LMDW Saint James J. Bally Millésime 1998
For seasoned enthusiasts, this cask-strength agricole rewards patience with deep complexity. Expect intense cherry and dried fruits, polished wood, tobacco, coffee, vanilla and spice. Best slow-sipped, heavily aerated and clearly beloved on RumX.
- Huge complexity
- Perfect alcohol integration
- Deep fruit and wood
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Legendary, complex cask-strength Bally For seasoned enthusiasts, this cask-strength agricole rewards patience with deep complexity. Expect intense cherry and dried fruits, polished wood, tobacco, coffee, vanilla and spice. Best slow-sipped, heavily aerated and clearly beloved on RumX.
Seasoned agricole fans who enjoy powerful, wood-forward, cherry-and-tobacco profiles and want a benchmark Bally vintage to dissect over a long evening.
Beginners or those sensitive to high ABV and dry, woody, slightly bitter finishes; anyone looking for an easy, sweet sipper.
How is LMDW Saint James J. Bally Millésime 1998 rated?
RumX's 0–10 scale is strict — 9.0 lands squarely in the "Excellent" band. 98% of tasters rate it Good or better; only 2% rate it below average. See the full rating guide →
Rum reviews
A selection of the most popular reviews from our community. You can view the complete list in our app.
Review by Oliver
One of the best rums from Martinique!
Review by Jakob
The nose initially reveals one of the most intense notes of varnish and polish that I have ever experienced in a rum. This is gradually followed by fresh fruit notes with cocoa and nutmeg, paired with wood and roasted notes. Slightly milder and more balanced than the 99 Brut de Fut.
Review by DomM
Intense and rich on the nose with some glue adding to the JB profile. Dried fruits as well as cherries alongside vanilla and cinnamon. On the palate: brilliant showing of the JB profile. The high ABV is perfectly integrated and provides additional depth and a very long finish.
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
Another lovely rum, fresh and woody with spices and dried fruit. There is a light floral note in the background. Medium dry with chocolate, tobacco and coffee. Would have loved one of these in my collection.
Review by crazyforgoodbooze
Ein absolutes Gedicht und ohne Frage einer der besten Agricoles die jemals gemacht wurden. Göttertrunk! Intensive Fass Aromen treffen auf die Bally typischen Aromen von Sauerkirsche, rote und gelbe Früchte, Zimt, Kaffee, schwarz Pfeffer, dunkle Zartbitterschokolade, Vanille und Tabak. Schwer, intensiv, leicht adstringierend, hoch-komplex und extrem lecker. Der Abgang ist sehr lang und der Alkohol top integriert. Hier würde ich echt gerne Mal ein Cross-Tasting mit den anderen Bally BdF vintages machen... Auf jeden Fall auf Augenhöhe mit dem ebenfalls fantastischen 1999! Wobei der 1999 nochmal eine Spur spannender ist.
Review by Johannes
Alcohol very well integrated, complex, balanced - great!
Review by Lawich Lowaine
Comparative tasting with the 1999. This one is finer, fresher and more complex, I'd say. The aromas tend towards yellow fruit on the nose. Also excellent. Simply exceptional bally.
Review by Émile Shevek
Al naso è stupendamente ricco e intenso di legno verniciato e frutti rossi, poi vaniglia, cioccolato, spezie calde e un po' di tabacco. A volte si percepisce anche una lieve nota di pelle/tostata molto leggera. Anche al palato mantiene i frutti rossi, il legno in una straordinaria corposità, poi albicocche secche dolci, tabacco, vaniglia e un poco di pepe nero. Il finale è bello lungo, persistente, appiccicoso, rotondo e ti coccola la bocca. Nel bicchiere vuoto pelle e legno. Una perla complessa e profonda, tra i migliori Bally in assoluto
Review by Serge
Absolute Granate. Wunderbares Profil, bei dem beben Holz, Vanille, Leder, Tabak, Lakritze, Rosine auch wundervoll etwas Klebstoff mitschwingt. Ein absolutes Brett und ein wahres Erlebniss in Mund und Nase.
Review by zabo
Was ein epischer Abend mit einem Flight nach dem Anderen, die unbeschreiblich waren. Ich erspare mir jeglichen einzelnen Kommentar dazu, weil mir teilweise die Worte fehlen. Vielen Dank an Jakob. Summasummarum waren alle ausgezeichnet wie man an den Bewertungen sieht und unterscheiden sich nur in Nuancen. Alles oberstes Level 🤤😋
Review by Simon Leroux
Très beau rhum, très complexe, dur à lire, mais ample et très bien fait.
Review by Piotr Ignasiak
Cross tasting with 99 and 06. While I enjoyed all, and seems agricole was a right call for today, I think this one is the winner. More delicate and finer then the other two, especially appreciate lighter, fresher and more fruit forward profile balanced by the darker, spicier barrel notes. I was looking a long time for a bottle of 99, but might need to do the same now with the 98.
Review by Buddudharma
Wunderbarer alter Agricole. Für mich einen Hauch vor dem 1999er, der mir schon etwas zu bitter ist. Hier gibt es etwas mehr Balance, dazu einen toll integrierten Alkohol und einen langen Abgang. Vorzüglich!
Community purchases
82 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.
Also on the wishlist of 62 members.
About the Saint James distillery
The Saint James distillery is located in Martinique. Rums from Saint James have been reviewed 4,584 times with an average of 8.1/10.
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