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2F3A79B6-0D52-404A-95ED-323569AAFFEFMartinique J. Bally
J. Bally 1987 70cl bottle
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Rum Agricole · 45%

J. Bally 1987

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How does J. Bally 1987 taste?

Aggregated from 4 community reviews.

Style & occasion: Mature & oakySipping neat

Full aroma profile Aroma families · nose & palate · top aromas

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What does the community say?

8.9/10 Very good

4 community reviews
3 selected write-ups on this page, all of them in the RumX app

Top 8% of Martinique rumsTop 11% at J. Bally

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Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰

Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
Nov 20217,207 reviewsDenmark
8.8/10

What a lovely rum with a light woody note from nose to finish. Fruity with spices and dry on the palate and finish. Medium complex and well balanced.

Review by Oliver

Oliver
Jun 20221,232 reviewsGermany
9.0/10

Great vintage Bally! Perfect sweetness and creaminess, despite "only" 45%. Exceptional agricole.

Review by Benoit Bail

Benoit Bail
Benoit Bail
Jun 202034 reviews
9.0/10

A great rum from 1987. Typical of Bally.

Community shelf

9 bottles logged by 9 collectors.

A collector's bottle.

11% opened, 1 emptied.

8 sealed 0 open 1 emptied

What did the community pay for J. Bally 1987?

Avg. community purchase price 490 €.

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9 purchased · 4 tasted · 11 wishlist · as of

Details about J. Bally 1987

A Rhum Agricole from Martinique, distilled by J. Bally, at 45%.

DistilleryJ. Bally
CountryMartinique
CategoryRhum Agricole
Raw materialSugar cane juice
DistillationColumn Still
ABV45%
Vintage1987
Volume70cl

About the J. Bally distillery

The J. Bally distillery is located in Martinique. Rums from J. Bally have been reviewed 1,436 times with an average of 8.2/10.

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9.0–10.0 Excellent Stash as many as you can afford. Tell no one.
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7.0–7.9 Good Buy one and recommend it to your friends.
6.0–6.9 Pleasant Solid, super glad I drank it.
5.0–5.9 Average Totally acceptable.
4.0–4.9 Drinkable Not vocally complaining.
3.0–3.9 Poor Wish I was drinking something else.
2.0–2.9 Very poor Nothing nice to say.
1.0–1.9 Unpleasant No, that's not for me.
0.1–0.9 Inedible Pour it out.