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0fede1e0-2856-11ed-9af5-bf5cbdccb2bcMartinique Saint James Velier
Velier Saint James Sélection exclusive Velier 2008 70cl bottle
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Rum Agricole · 13 years · 47%

Velier Saint James Sélection exclusive Velier 2008

"Not the best actually not even mediocre," shrugs one taster — yet the 2008 is widely called one of the better vintages in this Velier Saint James vertical. Expect roasted, spicy oak, grassy sugarcane, dried apricots and citrus. The recurring catch is a soapy, perfumed note that surfaces on the palate; some barely notice it, others find it ruins the glass.

The community says
  • Dried fruit depth
  • Roasted spicy oak
  • But: Soapy/perfumed note
179.00 €incl. VAT
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How does Velier Saint James Sélection exclusive Velier 2008 taste?

Aggregated from 54 community reviews.

Grassy aged agricole with a soapy streak Divisive. Many rate the 2008 among the stronger years here — dried fruit, roasted oak, grassy cane — but a persistent soapy, perfumed note drags it down for several tasters.

Perfect for

Agricole fans chasing aged, grassy, roasted profiles

Less suitable for

Anyone put off by soapy, perfumed notes

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RumX’s 0–10 scale is strict: 7.4 sits in the “Good” band. 66% of tasters rate it Good or better; only 1% rate it below average. See the full rating guide →

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81% rate it between 6 and 8. 18 selected write-ups from 54 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.

Review by Joachim Guger

Most helpful positive review

Joachim Guger
Nov 2022459 reviewsAustria
8.4/10

Wieder Eiche, erdig, sehr trocken. Und dann - diesmal zurückhaltend - die parfümierte Seife. Im Mund prickelnd und langer, guter Abgang. Intensive Zitrusfrüchte. Ausgewogen, gute Trinkstärke. Von oben (2015) runter verkostet bis jetzt der Beste.

Review by Alex Kunath

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Alex Kunath
Oct 2022179 reviewsBelgium
3.5/10

Ohne Witz ist das der mit Abstand ekelhafteste "richtige" Rum, den ich jemals getrunken habe. Diese Seifennote ist sowohl in der Nase als auch auf dem Gaumen derart präsent und ekelhaft. Kaum zu glauben, dass Luca sowas abgefüllt hat...

Review by zabo

zabo
May 20241,529 reviewsGermany
6.5/10

Franconian Tasting Gang am 10.05.2024 Zuerst ein großes Dankeschön an DomM, der dieses Set zur Verfügung gestellt hat. Mich persönlich hat es nicht abgeholt das Profil. Bis auf eine Ausnahme ist mir dieser Seifengeschmack too much. Die Reste aus den Gläsern sind aber dann dank DomM und Serge in einem spontanen und überragenden Cocktail gelandet.

Review by LukaŽiga

LukaŽiga
May 2025798 reviewsSlovenia
7.8/10

7,6:On the nose, the first impression we get is fresh and herbaceous sugar cane, dried fruits and pears, roasted, spicy wood, slightly medicinal. On aeration, the cane is flowery, but a bit musty, roastedness brings nuts and dark chocolate.There are citrus fruits, some mild solvents flow underneath... 7,8:On the palate, the attack is fruity with dried fruits like apricots, raisins, grassy and vegetal sugarcane, the wood is roasted with caramel, quite dry and spicy with vanilla, peppery.Resting the rum helps green aspect if cane with flowery, grassy and herbaceous touch, a bit musty, lime and berries, a bitterness is inevitable. 8:The finish is the most pleasant, less dry, more balanced with variety of fruits like dried apricots, currants, cherry, peaches and lime peel, passion fruit in the end.The cane is floral and grassy, fresh with tea, slightly earthy. The wood is roasted, nutty, crisp, caramelized, spicy...

Review by Oliver

Oliver
Oct 20221,197 reviewsGermany
7.4/10

Nice Agricole with decent power. I do not find the aforementioned missing notes here.

Review by Jakob

Jakob
Oct 20221,440 reviewsSwitzerland
6.6/10

The DNA of the series remains recognizable, in addition, a sweet mango note as well as light sulfur appears in the nose - extraordinary and still quite interesting. Unfortunately, the tide turns fundamentally in the mouth - it becomes soapy-floral. Although the basic profile remains recognizable, it is too clearly overlaid by the aforementioned off-notes in my perception. Unsurprisingly, no other picture emerges on the palate - thus unfortunately disappointing.

Review by Serge

Serge
May 2024840 reviewsGermany
7.5/10

Parallel-Verkostung der Velier Saint James Reihe in der Franconian Tasting Gang. Danke Dom fürs Aufreissen 👌 Alles in Allem ist das Set für mich nicht herrausragend gut sondern eher durchschnittlich mit ein paar Ausreißern nach oben und unten. Kurzzusammenfassung nach Vintages: 2015 & 2014 waren für mich eher unangenehm. 2010 & 2012 besser aber immer noch nichts, was ich nochmal trinken wollen würde. 2008 & 2006 & 2004 waren dann deutlich besser und interessanter. 2002 dann wieder ein Totalausfall (Katzenpisse, die sich zu Multivitamintabletten weiterentwickelt und gar nicht zum Holz passt). 2000 dann wieder gut und 1998 für mich der Beste aus dem Set.

Review by Frank

Frank
Oct 2022686 reviews
6.9/10

Großes VSGB-Vertical-live-Tasting von und mit Luca Gargano. 22.10.2022, 16:39. Nase: Holzig, aber eher Richtung Karton, kräuterig-wurzelig mit ein wenig Essig, Sahnetoffe mit einem Spritzer Zitrone, säuerlicher Johannisbeere und mehlige Banane. Dazu leicht Sesam. Gaumen: sehr viel Säure zu Beginn, leicht metallisch, bitter und in Zitrone übergehend. Dahinter kommt Heu und grasiges Zuckerrohr. Wirkt verdünnt. Im Abgang bleiben Zitrone und Heu. Platz: N: 5/10 G: 2/10

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Details about Velier Saint James Sélection exclusive Velier 2008

A Rhum Agricole AOC from Martinique, bottled by Velier, at 47%.

CountryMartinique
DistillerySaint James
BottlerVelier
CategoryRhum Agricole AOC
DistillationCreole Column
ABV47%
Volume70cl
Age13 years
Vintage2008

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Community purchases

22 bottles logged by 19 collectors.

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4% opened, 0 emptied and repurchased.

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What does Velier Saint James Sélection exclusive Velier 2008 cost?

Community paid 15–212 €.

Current best price: 179.00 € – within the typical community range.

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Saint James

Distillery

Saint James 

Avg Rating 8.1/10 over 250 Rums

Saint-James is Martinique's biggest distillery and one of the oldest names in bottled rum, founded in 1765 and still selling a square bottle it trademarked in 1882. It holds the largest stock of aged rhum in the French Antilles, runs what may be the world's best distillation museum, and its old vintages and J. Bally bottlings are among the most loved Martinique rums on RumX.

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