J. Bally Brut de Fût (LMDW) 2006
For experienced palates: a powerful, dark-toned agricole with roasted coffee, dark chocolate, sour cherry and polished wood. Cask-strength yet very well integrated, it rewards long airing and slow sipping. Highly praised on RumX.
- Great complexity
- Roasted dark notes
- Alcohol well integrated
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How does J. Bally Brut de Fût (LMDW) 2006 taste?
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Dark, woody agricole powerhouse For experienced palates: a powerful, dark-toned agricole with roasted coffee, dark chocolate, sour cherry and polished wood. Cask-strength yet very well integrated, it rewards long airing and slow sipping. Highly praised on RumX.
Agricole fans who enjoy dry, wood-heavy profiles with roasted coffee, cocoa, licorice and tart cherry at serious cask strength.
Newcomers, sweet-rum drinkers and anyone sensitive to bitterness, tannins or the punch of a 57.5% ABV agricole.
How is J. Bally Brut de Fût (LMDW) 2006 rated?
RumX's 0–10 scale is strict — 8.7 lands squarely in the "Very good" band. 99% of tasters rate it Good or better; only 0% rate it below average. See the full rating guide →
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Review by Galli33
One of the best agricole i’ve ever tried! Lovely nose of various fruits, roasted, a bit of wood and hazelnuts. In mouth it continuos with the amazing mix of fruits, woods, nuts. The end is really smooth and medium long. The alcohol is integrated very well
Review by Clément Boetto🤤🇫🇷
Good agricultural, but a little too woody for me.
Review by Jakob
Very balanced Agricole at the highest level. Cocoa, coffee, barrel notes and spices meet fruit notes and leather. Very complex without becoming unbalanced. Tastes quite close to the 98 BdF profile; the nose is even a tad ahead. The '99 comes off a bit heavier and suits my personal tastes best. All three bottlings are on the highest level and embody Agricole of the top class.
Review by Giorgio Garotti
Tra tutti i brut de fut di bally questo selezionato dalla LMDW è l’unico per me che riesce a mixare le tipiche note fruttate dei millesimati con i sentori scuri e di botte degli altri brut de fut! Tra l’incontro di questi ne esce un capolavoro!
Review by crazyforgoodbooze
Totally crazy! Sour cherry, mint, prune, leather, citrus & glue on the nose. The taste is an absolute blast of cherry, red currant, sour cherry, mint, leather & mocha with spices and beautiful wood tones. Really nice and an absolute aroma bomb! The alcohol is perfectly integrated, not too woody and beautifully complex! In the finish it could only taste a little less bitterly burnt, herbal and astringent for me, but that's complaining on a high level. Grandiose stuff!!!
Review by TheRhumhoe
A classy rhum agricole, with a dark, elegant and complex nose. The woodiness is intense and noble, followed by spices (vanilla, pepper, cinnamon, licorice). There are hints of dark chocolate, coffee, cigar and leather. Fruit, discreet at first, then develops into raisin and dried apricot, followed by red fruit notes (cherry). Vegetal and floral notes are light, allowing the rum to express itself without being too bitter and agricultural. The attack on the palate is particularly woody, but very elegant. Dark notes of coffee, spices (notably licorice), dark chocolate, tobacco, roasted notes and leather make this a slightly bitter rum, but deep and intense. Fruit brings balance, with notes of orange, red fruit and dried fruit (grape and prune). The floral, vegetal notes of sugarcane are secondary. The alcohol is very well integrated. The very long finish opens with beautiful fruity notes (cherry, raspberry, raisin, prune, orange zest), then continues on the palate with dark, spicy and bitter notes to the fore. An intense, elegant, well-structured rum that deserves its title of nobility.
Review by Joachim Guger
A beautiful, roasted nose. Red fruits. A slight animal influence. Alcohol very well integrated. Wet branches with a few drops of water. Much too strong without dilution. Complex spiciness. Woody - but just not too much. Long, beautiful finish. A very good, spicy Agricole.
Review by Gunnar Böhme "Bauerngaumen" 🤓
Verkostet im Vergleich zu RX10626. Je länger die Standzeit, desto mehr gerät RX10626 ins Hintertreffen, es bleibt für ihn bei guten 84 Punkten. RX10625 hingegen wird immer würzig-holziger im angenehmen Sinne auf einer kräftigen Basis, irgendwie wie ein Demerara auf Agricole. Abgefahren! Muss aber wirklich erst mal ein paar längere Atemzüge nehmen.
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
This is one of my top 5 Bally releases. Well balanced and intense with fruit amd spices. I like the chocolate, coffee and licorice mix in there. The empty glass has wonderful flavours after an hour or so. Good enough for me to order a bottle 😊
Review by Thomas Wille
Für mich nach dem 1999, der beste aus dem Hause Bally. Toller Agricole der mit einer schönen Komplexität punkten kann
Review by Timo Groeger
Oh man, was für ein feiner Agricole, allein die die FARBE ist überragend :-) richtig schön kirschig, aber schmeckt auch wirklich so. Echt wirklich ein sehr leckerer, guter Rum, ich finde ihn echt top -:) Lecker.
Review by cigares
Butter and varnished wood on the nose with fruit; acerola, kumquat and greengage. Leather and bitter herbs. The attack on the palate is frankly alcoholic, but immediately the fruit blossoms with the other aromas, spices, young wood and a slightly earthy side. The finish is very long and harmonious. All the aromas finish in unison, and the woodiness is elegant. An old tropical wooden house with lots of fruit baskets emerges from the empty glass, with a hint of smokiness that was previously discreet. A very fine rum, but far behind the splendid 1999 brut de fût.
Review by Mirco
Eleganter Agricole mit reifer, komplexer Aromatik. In der Nase Zuckerrohr, Eiche und getrocknete Früchte, begleitet von Zitruszeste und einer leichten Kräuternote. Am Gaumen kraftvoll und strukturiert mit Vanille, Holz, Gewürz und einem Hauch Kakao. Der Alkohol ist präsent, aber gut eingebunden, was dem Rum Tiefe und Balance verleiht. Der Abgang ist lang, trocken und fein würzig.
Review by Simon Leroux
Bon bah clairement y a pas mieux qu'un très bon Bally en brut de fût...
Review by RumTaTa
Die zweite Verkostung bestätigt die Eindrücke aus der ersten. Aber ich bin mit Agricole Rum noch nicht so richtig warm geworden. Deshalb bleibt es bei der Bewertung. p.s. eine harzige Note und Bittermandeln habe ich noch an Gaumen und Abgang gefunden Die Nase zuerst verschlossen, dann sehr komplex. Im Vergleich zur 43% Version deutlich komplexer und noch würziger aber nicht so leicht zugänglich.
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154 bottles logged by 52,000+ RumX members. The ratio of closed / opened / emptied, indicates whether this rum is meant to be drunk or is a collector's item.
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About the J. Bally distillery
The J. Bally distillery is located in Martinique. Rums from J. Bally have been reviewed 1,341 times with an average of 8.2/10.
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