Saint James Les Ephémères - N°7 2007
For curious explorers leaning toward expert territory: a 15‑year, cask‑strength agricole that balances dark wood, nuts and coffee with caramel, honeyed fruits and peppery cane spice. Unsweetened, elegant, best as a slow neat sipper.
- Complex agricole
- Dark woody profile
- Nutty coffee notes
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Dark, woody, nutty agricole elegance For curious explorers leaning toward expert territory: a 15‑year, cask‑strength agricole that balances dark wood, nuts and coffee with caramel, honeyed fruits and peppery cane spice. Unsweetened, elegant, best as a slow neat sipper.
Agricole fans who enjoy dark, wood‑driven profiles with nuts, coffee, caramel and honeyed fruit at robust but controlled cask strength.
Beginners, drinkers who dislike heavy oak, or anyone chasing big sweetness or the more explosive, expressive style of Les Ephémères N°1.
How is Saint James Les Ephémères - N°7 2007 rated?
RumX's 0–10 scale is strict — 8.5 lands squarely in the "Very good" band. 96% of tasters rate it Good or better; only 0% rate it below average. See the full rating guide →
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Review by Korkennase🥃
The second in the bunch seems a bit lighter. The nose is floral, fruity, nutty, herbal, spicy and earthy. The taste here is also very complex and determined by fruit, spices, flowers, licorice, leather and some caramel. The finish is long here as well. A bit more pleasing on the palate, determined by spices, caramel, fruit, pepper and some sweetness. This rhum is also very complex and a great bottling. This bottling has, for me, slightly ahead, since he has a little less vol. Alcohol has, less time in the barrel was allowed to spend and comes along with a little more sweetness. But there are only slight nuances in which these rhums differ.
Review by Santo
Malgré un profil assez similaire je trouve celui-ci nettement moins boisé que le numéro 1, ce qui le rend à mon avis plus rond plus doux et plus élégant dû aussi au degrés un peu moins élevé et une garde moins prolongé et donc me convient mieux.
Review by Simon Leroux
Encore un très beau St James !
Review by BloodyBob
Plus fruité et audacieux que le nº1
Review by Jakob
Clearly rounder and more pleasing than the 2001 release of the Les Ephémeres series. More vanilla sweetness, toffee and discreet nougat; in addition, light citrus notes, the spice and wood notes are less concise compared to the 2001 release. A great complement to the first release; the Les Ephémeres series skillfully plays with the different flavor aspects Saint James has to offer. Coherent selection, a very pleasing rum that is fun without being boring.
Review by mto75
today a comparison I've been looking forward to for a while: the No. 7 against the No. 1 in a 'direct duel'. What strikes me first is that the markers on the nose, which I like so much in the No. 1 (esp. dried fig, nougat, freshness, barrel) are also clearly present in the No. 7. The No. 1 still waits with a little more nougat sweetness, and seems overall also a touch more intense, but that may well be due to the slightly higher ABV; just as on the palate, both similar, with nutmeg, sandalwood and caramel, the No. 1 a touch longer in the finish, Conclusion: even if the No. 1 is perhaps a touch better, so the No. 7 is definitely close!
Review by Filip Šikula
Opět zážitek začíná mrzením s rozpalým uzávěrem. Snad dělám něco blbě ja. Vůně méně výrazná, na což sem si u této řady celkem zvyknul, následuje chuťovej ohostroj. Tězko vybrat, která lahev z této série je nejlepší, sedmička to asi nebude, na druhou stranu chutnám ji poslední. Příště to otočím. Krásnej zážitek
Review by alex
Rond, doux, gourmand avec de beaux arômes … j’ai beaucoup aimé 🤩
Review by Julien Ries
Le nez se fait plus rond et suave, avec un caramel dégoulinant. Le côté épicé est bien là, fidèle à l'ADN de l'Ile aux Fleurs, avec ce poivré marqué, cette canne pimentée. Mais il y a un côté sucre roux gourmand, un peu de pomme rôtie. Le tout est très légèrement fumé. En bouche, l'alcool est discret et c'est des arômes de miel qui tapissent le palais. Un miel de fleurs tropicale, rond, un peu poivré. Il y a plus de piment que dans le verre précédent. On sent aussi des bâtons de cannelle, beaucoup de vanille. Un fin voile de tabac accompagne encore un boisé délicat et assez volatile. La finale est beaucoup plus longue et suave, remplie d'épices et de boisé un peu humide. Entre le 5 et le 7, on retrouve des avantages et des inconvénients qui en font des jumeaux assez perturbants. Pour la note, tout se joue sur les préférences gustatives de l'amateur. Le 5 est plus épicé et sec que le 7, qui est plus rond et long en bouche.
Review by Martin Ekrt
Version with 55,2% , 2500 bottles
Review by Palo - V Poháriku
Lovely intensity of flavours, I like the fruity-sour taste accompanied by interesting fresh almost mentholy feeling on the tongue. I only tasted a sample, but would love to have a bottle in my collection. Definitely something that I'd like to come back to.
Review by Thunderbird
A good Agricole... its predecessor is m. E. but better!This is not quite as elegant and balanced! Only its fruit content is more pleasing
Review by TheRhumhoe
Ce Saint James Éphémère numéro 7 est concentré sur un profil sombre et boisé, qu’on retrouve au nez avec des notes de fruits secs, du caramel et des notes torréfiées de café et de noix. Une fraîcheur florale est également perceptible. Au palais, on retrouve une trame très épicée et toastée, qui déroule les arômes avec beaucoup de douceur. Sec, rond et élégant, ce Saint James est légèrement plus chaud et unidimensionnel en finale, légèrement en deçà par rapport aux attentes sur ce type de profil. Plus discret et moins exubérant que le premier Éphémère, ce Saint James reste toutefois élégant, délicat et de très haute qualité, avec un prix défiant toute concurrence.
Review by Maxime Clr 🇫🇷
En dessous de l’éphémère 1. Moins de gourmandise même si ça reste une très belle bouteille.
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343 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 37 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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