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316DF238-1E13-4E3C-B3DD-0F1433DECA35Martinique Distillerie du Simon
HSE Single Malt Islay Finish 2005 50cl bottle
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Rum Agricole · 8 years · 44%

HSE Single Malt Islay Finish 2005

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How does HSE Single Malt Islay Finish 2005 taste?

Aggregated from 8 community reviews.

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What does the community say?

8.3/10 Very good

8 community reviews
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9–10 0%
8–9 63%
7–8 13%
6–7 25%
5–6 0%
4–5 0%
0–4 0%

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Review by Quentin Leseigneur

Quentin Leseigneur
Aug 202324 reviews
8.0/10

A relatively classic, pleasant agricultural nose. Once on the palate, however, the peated whisky finish comes through, with its characteristic woody, smoky, toasty notes, all carried by a rather light alcohol content. Well-made, but not my personal favorite!

Community shelf

38 bottles logged by 36 collectors.

Both drunk and collected.

26% opened, 5 emptied.

28 sealed 5 open 5 emptied

What did the community pay for HSE Single Malt Islay Finish 2005?

Community paid 50–76 €.

Purchase prices reported by members, not a shop price. Avg. 61 €. Full price & collection history in RX+ →

38 purchased · 9 tasted · 6 wishlist · as of

Details about HSE Single Malt Islay Finish 2005

A Rhum Agricole AOC from Martinique, distilled by Distillerie du Simon, at 44%.

CountryMartinique
CategoryRhum Agricole AOC
Raw materialSugar cane juice
DistillationColumn Still
ABV44%
Age8 years
Vintage2005
Limited editionYes
Sugar0 g/L
Volume50cl

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Distillerie du Simon

Distillery

Distillerie du Simon 

Avg Rating 8.0/10 340 Rums

Le Simon is Martinique's ghostwriter. It is the island's most technologically advanced distillery, yet it sells no rum under its own name, runs no public tours, and ages nothing on site. Instead it distils two of the most beloved names in Martinique agricole, HSE and, until recently, Clement, on stills moved here from their original homes. What you taste as HSE is, in fact, Le Simon.

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