Aroma visualization from community tastings
Rhum J.M 2006
Tell me when it gets cheaper
Tell me when it's back in stock
Price alert in the RumX app
Open in the app
Got the app? Open this bottle
Opens this rum in the RumX app
One reviewer called this "round, dry and elegant," and that fits: a 15-year Martinique agricole where the cane takes a back seat to aged wood, prune and candied cherry, tobacco, leather and a little cocoa. Several tasters wish it were bottled higher than 41.5% — the flavors are all there, just a touch restrained. Long, refined finish for such a modest strength.
The community says- Round and complex
- Long elegant finish
- Keep in mind: ABV feels low
Offers & prices
View price history
Returns & cancellation Shopping safely on RumX
- Secure payment. You pay via RumX with PayPal, Klarna or card. Your payment data is encrypted and we never store your full card details.
- Clear seller. Sold and shipped directly by the partner shop. And you're never on your own: RumX handles support and communication with the shop, so you always get excellent service, whichever shop you order from.
- Honest shop ratings. The stars show your service experience with the shop, not the rum score. They come from RumX users, and critical ones stay visible.
- Returns & cancellation. Your purchase contract is with the shop, so returns and cancellations run through them under their own policy and your statutory rights. If anything goes wrong, RumX helps you sort it out.
10 more payment methodsLive auctions
Offers & prices
No shop currently delivers to Germany.
Buying advice
These ship to you
Yes, if you're after bold, mature, oaky rums for sipping neat.
Similar in style and available now.
More intense
Rhum J.M Canopée (Rhum Agricole Hors d'Âge) 20238.3/10 (71)137.38 €
Fruitier
Wu Dram Clan Rhum J.M Brut de Fût 20158.8/10 (59)279.90 €
Drier
J. Bally Brut de Fût 20048.5/10 (98)196.36 €
The look inside the bottle
How does Rhum J.M 2006 taste?
From community reviews · summarized with AI
Elegant aged agricole, woody with dark fruit A loved JM vintage — round, woody and complex with dried fruit, tobacco and cocoa. The main gripe: many feel it deserves a higher ABV than 41.5%.
Aged agricole fans and JM followers who like woody, dried-fruit sippers
Anyone wanting grassy young agricole or big cask-strength punch
Style & occasion: Mature & oakySipping neat
Full aroma profile Aroma families · nose & palate · top aromas
Relative to this rum's strongest aroma family
12 of 21 left detailed tasting impressions · Click an aroma to explore similar rums
Which glass for which rum? The community guide ›
What does the community say?
21 community reviews
Rating scale & review checks
On RumX, 7 means “Good” and 8 means “Very good”.
See the full rating guideHow ratings are made and how we check them ›The website shows a selection of written reviews. The distribution also includes ratings without text. All published reviews are available in the RumX app.
9 selected written reviews
The distribution above includes all 21 ratings, including those without text.
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
19.06.2025 Retasting this one while watching Yukon Men. Still pretty good actually 😊 -------------- #5096 Sunday - The last shots before our partners are picking us up 😊 24.01.2025 - 26.01.2025 A nice weekend in my sisters summerhouse with old friends and colleagues tasting a lot of rums. I can only recommend like we did, no phones allowed and then only music in the background 😊 Colour Dark to very dark. Nose Wood, light roasted, fruits, spice, faint chocolate, faint coffee, light earthy, light cherry. Palate Round, balanced, complex, wood, light roasted, light citrus, light cherry, cinnamon, light tobacco, faint coffee. Finish Medium to long, wood, roasted, dried fruit, faint chocolate, light tobacco. Empty glass Chocolate, light vanilla, light coffee, faint nutts.
Review by TheRhumhoe
The 2006 vintage in a leather label from JM, whose reputation is well established. This cuvée perfectly represents the spirit of the house, with an attractive olfactory duel between dried, tropical and candied fruits on one side, wood, sweet spices, cocoa, nuts and toasted notes on the other, with sugarcane in between. An intensely aromatic profile, round and elegant on the nose. On the palate, the rum is assertive despite its relatively low alcohol content (41.5%). Wood, spices such as cinnamon and pepper, cocoa, nuts and toasted notes enhance a palate marked by complexity and sweetness. Exotic fruit, tobacco and sugarcane notes round off this ruthlessly well-executed profile. A round, dry and elegant rum. The long finish returns to more agricultural, floral and vegetal flavors, with strong spices (aniseed), wood and dried fruit. Compared with the 2003 and 2004 vintages, this JM is perhaps a little more gourmand but less diversified. Nonetheless, it remains a very fine vintage that will delight fans of the distillery.
Review by Eric Frechin
One of my favorites among the Agricole rums I've tasted. It has a lot of qualities: it's very smooth and complex at the same time. A very rich aromatic and flavor palette that takes us to an equally pleasant finish. Magnificent!
Review by Djehey
Edit: The more I taste it, the more I appreciate it. The oxidation really does it good. The nose is rather fruity with a certain freshness. The palate is different: much darker, the few fruits have turned into orange marmalade. The woody and roasted notes dominate. The texture is oily. As often with this range from J.M, the presence and length on the palate is always remarkable for a rum with barely over 40°.
Review by Louis Zimmermann
Exceptional Martinique rum, the JM 2006 seduces with an enchanting nose, mixing precious wood, prune and candied cherry. The palate, intensely woody and spicy, reveals beautiful tobacco notes and a gourmet touch of cocoa. The alcohol (41.5°) is perfectly dosed, bringing balance and elegance. The finish is long and remarkable.
Review by Alessandro
I have a bottle at home that I always enjoy drinking. A truly elegant product, J.M has always satisfied me. Nose with wood, fruit, and chocolate. Round taste with wood and fruit. The finish remains medium and very elegant.
Review by Gregor
Beautiful, pleasant nose. Lots of sweet, dark fruit like plums, dates, blackberry some honey but also leather and some hazelnut / tree nut. On the palate sweet candied cherries, very light ginger. Leather, coffee bean and tobacco replaced by chocolate truffles. Very nice flavors, could be a bit more intense, so for me just under nine.
Review by Pavel Ungr, RumRock
Vintage 2006. I rate it 8.7 out of 10, an excellent rum that ranks high even among my more than 1,300 ratings.
Review by Josef Barot
Too bad about the lower proof, otherwise this piece would be perfect
Rhum J.M 2006 at live auctions
A bid is not a final price: the house sets the buyer's premium, shipping and any customs duty.
All live auctions ›Community shelf
64 bottles logged by 49 collectors.
A collector's bottle.
4% opened, 2 emptied.
What did the community pay for Rhum J.M 2006?
Community paid 122–209 €.
Purchase prices reported by members, not a shop price. Avg. 190 €. Full price & collection history in RX+ ›
64 purchased · 21 tasted · 15 wishlist · as of
Details about Rhum J.M 2006
A Rhum Agricole AOC from Martinique, distilled by Rhum J.M, at 41,5%.
Read on in the RumX Guide
You may also enjoy
Rum enthusiasts who like this rum have also given the following rums high ratings:
Rhum J.M 2004
Rhum J.M 2003
Rhum J.M 2001
Rhum J.M La Dame Jeanne Numéro 1
Saint James Single Cask 1998
La Favorite La Réserve du Château 2002
Set a target price in the app, and we'll let you know as soon as the rum becomes available at that price from one of our partner stores. This works for any rum on your wish list.
Oliver · FounderBy rum lovers, for rum lovers
I'm Oliver, and RumX began in 2018 as a small passion project in Stuttgart, back then under the name Rum Tasting Notes.
Oliver, Stuttgart
About RumX ›YouTube channel (German, English subtitles)
