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78586187-035D-4EFB-BEA8-D8F58679EB32Martinique Saint James
Saint James Rhum Paille 70cl bottle
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Rum Agricole · 2mo · 40%

Saint James Rhum Paille

Sipped neat, this comes across light to the point of thin — a few tasters swear it reads more like 35% than 40%. The two months in oak add just a whisper of cedar over the grassy agricole base, with vanilla and a short, soft finish. Most owners here land underwhelmed: not quite a blanc, not really an aged rhum. If you're curious about agricole, a proper Blanc gives you more.

The community says
  • Light and grassy
  • But: Thin body
  • But: Short finish

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24.90 €incl. VAT
incl. VAT 70cl · 35.57 €/l
Total 39.89 € + 14.99 € shipping from FR
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How does Saint James Rhum Paille taste?

Summarized by AI from community reviews.

Thin, barely-aged agricole that reads light With only a handful of ratings, the few who weighed in mostly found it thin and flat — pleasant enough to some, a disappointment to others, with little middle ground.

Perfect for

curious newcomers to Martinique agricole

Less suitable for

drinkers wanting body and depth

Experience level · Explorer (3/5)

Style & occasion: Fresh & grassy

Full aroma profile Aroma families · nose & palate · top aromas
Flavor profile
Sweet & dessert
Spice
Wood
Dried fruit
Roasted & dark
Fruit
Funk & ester
Vegetal & floral

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What does the community say?

5.6/10 Average

18 community reviews
6 selected write-ups on this page, all of them in the RumX app

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Distribution of all 18 ratings
9–10 0%
8–9 0%
7–8 6%
6–7 33%
5–6 39%
4–5 6%
0–4 17%

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Review by Stefan Persson

Stefan Persson
Feb 2025794 reviewsSweden
5.6/10

Bought and emptied this bottle in Nerja, Spain. Overall a very thin/weak Agricole. Better to buy a Blanc. The nose is fruity, sweet and spicy with a touch of wood and scents of honey, licorice and vanilla. At the palate it’s balanced, sweet, fruity with some woody notes that stays there during the rather short finish.

Review by Johannes

Johannes
Oct 20213,221 reviewsGermany
6.9/10

A bit thin, but good taste.

Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰

Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
Oct 20207,227 reviewsDenmark
5.5/10

In my mind they should never have made this rum. It's flat and boring and feels like they put a rhum blanc into a barrel for a year and that's it. Not recommendable in my mind.

Community shelf

57 bottles logged by 51 collectors.

A drinker's rum.

40% opened, 5 emptied.

34 sealed 18 open 5 emptied

What does Saint James Rhum Paille cost?

Community paid 11–18 €.

Current best price: 24.90 € – above the typical community range.

Purchase prices reported by members, not a shop price. Avg. 14 €. Full price & collection history in RX+ ›

57 purchased · 18 tasted · 3 wishlist · as of

Details about Saint James Rhum Paille

A Rhum Agricole AOC from Martinique, distilled by Saint James, at 40%.

DistillerySaint James
CountryMartinique
CategoryRhum Agricole AOC
Raw materialSugar cane juice
DistillationColumn Still
ABV40%
Age2mo
Sugar0 g/L
Volume70cl

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Saint James

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Saint James 

Avg Rating 8.1/10 over 250 Rums

Saint-James traces its origins back to 1765 and is one of the oldest names in bottled rum: the brand was registered in 1882, together with the square bottle it still sells. Today it holds Martinique's largest export quota, runs what may be the world's best distillation museum, and its old vintages and J. Bally bottlings are among the most loved Martinique rums on RumX.

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