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Isautier L'Apollonie Rhum Vieux Traditionnel 2005
Dried apricot, red grape and roasted oak lead here, with cocoa and a herbal, minty edge that shows up in the empty glass. This is a molasses Isautier from Reunion, aged 16 years at cask strength — surprisingly fresh for its age. Tasters love the nose, but several feel the alcohol isn't fully tucked in and the finish runs a little short.
The community says- Beautiful nose
- Dried apricot, cocoa
- But: Alcohol not integrated
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The look inside the bottle
How does Isautier L'Apollonie Rhum Vieux Traditionnel 2005 taste?
Aggregated from 33 community reviews.
Fruity, woody Reunion cask with a hot edge Well-liked single cask: a lovely apricot-and-cocoa nose over roasted wood. The recurring gripe is that the 55% isn't fully integrated and the finish falls a bit short.
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How is Isautier L'Apollonie Rhum Vieux Traditionnel 2005 rated?
RumX’s 0–10 scale is strict: 8.2 sits in the “Very good” band. 93% of tasters rate it Good or better; only 0% rate it below average. See the full rating guide →
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What does the community say?
27% rate it between 6 and 8. 7 selected write-ups from 33 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
#4014 This is an example showing that older isn't always better. This profile is different from the L'Elise and that's a nice surprise. The quality is equally high! Fruity with nice roasted wood and floral notes with some added pastries/marmalade. The empty glass reveals some mint and chocolate.
Review by Joachim Guger
Very good molasses isautier. Not quite at the level of Velier bottlings.
Review by Djehey
Plutôt sur la fraîcheur malgré l'âge. Voilà un profil que j'aime bien. L'alcool pourrait être mieux intégré. Étonnant que ce soit de la mélasse.
Review by Maxime Clr 🇫🇷
Magnificent nose. Very good and delicate on the palate, but lacks length for me. Nice product though, easy to drink. Below Antoinette.
Review by crazyforgoodbooze
Schöner isautier single cask aber insgesamt nicht sonderlich komplex und könnte definitiv ein paar % mehr vertragen. Rote Traube & Aprikose und etwas Grapefruit, Kakao, Vanille-Gebäck und Minze. Aromatisch sehr ausbalanciert.
Review by Vincent D
The nose is appealing. Strong wood, pepper. A sensation of grapes. Then a grassy touch. On the palate, the nose is confirmed. Cocoa is added. But the alcohol is too present for me. Too bad. Rather short finish, on wood and cocoa. Edit: first impression confirmed
Review by Jakob
Brings especially in direct comparison with the second Antipodes bottling a present floral perfume note, which is too dominant for me. Apart from that, overall somewhat more restrained than L'Elise, which comes far more pleasing in taste and therefore clearly has the nose in front for me.
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Auction results 99 € – 112 €
from 2 sales, latest 02/2025
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Avg. community purchase price 135 €
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Details about Isautier L'Apollonie Rhum Vieux Traditionnel 2005
A rum from Reunion, distilled by Isautier, at 55%.
Community purchases
13 bottles logged by 12 collectors.
A collector's bottle.
7% opened, 1 emptied and repurchased.
What does Isautier L'Apollonie Rhum Vieux Traditionnel 2005 cost?
Community paid 83–140 €.
Current best price: 139.00 € – within the typical community range.
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13 purchased · 34 tasted · 12 wishlist · as of
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