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Depaz XO Grande Réserve
Sipped neat, this is a well-aged Martinique agricole that leans woody and dry: fresh sugarcane and orange up front, then oak, spice and caramel, with a grassy vegetal backbone that says agricole loud and clear. Members call it beautifully balanced and rounder than the VSOP, though a few find it a touch too dry or spicy. Rest it — it opens up a lot.
The community says- Lovely balance
- Fresh sugarcane
- But: Can be dry
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How does Depaz XO Grande Réserve taste?
Aggregated from 182 community reviews.
Balanced, woody aged Martinique agricole Most tasters rate it a rounded, balanced aged agricole with lovely fruit-and-wood interplay. Rested, it blooms. The main gripe: it can read a little dry and spicy for some.
Fans of aged agricole and grassy, woody sippers
People who want sweet, easy rum or no dryness
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62% rate it 8 or higher. 17 selected write-ups from 182 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
Review by crazyforgoodbooze
Most helpful positive review
really good xo Agricole! nice balance of fruitiness, wood and spice without being exhausting or thin! Almost an easy sipping Agricole, similar to a really good xo cognac.Definitely what XO Agricole concerns my current benchmark!
Review by Sir Diesel
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Review by TheJackDrop
"No surprise, rather expensive for a standard. In summary, my tasting notes: On the nose: sugar cane, spices In the mouth: Sugar cane, spices, choco maybe, it's fine but a bit light for me"
Review by Rowald Sweet Empire
From VSOP to XO. Instantly tropical but also red fruits. Ripe cherry. Woody. Port. Orange. Impressive on the nose. Taste: again a tad dryer. Bitterness. The wood is more present. Sweet too. Fruity. Red fruits. Prunes. Tannins. Needs time to get usef to the dryness to get more fruit. Interesting tasting from white to XO. Every step is different from the one before but not taking it to a very different direction but rather adding delicate layers. Good good stuff.
Review by Oliver
Very nice Agricole!
Review by Julien Ries
Au départ, un nez qui a beaucoup de choses à nous dire. Des accents végétaux et terreux nous accueillent de manière agréable sur ce premier nez. Il amène sur des agrumes, qui se transforment peu à peu sur des fruits exotiques comme la papaye, du maracuja. Malgré son âge, des effluves de jus de canne fraîche apporte beaucoup de fraîcheur. Étrangement, j'ai senti des fraises des bois en fin de nez et du boisé. Le tout est nappé dans du caramel coulant, de la vanille. Vraiment très intéressant. En bouche, encore une explosion de saveurs et de complexité : encore des fruits exotiques compotés, quelques épices pimentées, des choses plus douces comme de la vanille, du caramel et aussi le végétal de feuilles de tabac. La finale est moyenne mais agréable, sur le boisé et les épices de cuisine.
Review by Tim
This rum is woody with leather and fruit, the base is formed by sugar cane / caramel. In the mouth dry, spicy, but less fruit than the Millesime 2002.
Review by Stefan Persson
Tasted this rum at my recent visit to the Depaz Distillery in Martinique very beautiful situated at the slopes of the Mount Pelee volcano. It’s a very good rum, but it can’t compete with older white labeled Grande Reserve. The nose is spicy, woody, sweet and fruity with scents of chocolate, licorice, vanilla, oak, sugarcane and prune. At the palate it’s full bodied, balanced, soft, complex, spicy, sweet and woody with flavors of vanilla, sugarcane and oak. The finish is long, spicy and woody.
Review by Godspeed
Not bad for an XO, quite round and balanced (without being perfect in this look either). The aftertaste is a bit short in my opinion compared to the Saint James XO but on the other hand the taste is maybe a bit stronger at first in the mouth. A correct XO blend but not exciting. But for the price we do not complain. Good material for a rum <> as the English say, a rum for every day when we preferred to drink without pretensions.
Review by Andi
Great stored Agricole.Addendum: 3 points upAddendum: Photo
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
For the price this comes at you get a bang for your buck. A great rum in this price range. Make sure you rest it because it will release a lot of extra flavours. The nose is very fresh and fruity with sugarcane, wood and caramel trailed by vanilla and chocolate. The palate is fresh, sweet and wonderfully fruity with smoky wood, caramel, grass and chocolate. The finish is medium to long and lightly dry with wood, fruits and vanilla.
Review by Palo - V Poháriku
A blend of 8 and 10-year-old rums that offers a nice balance of maturity and subtlety. On the nose there are some bourbon notes, vanilla, and fruitwood like cherry, along with honey and milk chocolate. The palate follows with citrus, caramel, and a mix of fruit and spice. The finish stays true to agricole's vegetal roots with notes of grass, herbs, anise, and intensely dried plums. A well-balanced rum that might surprise with its unexpected smoothness.
Review by Timo Groeger
Wow, I really like this one. Nice vanilla and caramel notes on the nose, continues on the palate, I also find this rum slightly spicy. Slightly sweet, but that's exactly how it should be. Alcohol well integrated. Delicious.
Review by GuybrushThreepwood
Von den drei gereiften Vieux, VSOP und XO ist mir dieser der liebste. Was ich merkwürdig finde, da mir eigentlich frischere Abfüllungen lieber sind. Auch hier ist von den der frischen Limettenfruchtigkeit des Destillats und der leichten Säure wenig übrig. Die Fassnoten erreichen aber beim XO eine Intensität die irgendwie wieder interessant macht.
Review by Johannes
Richtig gut! Schöne Fruchtigkeit, tolle Balance!
Review by TheRhumhoe
This XO is also a credit to Depaz. While the nose may hint at VSOP with its spices and fruits, the palate on the other hand shows a profile much more turned towards floral, vegetal and grassy notes that add character. A smoky flavor adds to this rum with balanced and complex flavors. The finish is more marked than the VSOP, drier and fruitier. A very good agricultural XO.
Review by david h
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Expert review by The Fat Rum Pirate
Read full review →The rhum has a really nice balance to it. May be at times it's slightly too dry, to be perfect but I am nit-picking a little. It is certainly one of the best aged rhum agricoles I have tried to date. A nice mix of fruitiness, complexity and balance. Great...
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Details about Depaz XO Grande Réserve
A Rhum Agricole AOC from Martinique, distilled by Depaz, at 45%.
Community purchases
329 bottles logged by 301 collectors.
A drinker & collector.
33% opened, 31 emptied and repurchased.
What does Depaz XO Grande Réserve cost?
Community paid 35–71 €.
Current best price: 64.00 € – within the typical community range.
What members actually paid for their bottles. A typical range, not the current shop price. Full price & collection history in RX+ →
+5 purchases in the last 3 months.
Added to collections, last 12 months — dark bars are the last 3.
329 purchased · 194 tasted · 157 wishlist · as of
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