Cave Guildive La Favorite Martinique 2017
Grassy, herbal and citrus-forward, with a resinous cedar-and-pine edge that leans almost earthy, like a walk in the woods. A few tasters catch glue and green bitterness, even a little soapy coriander. It's a young, intense agricole: at 65% most find the alcohol surprisingly well tucked in, though a couple wanted more oak and more age. Fresh, vegetal, a bit divisive.
The community says- Vivid herbal profile
- Well-hidden 65% ABV
- But: Tastes quite young
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How does Cave Guildive La Favorite Martinique 2017 taste?
Aggregated from 19 community reviews.
Young, grassy agricole with cedar and citrus Most find it an intense, very green agricole — lemony, herbal, cedar-and-earth. Opinions split on the sour citrus and youth; some love the profile, others want more age and oak.
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How is Cave Guildive La Favorite Martinique 2017 rated?
RumX’s 0–10 scale is strict: 8.2 sits in the “Very good” band. 94% of tasters rate it Good or better; only 0% rate it below average. See the full rating guide →
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47% rate it between 6 and 8. 6 selected write-ups from 19 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
Review by cigares
Tasting at J. B. Labat. Like a vegetable pastry on the nose! Herbs and tropical fruits, vanilla. The palate is marked by vegetal bitterness, like an Italian Amaro. But also delicate floral and fruity notes. A noble bitterness accompanies the entire tasting experience. The finish is long, elegant and complex. The discreet wood appears with elegance. A beautiful, expressive finish and perfect integration of the alcohol. A delicious rum.
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
#4667 23.03.2024 Relaxing at home after picking up two sets of online tasting in Flensburg. At the same time planning what to bring to Blåvand when I visit a fellow RumX from Germany. Nose Light roasted wood, faint smoke, fruits, light herbs, faint glue, grass, balanced. Palate Balanced, wood, light roasted, Agricole, fruits, light glue, faint smoke, light earthy. Finish Medium long, wood, dried fruit, grass. The empty glass has some tobacco and faint caramel notes.
Review by Tschusikowsky
Absolt spezielles Profil, dass ich so noch nicht hatte. Lohnt sich definitiv mal zu probiere. Die eher erdigen Komponenten sind hier absolut im Vordergrund. Es schmeckt nach Zedernholz, Tannennadeln und wie eine holzige Zigarrenschachtel. Hatte zudem den Geschmack von Plasitk und Knettmasse. Zu Beginn fordert das Profil einem kurz, Alkoholintegration ist sehr gut, die 65% sind wenig bemerkbar. Macht sehr viel Spass zu erkunden.
Review by DomM
Nose is an bit to dump and grasy for my personal taste, but in the palate this bottling is extremly nice. High intensity, loads of fruits and and agricole notes.
Review by Lukas Jäger
Blind probiert, mein erster Eindruck war Martinique! Frisch und jung, sehr grasig, dazu ein paar frische Ester in Richtung Zitrus. Hinten raus dann auch etwas sauer, das mich durchaus etwas stört. Nach einigem Schnüffeln und Probieren war ich unsicher, wohin ich ihn stecken soll, da die saure Fruchtigkeit doch sehr dominant ist. Nach der Auflösung ergibt es aber durchaus Sinn, denn bei La Favorite habe ich schon öfter solche Zitrusnoten entdeckt. Hier sind sie mir aber einfach eine Spur zu stark. Trotzdem eine spannende Abfüllung, dem ich insbesondere den Alkoholgehalt gar nicht so zugetraut hätte!
Review by crazyforgoodbooze
Leider nicht mein Fall, tolle Nase nach Tropenfrüchten aber auch sehr viel Holz, Klebstoff und geschmacklich einfach sehr bitter, adstringierend und säuerlich metallisch. Insbesondere Modrig und holzig "nass".
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Details about Cave Guildive La Favorite Martinique 2017
A Rhum Agricole from Martinique, bottled by Cave Guildive, at 65%.
Community purchases
6 bottles logged by 5 collectors.
A collector's bottle.
0% opened, 0 emptied and repurchased.
6 purchased · 19 tasted · 1 wishlist · as of
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