Damoiseau VO
A solid stepping-stone agricole for curious explorers: light 3‑year-old cane-juice rum at 42% with grassy, fruity and woody notes. Often used in Ti’ Punch or easy sipping, praised as decent value core-range VO.
- Classic agricole profile
- Easy-drinking 42%
- Good value
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How does Damoiseau VO taste?
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Simple, classic starter agricole A solid stepping-stone agricole for curious explorers: light 3‑year-old cane-juice rum at 42% with grassy, fruity and woody notes. Often used in Ti’ Punch or easy sipping, praised as decent value core-range VO.
Rum drinkers curious about agricole who want an affordable, gentle introduction with recognizable grassy, fruity and woody notes that still works well in Ti’ Punch or mixed drinks.
Those seeking rich complexity, long finishes or high-ester funk; anyone expecting a powerful sipping rum at cask strength.
How is Damoiseau VO rated?
RumX's 0–10 scale is strict — 6.9 lands squarely in the "Pleasant" band. 29% of tasters rate it Good or better; only 9% rate it below average. See the full rating guide →
Rum reviews
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Review by Stefan Persson
Got this 5cl sample of the 3yo Damoiseau VO from Rum Ratings Tasting Club. The nose is woody and round with scents of honey and vanilla. At the palate it’s sweet, woody and round with flavors of orange, coffee and cardamom. The finish is medium long with flavors of coffee and cardamom.
Review by MJ72
Grüner Apfel und Leder in der Nase, hinten kommt das Fass. Im Geschmack typisch Agricole, trocken, fruchtig. Gute Milde, Holz und Leder bleiben im Abgang.
Review by Nicofr
A classic agricultural rum, sweet (only 40%) with a good vanilla and caramel flavor on the palate. A good entry-level VO, easy to drink in cocktails or neat, it's good value for money.
Review by topibajo
Sans caractère, assez fade, minéral
Review by TheRhumhoe
A classic rum in the permanent range, this VO from Damoiseau begins with sweet caramelized notes, dried fruit, mild spices (vanilla, nutmeg) and a fairly young woodiness. The agricultural freshness comes after aeration in the glass. On the palate, the rum goes off in all directions: sometimes towards dried fruit, sometimes herbaceous and earthy, then on toasted notes, before moving on to spicy woodiness and finally the agricultural bitterness of sugarcane. The texture is both soft and syrupy. The low alcohol content (40%) leaves the palate with an impression of lightness, at once clear and a little insipid. On the finish, a dry profile of oak, pepper and coffee emerges, with hints of coconut, grass and tannins. Without being a bad rum, this Damoiseau lacks the length, depth, impact and coherence in flavors, which go off in all directions, to be a competitive VO compared with other better-positioned cuvées.
Review by epicsune 🇸🇪
Sample no.22 of the 24 days of rum calendar 2022. Very funky and earthy on the nose. Same on the palate, very ”agricoly” notes of grass and spices. Not my cup of tea.
Review by Galli33
Very solid agricole. From start to finish classic agricole tastes/notes! You’ll get a good rum for a low budget. Can recommend it for “agricole starter” Nose: Dried fruits, woody, caramelized, agricole, earthy, vanilla, oak, dark chocolate, apricot Mouth: thin, dry, diluted, agricole, fruit schnaps, grass, dried fruits, leather, oak, roasted, dark chocolate Finish: short, dry, astrigend, tannins, oak, roasted, dark chocolate, grass, minty
Review by Kasper
Boring. I'm not going to waste my buzz on this. The last of the sample used as drain fat remover.
Review by Thunderbird
Die Nase ist relativ verhalten… neben leichten Karamell- und Zitrusnoten überwiegt der Alkohol. Am Gaumen zunächst dunkle Schokolade, dann unangenehm pfeffrige Nuancen und wieder Alkohol! Der Abgang ist leicht holzig und schokoladig
Review by Lutz Lungershausen
Agricoles sind sonst nicht so meine Sache, aber der hier ist Interessant und röstig
Review by Cinci
War der beste Rum, der in dem Restaurant in Strasbourg angeboten wurde, naja was will man klagen :D Für Core Range ganz gut gemacht, klassisch Agricole, wirkt frisch, jedoch etwas eindimensional und kurz im Abgang. (Okt 25)
Review by RumTaTa
Nase: leichter Agricole, grasige und fruchtig mit ein wenig Holz. Mund: konsequente Fortsetzung der Nase, gut! Abgang: Lang, intensiv. Insgesamt ein solider Rum aber nix aufregendes.
Review by Johnny Rumcask
Solider Einsteiger Agricole
Review by Maxime Leclerc 🇨🇵
Bon rapport qualité prix.
Review by Pascal Gwada
Aveugle Avent 2024: Nez sympa et frais, Bouche sympa aussi sur le sucre, le miel mais alcool mal intégré. Longueur sur l'alcool aussi. Finalement pas de marqueur franc, ESB assez plat .
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Community purchases
258 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 21 members.
About the Damoiseau distillery
The Damoiseau distillery is located in Guadeloupe. Rums from Damoiseau have been reviewed 1,281 times with an average of 8.0/10.
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