Depaz VSOP Spéciale Réserve
A great stepping stone for those building their palate toward agricoles: balanced wood, vanilla and tropical fruits with a dry, lightly earthy finish. RumX drinkers love it as an affordable daily sipper or intro VSOP.
- Great value
- Balanced fruit/wood
- Smooth 45% ABV
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How does Depaz VSOP Spéciale Réserve taste?
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Balanced, woody agricole crowd‑pleaser A great stepping stone for those building their palate toward agricoles: balanced wood, vanilla and tropical fruits with a dry, lightly earthy finish. RumX drinkers love it as an affordable daily sipper or intro VSOP.
Curious explorers who want a classic, woody-vanilla Martinique agricole that’s easy to drink, fairly dry, and offers strong value as a daily sipper or first VSOP.
Those who dislike woody, slightly bitter finishes, want very sweet rums, or expect big complexity and high-ABV intensity from their agricoles.
How is Depaz VSOP Spéciale Réserve rated?
RumX's 0–10 scale is strict — 7.8 lands squarely in the "Good" band. 84% of tasters rate it Good or better; only 1% 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 Timo Groeger
A good rum, but then most Martinique rums are. A slightly vanilla and spicy nose, also vanilla and spices on the palate as well as chocolate (dark). Alcohol wonderfully integrated.
Review by Michal Flamik
Moc korenisté na mňa
Review by F.L.O.
Verdammt leckerer Daily sipping Agricole mit spitzen PLV. Nicht nur für Einsteiger geeignet, sondern auch für alle anderen…zwischendurch. Unkompliziert und einfach nur leckere Frucht mit starke floralen Noten.
Review by Richard Krupa
Korění, anýz, na konci dost pendrek
Review by Louis Zimmermann
Super Depaz ! Jamais déçu avec cette maison. Ce VSOP offre un moment de gourmandise intense malgré un boisé présent du début à la fin. La gourmandise se caractérise par des notes de vanilles et de fruits gorgés de soleil. Idéal avec un dessert
Review by Stefan Persson
After a retest comparing with other VSOP’s I raise my rating to 7,8. A remarkable VSOP that’s very balanced and elegant. The only one of those I’ve tasted that can compete is the 8yo from Dillon. Significant scents and flavors are prunes, grass, sugarcane, vanilla, licorice and tobacco.
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
14.10.2018 Nice little get together with new rum friends. Notes. Medium dark colour. Nose: wood, light roasted, citrus, dried fruit, spice. Palate: fresh, round, light, wood, citrus, cinnamon, light licorice sugarcane, dried fruit. Finish: medium long, light wood, chocolate, spice, medium dry.
Review by Christoph
Complex Agricole that was stored despite VSOP 7 years and you notice it in a positive sense. Woody, grassy notes mixed with citrus and dried fruit.
Review by Rowald Sweet Empire
From the white to vieux plantation to this. More flowers in this one. More wood. Again nicely balanced. Yellow fruits. Peach. Apple. Tropical. Taste: still tropical but also a lot dryer than the previous one. Hay. Grass. Some cacao. Very different juice. Gets fruitier over time. The dryness needs time to get used to.
Review by Maxime Clr 🇫🇷
Je souhaitais avoir cette bouteille pour mon bar afin de pouvoir avoir quelque chose de simple à boire de temps en temps. Et c’est très bien fait, un agricole VSOP de belle qualité avec un côté vanillé et boisé !
Review by Vincent D
Un VSOP assez semblable à ses confrères. C'est typique. Boisé, vanillé. La canne est encore là. Quelques agrumes. La finale de ce Depaz me semble plus sur le cuir et un côté terreux qu'à l'accoutumée. Pas de risque avec ce rhum. C'est bon et efficace. Édit : sensation confirmée sur une deuxième dégustation. Finale très agréable.
Review by Christian Rudt
The actually always goes. My bottle was not empty quickly without reason. 😅Not too complex but nice and round.
Review by Oliver
Beautiful Agricole at a great price-pleasure ratio!
Review by L'Expé RHIUM
Un beau nez : fruité (compote de fruits jaunes, pêche, fruits à chair blanche, quelques fruits jaunes discrets, un léger pruneau), fruits secs grillés, tabac blond, chocolat au lait, épices (muscade, clou de girofle, vanille), boisé fin et élégant mélangé au vesou (jus de canne). Bouche : vive, sèche et agréable, fruitée (orange douce, citronnée, fruits à chair blanche, fruits secs grillés), le boisé est élégant et fin, très rond, un peu caramel. chêne légèrement toasté, tabac blond, vesou (jus de canne). Finale : longue, fruitée (fruits à coques, quelques fruits jaunes compotés) qui est toujours finement boisée et élégante. Un régal ! je ne vois pas de meilleur VSOP que celui-c en termes de rapport qualité-prix, surtout qu'il est âgé de 7 ans comparé aux 4 ans VSOP "ordinaires".
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Community purchases
433 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 98 members.
About the Depaz distillery
The Depaz distillery is located in Martinique. Rums from Depaz have been reviewed 2,138 times with an average of 8.1/10.
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