 LMDW
Widely hailed as a world‑class agricole: insanely concentrated, deeply woody and leathery with dark fruits, cocoa and tobacco, stunning balance and an endless finish. A benchmark Bally brut de fût.
Seasoned agricole fans and Demerara lovers who enjoy powerful, wood‑driven, dark fruit and leather profiles at cask strength and want to experience a reference‑level Bally.
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World‑class dark agricole concentrate
If you love dense, old Demeraras or heavy oak agricoles, this is like an agricole turned up to 11—intense, dark and complex, but beautifully balanced when you take your time.
Beginners, those sensitive to 54,5% ABV, or drinkers who prefer light, easygoing or low‑wood rums.
This 1999 Bally is a must-taste for all lovers of rhum agricole. The texture is thick, full-bodied and very progressive. Yummy!
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About the Saint James distillery
The Saint James distillery is located in Martinique. Rums from Saint James have been reviewed 4,476 times with an average of 8.1/10.
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Crazy! Really concentrated and intense! Everything I would like to hear in a Bally brut de fut! We are almost to perfection!
Auto-translatedIt has a very dark and deep color. The nose is heady and enveloping with red fruits, wood/barrel, spices, cocoa and creamy sweetness on the finish, magnificent. The palate is complex, rich, deep, structured with notes of red fruits, black cherry, but also wood/barrel, light peppery spices, sweet and other roasted nuts, really fabulous, in the finish also some tobacco to close a perfect roundness. Abv excellent, I prefer it to 98 for its more exuberant and extrovert personality. In the empty glass wood and seasoned. (Without the final tobacco note it would have been at least a 9.6) (I've tried blending it with Flibuste99 and it becomes something sensational, and if you also add a few drops of Damoiseau1980 it becomes the perfect 10 Rhum)
Auto-translatedRetasting with the RumX guys. -------- This was my favourite of the evening. A lot of lovely oak and oak spices from nose to finish. Dry and kind of sweet at the same time. Wonderful balance between the heavy oak notes, fruits and spices. The sprinkle of chocolate and tobacco makes it a very smooth Agricole.
Bally 99 LMDW - a highlight this year - Elegant and complex without end
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