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HSE Sélection B.R.I - Très Vieux Agricole 2018
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One taster called the nose "hyper pâtissier" — almond powder, marzipan, ripe mango and apricot over a soft vanilla-bourbon oak. The palate turns rounder and more classic: caramel, coconut and cocoa, with a bit of pepper lingering on the tongue. Several members find it surprisingly soft and sweet-leaning for an agricole, more pastry than grass. Easy to drink, and a couple felt it plays it a touch safe.
The community says- Pastry-like nose
- Easy to sip
- Keep in mind: Very oak-driven
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How does HSE Sélection B.R.I - Très Vieux Agricole 2018 taste?
From community reviews · summarized with AI
Soft, pastry-sweet agricole, oak-led palate A crowd-pleasing agricole most call easy and gourmand — the recurring gripe is the palate reads a bit too oak-driven and tame after that gorgeous nose.
agricole fans who like a soft, pastry side
anyone chasing grassy, bone-dry agricole
Style & occasion: Mature & oakySipping neat
Full aroma profile Aroma families · nose & palate · top aromas
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What does the community say?
13 community reviews
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Review by Rodolphe
Most helpful positive review
A beautiful representative of Martinique, young but already well marked by its cask.
Review by Timo Groeger
Most helpful mixed review
A tasty rum, slightly sweet but all within limits. On the nose you get vanilla, almond and marzipan. On the palate it goes towards vanilla and caramel for me. Can't go wrong with it.
Review by Vincent D
Very soft nose. Clear wood without being too pronounced. Vanilla and almond well present. On the palate, it is extremely soft and round at first, almost caramelized. Then woody and vanilla. A touch of coconut. Finish of the same kind. Caramel and wood. Rather very nice and easy to drink. Surprising profile for an agricole. Edit: indeed very sweet and indulgent despite very present wood. Chili that stays on the tongue. Very cool.
Review by Tom Buteneers
Compared to the J.M XO: the nose of the JM is better (bolder, more candy like). Tastewise the HSE maybe wins by a small difference for me: it’s more elegant with less harshness to it, more easy going. Overall they’re really close but I finished the HSE sooner so that would be the winner for me today 😅 but now I can sniff the JM some more 😋
Review by Maxime Clr 🇫🇷
Magnificent, hyper-patissier nose of almond powder, mango, apricot and ginger. Surrounded by subtle oak and bourbon vanilla. The palate is a little disappointing... more classic caramel, vanilla and licorice. Nice keel though. Perhaps a little too reduced for me.
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HSE Sélection B.R.I - Très Vieux Agricole 2018 at live auctions
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22 bottles logged by 20 collectors.
A collector's bottle.
13% opened, 2 emptied.
What did the community pay for HSE Sélection B.R.I - Très Vieux Agricole 2018?
Community paid 102–156 €.
Purchase prices reported by members, not a shop price. Avg. 154 €. Full price & collection history in RX+ ›
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Details about HSE Sélection B.R.I - Très Vieux Agricole 2018
A Rhum Agricole AOC from Martinique, distilled by Distillerie du Simon, at 45%.
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