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J. Bally Pyramide 12 Ans
One member sums it up as an everyday rum for relaxing after work, and that fits. This is old Martinique agricole: roasted, toasted wood up front, tobacco, vanilla and a dry, peppery grip, with yellow fruit and a bit of chocolate underneath. Give it an hour in the glass and it opens up. The 45% is well integrated, though cask-strength drinkers may want more punch.
The community says- Roasted oak & tobacco
- Well-integrated alcohol
- But: Dry, woody grip
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How does J. Bally Pyramide 12 Ans taste?
Aggregated from 128 community reviews.
Dry, woody old agricole with a peppery edge Most see a well-balanced, dry old agricole worth the age step over the 7-year. The caveat: several find it sharp, woody and a touch thin, not for every palate.
agricole fans who like it dry and woody
anyone wanting soft, sweet or cask-strength rum
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What does the community say?
52% rate it 8 or higher. 19 selected write-ups from 128 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
Review by LukaŽiga
Most helpful positive review
8,2:On the nose, the first impression we get is a juicy sugarcane with yellow fruits, tea and roasted, toasted, a bit smoky wood notes like nuts, caramel, slightly sulphurous, then citrus and dried fruits. On aeration, very enticing confectionery arises with biscuits, pastry, spices like vanilla, cinammon and nutmeg, later maggi and more vegetal stuff with tobacco and flowery touch. 8,4:On the palate, the first attack is tasty with juicy sugarcane honey, spicy, earthy, flowery, then yellow and dried fruits, the wood is roasted with nuts, caramel, chocolate, vanilla. After resting the rum, vegetal aspect instills with tea, mint, a bit waxy, herbaceous, the fruits become candied, there is some citrus with an orange, some sulphurous touch. 8,3:The finish is long with dry, tannic and roasted wood, spicy, the sugarcane is still juicy and more vegetal as before with earthy, flowery notes, tea and grass.New fruits notes arrive, like cherry and passion fruit... Edit:26.7.25, 26.4.26
Review by ChristophFFM
Most helpful critical review
Weak, boring nose. Very spicy and unbalanced taste. Burns in the finish. I taste nothing of the 12 years.
Review by Stefan Persson
Overall a too sharp and alcoholic Agricole in my opinion. I have tasted quite many Agricole’s and I like very many of them, but this one I really don’t can recommend. Great bottle, but the content........
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
This is a very nice rum and it's one of my everyday rums when relaxing after work.
Review by Vincent D
Typical Martiniquais.woody and vanilla. It's not my favorite type of rum, but it's quite pleasant all in all.Edit: impressions confirmed on second tasting.
Review by RumTaTa
Tasted blind and guessed Clement XO. At least the category was correct and the alcohol content was almost right 😉 The rum leaves a very good impression, nicely balanced, seems a little weak to connoisseurs used to cask strength and could do with a higher percentage. Interest has been aroused again, more Agricole rums will be in the glass soon!
Review by Wernie
Once again a blind purchase, but one that doesn't fully disappoint me. Typical standard agricole. Rather light on the nose with the typical notes. Dry and thin in the mouth, lots of wood, spicy, slightly peppery. Not a highlight, but drinkable ;-)
Review by Timo Groeger
Hier haben wir einen echt guten Agricole. Etwas Vanille und Holz kann man auf jeden Fall riechen und schmecken. Ansonsten ist hier natürlich Agricole vorrangig zu schmecken, aber ist dieser Rum echt okay.
Review by Johannes
Not spectacular, a little low body, but a good everyday rum.
Review by TheRhumhoe
A very good permanent range rum. Beautiful woody and toasty notes, accompanied by sweet spices (nutmeg, vanilla), tobacco and lovely yellow fruit notes. The vegetal and agricultural nose is less perceptible, in favor of a darker, greedier rum. The attack on the palate is dry but balanced. The sugarcane and agricultural notes are a little more present, but the smoky, woody and spicy flavors remain dominant. Fruit is more discreet on the palate. The alcohol is well integrated and the palate is well rounded. The finish is of respectable length, with some dried fruit, spices, oak and agricultural notes. A well-balanced, elegant, easy-drinking rum with excellent value for money and much to offer.
Review by Jacques etdom
Agricole commun, sans grand intérêt et trop réduit.
Review by Enriko Špinler
An interesting, light, round rum that I would include as an "appetizer" before drinking larger ABS rums. An interesting scent, where I could slightly smell the funky jamaica, but primarily I found sweetness (vanilla), fruit and chocolate. Taste - grass, wood, fruit, spice Finish - medium, balanced, cherry, wood, grass, fruit
Review by ElReyTristan
A lovely accompaniment to a cigar, smooth and tobacco-scented.
Review by Godspeed
I can’t believe how much better this is than the 7 year version, which I was not impressed by at all. My hunch that Bally’s need a tremendous amount of age to come into their own is really born out here. Very excited to try even higher ageings from Bally now 👌
Review by Zboubinho913
Very good Rhum vieux from la Martinique. Strong flavour not affordable for every mouths. Personally I find some taste of licorice in it and I love it.
Review by Nicofr
A good agricultural rum, very smooth, with well-integrated alcohol. I even think it could have accepted a slightly higher alcohol content. On the palate, woody, smoky flavors predominate. Good value for money.
Review by Andreas Renöfält
Difficult and complex taste with many layers. An aquired taste.
Review by Jarek
Zusammen mit paar anderen Agricoles aus Martinique. Alle fast eine Stunde im Glas atmen lassen. Der Bally ist eher auf der würzig-röstigen Seite. Die 45% stehen ihm noch ganz gut. Angenehmer Agricole für jeden Tag.
Review by Léo Delek
Au nez j'ai pas mal de souffre qui s'efface un peu plus en bouche pour laisser place a un bois tres noble. Tres bel équilibre
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Details about J. Bally Pyramide 12 Ans
A Rhum Agricole from Martinique, distilled by J. Bally, at 45%.
Community purchases
225 bottles logged by 213 collectors.
A drinker & collector.
31% opened, 19 emptied and repurchased.
What does J. Bally Pyramide 12 Ans cost?
Community paid 38–75 €.
Current best price: 75.38 € – above 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+ →
225 purchased · 137 tasted · 64 wishlist · as of
About the J. Bally distillery
The J. Bally distillery is located in Martinique. Rums from J. Bally have been reviewed 1,410 times with an average of 8.2/10.
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