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HSE XO À La Française 2016
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"Einer der süffigsten Agricoles," one taster called it — smooth and easy despite the 51.6%. Most people land on French oak, red berries and pepper, with the sugar-cane terroir coming through underneath. It leans woody more than grassy, dry with a slightly bitter, astringent finish. A couple of drinkers felt the wood tips a touch heavy, but the alcohol is well integrated.
The community says- Well-integrated alcohol
- Oak and red berries
- Keep in mind: Wood can dominate
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Auction results: 111–133 € (2 sales in 24 months, incl. buyer's premium, latest 02/2026). How the range is built ›
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How does HSE XO À La Française 2016 taste?
From community reviews · summarized with AI
Smooth, woody agricole sipper at 51.6% Most find it a smooth, easy-sipping agricole with well-integrated alcohol and lovely oak. A few think the wood and spice run a bit heavy, and one blind taster was less impressed.
Agricole fans who like an oak-forward, dry sipper
Anyone wanting a light, grassy agricole or avoiding tannic wood
Style & occasion: Mature & oakySipping neat
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28 community reviews
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Review by Gunnar Böhme "Bauerngaumen" 🤓
Most helpful positive review
Fine, palatable easy sipper. More on the slightly woody side than the grassy side. I tasted a pleasant red wine finish where there is none, but that speaks for the rhum. Alcohol very well integrated. Another quality product from HSE, they simply deliver quality at a reliably consistent level with their many releases.
Review by mto75
Most helpful mixed review
Pleasant agricole sipper, very round, rather sweet on the palate.
Review by Johannes
Alcohol very well integrated, good easy sipper!
Review by Oliver
Great XO! Alcohol very well integrated.
Review by Rowald Sweet Empire
French oak in the nose. So slightly acidic. Fresh. Nougat. Berries. Varnish. So far so good. Taste: lots of wood(spices). Dry. Bitter. Paint. Molasses. Again a HSE with a bit too much wood. Astringent mouth feel. For me the nose>taste.
Review by Nicofr
Rum tasted blind, I was quite disappointed and especially very surprised by the other reviews. Very woody on the palate and quite spicy, a bit too much for my taste. I also didn't find the alcohol very well integrated. I'm glad I tasted it, it's a rum I might have bought.
Review by Alexander Rasch
Very nice Agricole with a lot of wood influence. On the nose nice red fruits. On the palate dry, slightly easy-drinking and in the finish a bit astringent. I like it. Price is a bit high though. But tasty.
Review by Buddudharma
Nice, easy-drinking Agricole, but without outstanding characteristics.
Review by Carlitooo
One of the most drinkable Agricoles for me, incredibly smooth and simply delicious. Rarely had such well-integrated alcohol percentages.
Review by LawPotsdam
Hard to define on the nose at first, then a mixture of fresh fruit, wood and spices. Pepper on the tongue, rather toasty and woody on the palate, then the sugar cane comes through. Long finish, goes into the nose, the pepper remains but does not bite
Review by Mc Pirate
Alcoholic nose, very present and very sharp agricole rum... no fruits, alcohol and a slight woodiness. Bottle opened for almost 3 years, nearly full. Straightforward and alcoholic palate. You can really feel the pure sugarcane rum and Martinique proudly claims its terroir, slightly vegetal, the finish is average and warm.
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HSE XO À La Française 2016 at live auctions
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76 bottles logged by 58 collectors.
A collector's bottle.
6% opened, 1 emptied.
What did the community pay for HSE XO À La Française 2016?
Community paid 92–139 €.
Purchase prices reported by members, not a shop price. Avg. 127 €. Price history with 2 auction results in RX+ ›
76 purchased · 30 tasted · 10 wishlist · as of
Details about HSE XO À La Française 2016
A Rhum Agricole AOC from Martinique, distilled by Distillerie du Simon, at 51,6%.
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