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7c576090-139b-1df3-8f47-b3f293f95e6aMartinique Distillerie du Simon
HSE Brut de Colonne (La Ruote des Rhums) 2023 bottle
White rum · 72%

HSE Brut de Colonne (La Ruote des Rhums) 2023

For curious explorers who enjoy powerful blancs, this 72% cane-juice HSE is intense yet surprisingly drinkable. Expect fresh sugarcane, citrus, light grass and smoke. Mostly enjoyed neat by RumX members who like bold agricoles.

The community says
  • Fresh sugarcane
  • Citrus brightness
  • But: Very high ABV

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How does HSE Brut de Colonne (La Ruote des Rhums) 2023 taste?

Summarized by AI from 14 community reviews.

Intense yet controlled 72% blanc A solid, powerful blanc agricole: fresh sugarcane, citrus and light smoke with a long, oily finish. The high proof is present but impressively controlled for fans of intense spirits.

Perfect for

Fans of potent blanc agricoles who want concentrated sugarcane, citrus and light smoke at very high proof, and enjoy sipping strong unaged rums neat or with a splash of water.

Less suitable for

Those sensitive to high ABV, newcomers to rum, or drinkers who prefer sweet, mellow, aged profiles over grassy, vegetal cane-juice character.

Experience level · Expert (4/5)

Style & occasion: Fresh & grassy

Full aroma profile Aroma families · nose & palate · top aromas

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7.6/10 Good

14 community reviews
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9–10 0%
8–9 0%
7–8 86%
6–7 14%
5–6 0%
4–5 0%
0–4 0%

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Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰

Most helpful positive review

Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
Jan 20267,207 reviewsDenmark
8.0/10

#6290 28.01.2026 Got home from work a bit early today, so time for a few samples before picking up my wife. Nose Intense, fresh, sugarcane, citrus, light grass, pear, light smoke, light nutts. Palate Intense, sugarcane, oily, citrus, light melon, apple, light nutts, light vegetal. Finish Very long, oily, light spicy, sugarcane, citrus, faint smoke, papaya. Empty glass Papaya, sugarcane, light grass, light melen, pear.

Review by Timo Groeger

Most helpful mixed review

Timo Groeger
Aug 20243,258 reviewsGermany
7.7/10

La Route des Rhums Advent Calendar 2023 No. 9. Here a Blanc Agricole from HSE with 72% ABV. I think I've never had that much in an Agricole. Nose as always very citrus-fruity, on the palate you do feel the alcohol, but not as strong as expected. It's okay.

Review by Pascal Gwada

Pascal Gwada
Apr 2024199 reviewsGuadeloupe
7.0/10

Advent 2023. Good bdc but quite classic. Nose of fresh cane, herbal and salty Mouth strong attack of bdc (even blind), then good cane and slightly lemony. Warms well like a bdc. Long finish on fresh cane.

Details about HSE Brut de Colonne (La Ruote des Rhums) 2023

A White Rum from Martinique, distilled by Distillerie du Simon, at 72%.

BrandHSE
CountryMartinique
CategoryWhite Rum
Raw materialSugar cane juice
DistillationCreole Column
ABV72%
AgeUnaged
Vintage2023
Limited editionYes
Sugar0 g/L

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Distillerie du Simon

Distillery

Distillerie du Simon 

Avg Rating 8.0/10 340 Rums

Le Simon is Martinique's ghostwriter. It is the island's most technologically advanced distillery, yet it sells no rum under its own name, runs no public tours, and ages nothing on site. Instead it distils two of the most beloved names in Martinique agricole, HSE and, until recently, Clement, on stills moved here from their original homes. What you taste as HSE is, in fact, Le Simon.

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