My findings on aged agricoles

I first started out with Clement 6 Year old about a year ago and was not all that pleased with it. Being that it was not cheap, I stayed away from rhum agricoles because most of them have steep prices. In the last few months, I resumed my quest to find some good ones, which are shown ranked in order below with my rating to the left. These are all aged agricoles from Martinique except where noted. Unaged white agricoles are very similar to Brazilian cachacas and are in a totally different class. What differentiates artisan cachacas from industrial cachacas is that the artisan ones need to be processed within only two hours of extracting the cane juice!!! Martinique most certainly does not allow the juice to rot out in the sun in the manner that industrial cachacas are made. And as we all know, if one starts off with a bad white distilled spirit, there is absolutely no hope when it comes to aging. As for aging of agricoles, I have found that 3-4 years is optimum because aging any longer allows the delicate cane juice to pick up too many wooden flavors from the barrels to render it like Kentucky bourbon. I spent a lot of time and money to come up with my results and I hope this helps. These rhums are NOT for beginners! 8 Depaz Blue Cane Amber Rhum 7 Rhum J M VO 7 St. Augustine Pot Still (Florida) 7 Sweet Crude Black Gold Single Harvest (Louisiana) 7 Bayou Select (Louisiana) 7 Rhum J M Gold 7 Barbancourt 8 Year (Haiti) 7 Clement VSOP 4 Year 7 Clement 6 Year 6 Rhum J M VSOP 6 Barbancourt 4 Year (Haiti) 5 Barbancourt Estate Reserve 15 Year (Haiti) 4 Clement 10 Year 4 Saint James Royal Ambre

Trois Rivieres and Chamarel should be on the list too, my friend!

Pedro: I cannot get those rhums over here where I live. I am lucky enough to have been able to find the few that I have tried.

If available, also a recommendation for saint james and longeauteau. Bouth produce exceptionaly flavourfull rhum, and not as tannic as clement fx.

Neisson make also wonderful aged agricoles.

Oliver 91: I had a bottle of Neisson Rhum Agricole Blanc a few months ago and it was absolutely the best rhum agricole blanc that I had ever tried. However, their aged versions are next to impossible to find where I live.

That is really a pity then. They have a wonderful rhum called "Profil 107" that is aged only 18 months in barrels. This is a rhum that combines qualities of aged and white agricoles for a very decent price. Too bad you can't find it !!

Sadly, good Agricoles are always hard to find and really expensive. :-( Is it possible for you to find something from HSE (Habitation Saint Etienne), Bologne or Bielle? Not really a bargain but worth every drop. I prefer the older ones like the XO's or older for ex. J.M. XO, Riviere du Mat Opus 5

This is really easy for me to find good agricoles and a at a fair price since I go to Martinique each year since 4 years :-)) !! It is much cheaper there.

Hello everyone! I started my Agricole journey for about two years ago. Below I give you the list of the Agricole’s I have right now on my shelf. I can tell you that their all good and some are extraordinary. I of course know that some of them are hard to get and that some of them are rather expensive. I have put a * after a few that’s very good and possible to find to a reasonable price. Guadeloupe Bologne Rhum Vieux XO, Rhum Vieille Damoiseau. 8ans, Cuvée du Millenaire 1993 Damoiseau. 15ans, Cuvée du Millenaire 1986 Domaine de Séverin Rhum Vieux XO Karukera Cuvée Christophe Colomb 1493 Longueteau Vieux Rhum XO Montebello Vieux Rhum Special 2002, 10ans* Reimonenq Rhum Vieux 1999, 9ans (Fabio Rossi) Reimonenq Cuvée Prestige, 9ans* Reimonenq Réserve RQL, 19ans 1999-2018 Haiti Barbancourt Reserve de Domaine, 15ans Marie Galante Bielle. Blanc, 59%* (one of the best Overproof/white rums I’ve tasted) Bielle. Ambre, 50%,* Bielle 40th Anniversaire, Brut de Fut 2008, 7ans Habitation Bellevue 1821 - Réserve Special 6ans, Millésime 2012 Habitation Bellevue. 1821 - Carafe 10ans d’Age, Millésime 2006 Habitation Bellevue 1821 - Carafe 10ans d’Age, Millésime 2008 Pere Labat Hors D’Age, 8ans Martinique Clement Cuvée Homere, Hors D’Age Clement Vieux XO/Cuvée Speciale XO Depaz Grande Réserve XO (Old bottle) Depaz Cuvée Prestige XO Dillon XO, 12ans Habitation St. Etienne Extra Vieux, Grande Réserve XO* J. Bally Pyramid 12ans J. M Cognac Cask Finish J.M Cuvée 1845 La Favorite Millésime 2009, 8ans Maison La Mauny Hors D’Age XO Neisson Le Rhum XO par Neisson Saint James Reserve Privee, 12ans* Saint James Reserve Privee, 15ans Saint James l’Essential, Rhum Vieux XO Trois Rivieres Rhum Vieux, 12ans

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