Aroma visualization from community tastings
HSE Château La Tour Blanche Cask Finish 2014
The surprise here is how much this drinks like a good white wine — that Sauternes cask leaves grape, raisin and a wine-y edge over the agricole cane. Expect orange, vanilla, honey and old oak with tobacco and a little leather. At 41% it's soft and shy; several tasters say it needs 20-30 minutes of air to open. Balanced and elegant, if a touch light on punch.
The community says- Wine-cask complexity
- Well balanced
- But: Soft at 41%
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How does HSE Château La Tour Blanche Cask Finish 2014 taste?
Aggregated from 22 community reviews.
Soft agricole with a Sauternes wine edge Well-liked as an elegant, wine-influenced agricole with orange, honey and oak. The common gripe: at 41% it reads a little light and needs time in the glass to wake up.
Agricole drinkers who like wine-cask finishes and gentle sipping
Anyone wanting a bold, high-proof, punchy rum
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How is HSE Château La Tour Blanche Cask Finish 2014 rated?
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What does the community say?
14% rate it between 6 and 8. 5 selected write-ups from 22 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
Review by Johannes
Super exciting and very good!
Review by Julien Ries
Dégustation de ce millésime 2014 de l'HSE Château la Tour Blanche. La couleur cuivrée de sa robe est magnifique. Au nez, ce rhum a besoin d'un peu de temps pour s'ouvrir sur un jus de canne gorgé de soleil. Des fortes notes de vanille emplissent les narines, avec un fond de pruneaux confits. Un second nez dévoile une marmelade de fruits plus exotiques, avec un boisé discret mais bien présent. C'est chatoyant, racé, puissant. En bouche, on trouve un rhum musqué, fort en épices. Bien qu'il n'affiche que 41°, on ressent bien la chaleur de l'alcool sans qu'elle domine. Les marqueurs sont sur la réglisse, la cannelle, et un profond boisé de vieux chêne, de cuir, de boîte à cigares sur une deuxième bouche. La finale est longue, onctueuse, expressive sur ces mêmes épices. C'est vraiment un excellent rhum à boire le soir au coin du feu, avec un bon cigare.
Review by ElReyTristan
Slightly closed nose, woody aromas. Needs a good airing, as I initially found it a little austere. Well-balanced on the palate, a little light...
Review by Yannick D.
Excellent rum for those nostalgic for a good white wine... very fine work.
Review by Righrum
A nice HSE. Low abv is perceived at the nose, very shy and opening just waiting almost 30 minutes in orange and "confetti". Drinking, we're welcomed by a warm body with a bit of alcool kick, a bit of wood and spices and, again, orange
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Avg. community purchase price 68 €
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Details about HSE Château La Tour Blanche Cask Finish 2014
A Rhum Agricole AOC from Martinique, distilled by Distillerie du Simon, at 41%.
Community purchases
62 bottles logged by 48 collectors.
A collector's bottle.
14% opened, 3 emptied and repurchased.
What did the community pay for HSE Château La Tour Blanche Cask Finish 2014?
Community paid 39–89 €.
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62 purchased · 22 tasted · 4 wishlist · as of
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