Saint James J. Bally Art Déco #2
Loved by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰, Galli33 & 99 more
For curious explorers ready for aged agricole, this 22‑year Saint James J. Bally Art Déco #2 blends vintages into a dry, woody, citrus‑and‑spice profile. Smooth 43.5% ABV, unsweetened, widely praised as elegant yet characterful.
- Elegant complexity
- Great value
- Long dry finish
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Elegant, woody citrus agricole sipper For curious explorers ready for aged agricole, this 22‑year Saint James J. Bally Art Déco #2 blends vintages into a dry, woody, citrus‑and‑spice profile. Smooth 43.5% ABV, unsweetened, widely praised as elegant yet characterful.
Agricole fans who enjoy dry, woody, citrus-led rums with moderate strength and are exploring long-aged, characterful but still approachable sippers.
Those wanting high-ABV power, very fruity profiles, or sweet, easy-going dessert rums; the dry wood, spice and light bitterness may feel too serious.
How is Saint James J. Bally Art Déco #2 rated?
RumX's 0–10 scale is strict — 8.5 lands squarely in the "Very good" band. 98% of tasters rate it Good or better; only 0% rate it below average. See the full rating guide →
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Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
I have a bottle of this rum on the way and I know now that it was a good choice and that I need to order at least one more for my collection. A blend of 3 different years and blended to near perfection. Not as oaky as the previous one but still very well balanced. Clear Agricole flavours and lightly dry with fruits, spices and chocolat. My advice is to buy while you can.
Review by Galli33
WoW 😍 What an amazing J. Bally Blend! Nose: Fruity, fresh, woody, cinnamon! All the typical Agricole notes. Very round and inviting! Btw it draws really nice curtains in the glass. Mouth: Very round and delicious with all the tastes you‘ve found in the nose. The alcohol is integrated very well. Finish: Long, dry, smooth and delicious 🤤🤤🥃 Really a perfect agricole!
Review by Djehey
Un beau rhum de Martinique porté sur les fruits secs. Malgré le faible degré, il possède une belle complexité et intensité aromatiques. J'en ai acheté une bouteille. Je le trouve superbe pour prix. C'est une chance qu'il y en ait encore autant sur le marché !
Review by Lot-NAS
What a great drop! Initially I would have scored it a 8.6 +/-. But after a few weeks and several „tastings“ I find it improved even further, especially on the palate. So, give it time and air and you will be rewarded with a well balanced and complex agricole. Taking the price into concern (around 120€) you get a lot for your money.
Review by Benoit Mahe
A very nice success. Nice balance between wood and spices. The finish is quite greedy with the arrival of a candied sugar cane.
Review by Ericsan28
Very successful Agricole, great blend. Nice tart and round, pleasantly balanced. Despite the 43.5% very intense. Definitely not for sweet rum fanatics 😉
Review by Simon Leroux
Beautiful rum, very well reduced, complex and pleasant. As much as the first batch was disappointing, this one is top.
Review by Émile Shevek
Al naso è avvolgente con legno, pelle, frutti rossi, caramello e nocciole. Al palato è caldo e corposo con legno, spezie, frutti acerbi, pelle, nocciole, caramello e qualche agrume. Nel finale medio resta secco.
Review by igor_loves_rum
Many parallels to the 2006 (lmdw RX10625 )...a bit lighter, but very tasty and more suited to the Daily Rum...I like very much from profile.
Review by Righrum
This one really impressed me because the low abv is not a limit but a plus. Plenty of taste, this rum is characterized by orange peel, wood and spices both on the nose and drink side. Nuts and earth notes complete the profile of a very nice rhum agricole.
Review by Palo - V Poháriku
An impressive one from Saint James! The full 22 years of tropical aging show what you expect - intensive, but not too pronounced woody notes, very nice complexity of flavours and bold, round mouthfeel. It still keeps a very nice agricole undertones.
Review by Mirko Frosini 🇮🇪
A very interesting rum that allows itself to be discovered with each tasting. The aromas are in excellent balance with each other. Interesting value for money. We are at a high level!
Review by Joachim Guger
Very good Agricole with plenty of fruit - oranges, cherries - on the nose. Slight influence of maturity. Very spicy in the mouth and a nice finish. A very good Agricole, good PLV. Thanks to Bonn!!! Edit: Today again in the glass, must correct my evaluation clearly upwards. The nose is awesome! A touch too much bitterness on the palate.
Review by Leo Krüper
Mit mehr % wäre hier eine Spitzenbewertung möglich gewesen wäre. So hat man bei diesem tollen Rum leider das Gefühl von allem etwas zu wenig zu haben. Absolute Kaufempfehlung. Einer der Favoriten meines Abends.
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Community purchases
212 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 Saint James distillery
The Saint James distillery is located in Martinique. Rums from Saint James have been reviewed 4,597 times with an average of 8.1/10.
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