Saint James Royal Ambré
A for-curious-explorers agricole, better suited to mixing than neat. Dry, woody and floral with cane, grass, nuts and light spice. RumX members mostly see it as a budget workhorse for cocktails.
- Great value
- Authentic agricole notes
- Good for cocktails
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Dry agricole mixer workhorse A for-curious-explorers agricole, better suited to mixing than neat. Dry, woody and floral with cane, grass, nuts and light spice. RumX members mostly see it as a budget workhorse for cocktails.
Cocktail enthusiasts wanting an affordable, dry agricole base with real cane and woody spice to punch through mixed drinks.
Those seeking a smooth, sweet sipper or sensitive to alcohol roughness at 40% ABV.
How is Saint James Royal Ambré rated?
RumX's 0–10 scale is strict — 5.0 lands squarely in the "Average" band. 20% of tasters rate it Good or better; only 53% rate it below average. See the full rating guide →
Rum reviews
A selection of the most popular reviews from our community. You can view the complete list in our app.
Review by Montana
It smells fruity, the sugar cane is still well represented but already somewhat tamed by the wood. Accordingly, the wood component is also present in the aroma, plus some glue, slightly spicy.Also in the taste, the sweetness and the wood component is again represented, the finish is somewhat sharp.
Review by Timo Groeger
Well, a rather below-average Saint James. The nose is predominantly woody and alcoholic, but glue can also be detected. The palate is also predominantly woody and alcoholic, but fruity notes can also be detected. Really not good.
Review by LukaŽiga
7,6:On the nose, we can find typical Martinique agricole, with apricot, raspberries notes, volcanique identity is strong. It is very fresh, notes of sugar cane are omnipresent, freshly mowned grass is very pleasant, flowers like geranium smell nice, certainly there is wood and spices like pepper, even some of them are sweet-vanilla...lastly dried fruits. 7,7:On the palate freshness is continuous, it is pretty smooth, notes of spices arise, like cinnamon, vanilla. Raspberries and apricots are zesty.Sugar cane is very juicy and syrupy. Volcanique notes are unmistakable from Martinique, strong. 7,4:The finish is long and soft, fruity, volcanique, syrupy and quite dry..
Review by François Delmotte
À utiliser dans les cocktails principalement. Dans ce contexte, il fait bien le boulot avec ces notes boisées et agricoles.
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
This was my first real rum mixology where the master did some pretty good drinks. Please be aware that the score is based on the final result and not for the "raw rum" in a clea tasting, which would be pretty different! Rum'n'coke 4 cl Saint James Cola to your liking Fresh lemon juice This was a pretty good rum and cola and the lemon juice did it really well.
Review by crazyforgoodbooze
the 40% version is even worse, too bad...
Review by Stefan Persson
Bought and tasted this rhum in Nerja, Spain. It’s a blend aged between 18 and 24 months. Overall much better than expected for such a young rum and to a very affordable price. Very good value for money! The nose is round and rather elegant with floral, woody, spicy and nutty notes. At the palate it’s full bodied, round, flowery, woody, spicy and dry with flavors of oak, vanilla, cinnamon, nutmeg and nuts. The finish is rather long for such a young rum.
Community purchases
117 bottles logged by 52,000+ RumX members. The ratio of closed / opened / emptied, indicates whether this rum is meant to be drunk or is a collector's item.
Also on the wishlist of 9 members.
About the Saint James distillery
The Saint James distillery is located in Martinique. Rums from Saint James have been reviewed 4,584 times with an average of 8.1/10.
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