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Clément L'Initial Brut de Colonne
"How well can 71.4% actually be integrated?" is the surprise here — one taster's answer was, better than you'd expect. It drinks green and earthy with fresh sugarcane, lemon and orange, a mineral edge and only a mild burn. A few months in vat gave it a faint tint. Intensely agricole, but rounder and softer than the ABV suggests.
The community says- Well-integrated ABV
- Fresh sugarcane, citrus
- But: High proof
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How does Clément L'Initial Brut de Colonne taste?
Aggregated from 22 community reviews.
Intense cask-strength agricole, softer than expected Members are surprised how smooth a cask-strength agricole this can be — grassy, mineral, citrus-forward and intense, with far less heat than the 71.4% implies.
Agricole fans who want cask strength done cleanly
Beginners and anyone shy of high proof
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RumX’s 0–10 scale is strict: 8.0 sits in the “Very good” band. 95% of tasters rate it Good or better; only 0% rate it below average. See the full rating guide →
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What does the community say?
59% rate it 8 or higher. 6 selected write-ups from 22 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
Most helpful positive review
#5160 20.03.2025 Running some samples at home. Nose Intense, fresh, citrus, light herbal, sugarcane, spice, faint smoke. Palate Intense, fresh, citrus, light mineral, light grass, Agricole, fruity, spice. Finish Long and warm, light oily, balanced, faint mineral, light grass, Agricole, citrus, light floral. Empty glass Light floral, citrus, sugarcane, light honey. Needs to rest for a while to really open up properly. Price to quality is very good and this is a rum for the more advanced rum lovers.
Review by martin slezák
Most helpful mixed review
Kalendar la route des rhums 2022 vzorka č21 Farba číra Vôňa trstina, ovocie, slivky, marhule, alkohol Chuť trstina, tráva, mineralita, zemitosť, hreje alkohol mierne cítiť Záver pomern dlhý trstina, zemitosť, mineralita, mentol
Review by Timo Groeger
Wow, another great piece. How well can 71.4% actually be integrated? Here's the answer ;-) The nose is certainly herbal, sugar cane is also recognizable. As usual, the palate is also very herbal, green and earthy...
Review by Sully Zamord
Belle équilibre. Rond et doux, ce brut de colonne sorti à 71,5° surprend !
Review by Pascal Gwada
A good bdc that has the particularity of having spent a few months in "old-fashioned" lightning, so slightly tinted. You can smell the 71.4 but without any burning or toasting (like the bdc longueteau for example). Nose: round, good sweetness, cane but rather closed. Taste: citrus fruits like lemon and orange, fairly fat, herbaceous but hardly disturbing (I don't usually like it). Average length. A good and distinctive bdc, which goes down smoothly.
Review by Martin Švojgr
A flavourful and fragrant explosion. Very successful indeed!
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Avg. community purchase price 26 €
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Details about Clément L'Initial Brut de Colonne
A White Rum from Martinique, distilled by Clément, at 71,4%.
Community purchases
54 bottles logged by 45 collectors.
A collector's bottle.
3% opened, 1 emptied and repurchased.
What does Clément L'Initial Brut de Colonne cost?
Community paid 19–35 €.
Current best price: 42.54 € – above the typical community range.
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