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Bologne Les Expétientiels #1 - ADN 2016
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Sip this neat and it plays tricks on you — the black-cane juice and refermented finish pull it so dark and vinous that several tasters swore they were drinking a molasses rum, not an agricole. Licorice runs through the palate, joined by caramel, dried fruit, sour cherry and warming spice. The finish turns bitter and a touch drying, which is where opinions split.
The community says- Rare licorice note
- Molasses-like depth
- Keep in mind: Bitter, drying finish
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How does Bologne Les Expétientiels #1 - ADN 2016 taste?
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Dark, licorice-tinged agricole that drinks like molasses A genuinely original experiment most tasters enjoyed, though the refermented finish divides — some love the licorice-and-caramel oddness, others find it dominates and the bitter close drags.
agricole fans curious about unusual finishes
anyone put off by bitter finishes
Style & occasion: Mature & oakySipping neat
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14 community reviews
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Review by TheJackDrop
Most helpful positive review
Edit : suite à l’achat de la bouteille. un nez entre le caramel et le beurre salé, une légère cire, des notes de sucre roux, et un petit côté vineux peut-être. Franchement on pourrait croire une mélasse. Avec aération des notes rares d’encens. En bouche : aucun doute, c’est bien ton agricole, encore vif sur la canne, herbacé, zestes de citron jaune, de la framboise, et pas mal bois. Des fruits sombres, une certaine acidité, et quelques épices. Finale moyennement longue, entre canne, herbes séchées, petit sucre brûlé. Y’a comme un air d’Angostura, c’est très concentré. Un vrai plaisir, une expérimentation réussie ! ———— Première revue en avril 2025 : Nouvel ajout RumX ! Dégusté au Rhum Fest Paris, une expérience unique car ce rhum élaboré à partir de 100 % de canne noire, récoltée en 2016 sur des ferrisols volcaniques. Le rhum a d’abord reposé un an en cuve inox, avant un vieillissement en ex-fûts de cognac en chêne français, puis une finition singulière en fût refermenté par adjonction d’acétobacter acétii. On balance entre un New Grove et un Navy au balsamique, vraiment intrigant. Difficile d’en dire plus sur 2cl mais je pense vraiment acquérir la bouteille !!
Review by Pascal Gwada
Most helpful mixed review
Tasted as a sample at Paf. Very gourmand nose and matching palate, very soft, sweetness even caramel. Just a bit too simple and almost too soft, but very gourmand!
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
#6186 03.01.2025 Relaxing in the cold weather with a few nice samples. Watching the TV series Body Cam. Nose Fresh, fruits, wood, plum, light floral, anise, light sugarcane, faint chocolate. Palate Round, balanced, fresh, plum, light cherry, light floral, anise, light sugarcane, light roasted, light spicy. Finish Long, wood, light roasted, light floral, light spicy, light cherry, faint chocolate. Empty glass Vanilla, light chocolate, cherry, faint grass, sugarcane. This is a very nice experimental release where the final process definitely results in something different.
Review by Eric Frechin
Tasted just after the Bologne blanc indigène. A very nice success! I love its controlled complexity, because it doesn't go all over the place. This rum tells us that the cane is its source, but the work done on its aging can lead us towards certain characteristics of a molasses rum. Blind, I wouldn't have been able to bet on the origin.
Review by Julien Ries
Le nez nous accueille avec quelques esters, très loin de l'exubérance jamaicaine, mais avec un vernis à ongle intriguant. Le boisé est bien présent aussi mais avec une bonne dose de massepain. Il conserve ses marqueurs agricoles mais dans une dimension propre aux vieux rhums. Un léger poivré recouvre le tout. En bouche, c'est chaud et nappant. On est frappé par le piquant du piment, mais avec une bonne sucrosité. C'est très rond et plein d'amande amère, de caramel coulant. Le tout est bien gras en bouche. L'amertume se prolonge sur de la cerise amère et du réglisse, et ce fût racé. La finale tient bien sur le palais, avec un reste d'amertume, d'épices chaudes et de boisé. L'amertume prononcée n'est pas à mon goût pour une note plus excellente.
Review by Djehey
Une belle bouteille pour un belle expérience. Néanmoins, il est pour moi un peu clivant : je sens la finition qui me semble trop présente, et donc dénaturer le rhum. Cela donne une grosse sucrosité, des arômes originaux de géranium, d'encens tout en conservant un beau fruité. S'y superposé des produits chimiques type solvant, acétone. L'impression générale est pour moi agréable et dérangeante à la fois...
Review by Rum man
What a great rum by Bologne! It has a pleasant nose but the palette is where it really shines. It is intense and packed with flavours that keep each other balanced. I see that many others find sour notes but I don’t get many of those. If any, there are there to balance the sweet and bitter. All that in a soft and well integrated package. Would love to see more of these rums from Bologne, impressive!
Review by Arnaud Faverjon
Rhum très expressif au nez et en début de bouche, assez opulent et sombre avec ses accents de réglisse, de caramel, de fruits secs. Un côté assez épicé se développe ensuite avec de l’umami et un léger voile de menthol qui amène la finale sur un territoire moins plaisant, légèrement amer, asséchant, et surtout un peu aqueux. Ça reste très plaisant dans l’ensemble mais non sans défauts.
Review by Vidaa Wz
Beautiful notes of roasted pecans, tobacco leaves, and a walnut alcohol – the verdict is a very beautiful nose! A fairly oily texture in the mouth, that's when you recognize the agricole dough. Indeed, the fresh cane makes its appearance. Aeration is beneficial, the integration of the alcohol is magnificent. I like it.
Review by BottleShrimp
A beautiful experiment from Bologne with this black cane juice with a 'refermented' cask finish. The originality comes from this little licorice taste on the palate, pleasant and not so common. Too bad the release is (too) limited.
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26 bottles logged by 19 collectors.
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15% opened, 1 emptied.
What did the community pay for Bologne Les Expétientiels #1 - ADN 2016?
Community paid 75–141 €.
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Details about Bologne Les Expétientiels #1 - ADN 2016
A Column Still Rum from Guadeloupe, distilled by Bologne, at 50,3%.
About the Bologne distillery
The Bologne distillery is located in Guadeloupe. Rums from Bologne have been reviewed 876 times with an average of 8.0/10.
To Bologne ›Read on in the RumX Guide
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