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CE38A56A-D3B9-49CD-AA02-2E604725178DMartinique Distillerie du Simon
HSE Porto Finish 2009 50cl bottle
Bottle
Rum Agricole · 1–5 years · 42%

HSE Porto Finish 2009

Opinions land warm but not unanimous. Most tasters enjoy the port-cask stamp — red fruit, raspberry, blackberry and strawberry over a spiced, woody agricole base. A couple find the port too dominant and the rum itself a touch light and over-reduced. Several call it soft and easy-drinking, but purists after raw cane character may feel the finish takes over the juice.

The community says
  • Red-fruit port notes
  • Soft and easy
  • But: Port can dominate

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How does HSE Porto Finish 2009 taste?

Summarized by AI from community reviews.

Soft, red-fruit port-finished agricole Well-liked for its red-fruit, port-driven character and spice, though a few find the finish too heavy-handed and the underlying rum a bit light and young.

Perfect for

Fans of fruity, port-finished agricole

Less suitable for

Purists wanting raw cane character

Experience level · Explorer (3/5)

Style & occasion: Mature & oakySipping neat

Full aroma profile Aroma families · nose & palate · top aromas
Flavor profile
Sweet & dessert
Spice
Wood
Dried fruit
Roasted & dark
Funk & ester
Vegetal & floral

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What does the community say?

8.0/10 Very good

37 community reviews
7 selected write-ups on this page, all of them in the RumX app

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Distribution of all 37 ratings
9–10 0%
8–9 35%
7–8 54%
6–7 8%
5–6 3%
4–5 0%
0–4 0%

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Review by travel_and_rum 🇧🇪 Christophe Klubert

Most helpful positive review

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Christophe Klubert
8.1/10

Red: port, red fruit and wood (good aftertaste).

Review by Vincent D

Most helpful mixed review

Vincent D
Apr 2022758 reviewsFrance
7.7/10

An inviting nose with a strong woodiness. On the palate, the port is too present for me and brings a je ne sais quoi that I don't like.

Review by théo

théo
théo
Mar 202110 reviewsFrance
8.1/10

Dark color, spicy nose, pastry notes and light oak. On the palate, the alcohol is well integrated, the rum is spicy and supple, and the port finish is light. A very well-crafted product.

Community shelf

124 bottles logged by 105 collectors.

Both drunk and collected.

28% opened, 9 emptied.

89 sealed 26 open 9 emptied

What did the community pay for HSE Porto Finish 2009?

Community paid 34–71 €.

Purchase prices reported by members, not a shop price. Avg. 53 €. Full price & collection history in RX+ ›

124 purchased · 39 tasted · 11 wishlist · as of

Details about HSE Porto Finish 2009

A Rhum Agricole AOC from Martinique, distilled by Distillerie du Simon, at 42%.

CountryMartinique
CategoryRhum Agricole AOC
Raw materialSugar cane juice
DistillationColumn Still
ABV42%
Age1–5 years
Vintage2009
Bottled2015
Limited editionYes
Sugar0 g/L
Volume50cl

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Distillerie du Simon

Distillery

Distillerie du Simon 

Avg Rating 8.0/10 340 Rums

Le Simon is Martinique's ghostwriter. It is the island's most technologically advanced distillery, yet it sells no rum under its own name, runs no public tours, and ages nothing on site. Instead it distils two of the most beloved names in Martinique agricole, HSE and, until recently, Clement, on stills moved here from their original homes. What you taste as HSE is, in fact, Le Simon.

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