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Isautier L'Apollonie Rhum Vieux Traditionnel 2005
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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
- Keep in mind: Alcohol not integrated
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Auction results: 99–112 € (2 sales in 24 months, incl. buyer's premium, latest 02/2025). How the range is built ›
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How does Isautier L'Apollonie Rhum Vieux Traditionnel 2005 taste?
From community reviews · summarized with AI
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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Style & occasion: Mature & oakySipping neat
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34 community reviews
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Review by Dr.Django
Most helpful positive review
Antoinette: woody with vanilla, somewhat bitter, sweet on the finish. Not particularly complex. A woody easy sipper. The finish is medium-length and the best part of the rum. Apollonie: softer, also sweet, with a vegetal and herbal touch. Overall more complex, tasty. Elise: This one has the most intense nose so far, which continues on the palate. Here the dark and red fruits come out more clearly than in the previously tasted ones. Also tasty. Aventurier: this is really nothing. Reminds more of a young Foursquare. Poorly integrated alcohol. aventurier bdf: almost 80% abv. Sounds promising, but here it shows comparatively tame and boring. The alcohol is well integrated, but unfortunately no aroma spectacle. Expected more here. Audacieux bdf: Better, the 73% abv are very well integrated, oily, warm, woody with dark fruits on the palate. The finish disappoints. The tasting was a sobering experience, maybe I just have too high expectations when I see Isautier. My favorites remain by a large margin the bottlings from Velier and Swell.
Review by Jakob
Most helpful mixed review
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.
Review by crazyforgoodbooze
Nice isautier single cask but overall not particularly complex and could definitely do with a few % more. Red grape & apricot and some grapefruit, cocoa, vanilla cookies and mint. Aromatically very balanced.
Review by Joachim Guger
Very good molasses isautier. Not quite at the level of Velier bottlings.
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 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 Djehey
Rather fresh despite its age. This is a profile I like. The alcohol could be better integrated. Surprising that it's molasses.
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 Boletus
For optimal enjoyment, this rum should be given enough time to rest in the glass, as its finer, fruity, and sometimes perfumed facets only emerge very slowly behind the initially dominant woody punch. The oak aroma has quite a broad spectrum, ranging from medicinal-charred to menthol-like polish fumes, as well as spices, dark chocolate, leather, and tobacco. Complex and tasty, but sometimes a bit edgy and definitely not "easy drinking."
Isautier L'Apollonie Rhum Vieux Traditionnel 2005 at live auctions
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13 bottles logged by 12 collectors.
A collector's bottle.
7% opened, 1 emptied.
What did the community pay for Isautier L'Apollonie Rhum Vieux Traditionnel 2005?
Community paid 83–140 €.
Purchase prices reported by members, not a shop price. Avg. 135 €. Price history with 2 auction results in RX+ ›
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Details about Isautier L'Apollonie Rhum Vieux Traditionnel 2005
A rum from Reunion, distilled by Isautier, at 55%.
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