Isautier L’Apollonie Rhum Vieux Traditionnel 2005
Loved by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰, Joachim Guger & 21 more
For curious explorers, this 16‑year Isautier single cask (55%) balances dark and red fruits, roasted wood, cacao and herbal freshness. RumX members find it refined, moderately intense and an easy sipper despite the strength.
Aggregated from 32 community reviews.
- Fruity-woody balance
- Fresh herbal notes
- Easy at 55%
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How does Isautier L’Apollonie Rhum Vieux Traditionnel 2005 taste?
Aggregated from 32 community reviews.
Balanced, fruity-woody Isautier sipper For curious explorers, this 16‑year Isautier single cask (55%) balances dark and red fruits, roasted wood, cacao and herbal freshness. RumX members find it refined, moderately intense and an easy sipper despite the strength.
Rum fans who enjoy balanced, unsweetened molasses rums with red fruit, cacao and woody notes, and want a characterful yet still approachable sipper around 55%.
Those chasing very complex, ultra-long-finish rums, or drinkers highly sensitive to alcohol integration at higher ABV.
How is Isautier L’Apollonie Rhum Vieux Traditionnel 2005 rated?
RumX's 0–10 scale is strict , 8.2 lands squarely 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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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.
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.
What members actually paid for their bottles. A typical range, not the current shop price. Full price & collection history in RX+ →
13 purchased · 33 tasted · 12 wishlist · as of
About the Isautier distillery
The Isautier distillery is located in Reunion. Rums from Isautier have been reviewed 1,170 times with an average of 8.1/10.
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