Aroma visualization from community tastings
Dillon VSOP
Oak leads here — dry barrel wood with vanilla, a touch of coffee and a green sugarcane edge underneath. This 4-year Martinique agricole is on the simple side; a few tasters call it "a good entry level agricole," pleasant but not deep. One fan loves that it still has some wildness and sits between fierce and sophisticated, which is really the appeal.
The community says- Easy first agricole
- Real cane character
- Keep in mind: Wood-dominant
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How does Dillon VSOP taste?
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Woody, vanilla-tinged entry agricole Most find it a fine, wood-forward first agricole — smooth and drinkable, if a bit plain. A couple of enthusiasts genuinely love its untamed cane-juice character.
People getting into agricole and cane-juice rum
Seasoned drinkers wanting depth and complexity
Style & occasion: Mature & oakySipping neat
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Buying advice
Is it right for you?
Yes, if you're after characterful, mature, oaky rums for sipping neat.
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What does the community say?
31 community reviews
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9 selected written reviews
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Review by Godspeed
Most helpful positive review
I don’t know what it is about Dillon but they just do it for me. I fricking love this thing. The first agricole rum I ever had that I actually got excited by and that made me get why cane juice rum is an art form worth discovering. Agricoles inherently have a savageness and a wildness to them and in my opinion you don’t want them tamed too much. I often like the vsop expressions better than the xo’s. If there’s no fight left in them you lose one of the biggest charms of the agricole taste experience. This Dillon VSOP is right in that sweet spot between fierce and sophisticated. A tremendous expression and highly recommended.
Review by Stefan Persson
Most helpful mixed review
This rhum replaced the 5yo VSOP Reserve du Comte Arthur Dillon when Dillon changed their range, at least by name. Could be the same rhum in a new bottle, even if I don’t think so. It’s quite smooth on the palate and during the medium long finish, for a 4yo AOC Rhum.
Review by Timo Groeger
A pretty okay rum, nothing special but not bad either. The nose is almost exclusively woody, leaning towards oak, but there's also a slight coffee note detectable. On the palate, mostly wood and barrel with some coffee as well.
Review by RumTaTa
Good example to get in contact with Agricole rum.
Review by Vincent D
Basic farming. Woody. Vanilla sensation. Not bad. But nothing special either.
Review by Righrum
A good entry level agricole. Nothing that a rum geek will ever look for, indeed it is pleasant to drink in its simplicity. Vanilla spices and wood on the nose, drinkwise wood is stronger and a vegetal note adds to the palette.
Review by StormAK
This rum sounds fruity and bright from the glass. The taste remains smooth, clear, with the addition of the good old oak barrel. The finish is woody, reminiscent of cognac. A bit of alcohol sharpness that does not interfere with enjoying the product.
Review by Adrien B
65 Quite lively acidic, let's see how it oxidizes over time. It's okay for the price, roasting, citrus, quite spicy cane. 69. In party mode, it still goes down well.
Review by Xianut Trezz
Pretty nice rum!
Dillon VSOP at live auctions
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53 bottles logged by 47 collectors.
A drinker's rum.
52% opened, 12 emptied.
What does Dillon VSOP cost?
Community paid 14–30 €.
Current best price: 32.50 € – above the typical community range.
Purchase prices reported by members, not a shop price. Avg. 26 €. Full price & collection history in RX+ ›
53 purchased · 32 tasted · 9 wishlist · as of
Details about Dillon VSOP
A Rhum Agricole AOC from Martinique, distilled by Dillon, at 43%.
About the Dillon distillery
The Dillon distillery is located in Martinique. Rums from Dillon have been reviewed 666 times with an average of 7.8/10.
To Dillon ›Read on in the RumX Guide
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