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Saint James Rhum Saint James
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Agricole drinkers who love old wood and weird complexity will click with this vintage Saint James. The nose plays tricks — cocktail cherry, varnished old oak, dried herbs and a faint metallic, almost soapy edge. On the palate it's herbal and spicy with grape and red-wine notes, surprisingly full for 47%. A few find the oak too dominant; most are just fascinated an old bottling this gentle carries so much.
The community says- Cherry & old wood
- Complex for 47%
- But: Oak can dominate
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How does Saint James Rhum Saint James taste?
Summarized by AI from 16 community reviews.
Old-wood agricole with a cherry-and-herb twist Highly rated by agricole fans who enjoy its cherry-and-old-wood oddity. The two recurring gripes: some want a touch more strength, and one or two hit a soapy note.
agricole fans chasing old-wood complexity
anyone wanting bold, high-proof intensity
Style & occasion: Mature & oakySipping neat
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16 community reviews
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Review by Leo Krüper
Most helpful positive review
Impressive St James. All very typical. Thin nose that doesn't give much away. But then the full range on the palate. The fact that this old bottling with so few % has so much flavor is really fascinating.
Review by Thunderbird
Most helpful mixed review
Tasting at Dr. Django On the nose, this Saint James reminds me of a cognac. Somehow soapy and perfumed. On the palate, it is still quite present for its age with a pleasant spiciness. It is also light and smooth. The finish is relatively short
Review by Tschusikowsky
Undoubtedly a very good rum. Concentrated and multi-layered Agricole. Notes of red wine or port, light bitter notes of zest, perfumed tobacco. Overall, however, the wood is too present and engaging in the mouth. The finish is tasty and long.
Review by Timo Groeger
A beautiful Saint James here. The nose is very toasty. Wood is quite recognizable here, it also smells spicy and like grapes. The palate is also toasty, with a strong herbal flavor and wood. Delicious.
Review by Frank
Intense and round nose: old Agricole, woody but not unpleasant, sweet, pickled dark cherry and ripe blackberry with red grape. There are also artificial aromas, somewhat reminiscent of glue and polish. Also reminds me of a good port wine. Palate: despite only 47% - which is more than usual for Agricole - it is still sufficiently intense. Woody, spicy and slightly salty. Sliced branches, and again this artificial component, like polish with something metallic. Grapey and berry, like strong red wine. Typical grassy finish and branches with a hint of grape. Classic St.J profile, sufficiently intense but a little too weak for me...
Review by cigares
A complex and paradoxical nose of cocktail cherry and old varnished wood. Dry herbs, a metallic side, and baked apple. The palate reflects the nose well with still lots of cherry, wood, dry herbs, a spicy and slightly metallic side and a gourmand sweetness. The finish is medium length, in line with the palate with in the end an impressive cherry.
Review by Lukas Jäger
Really strong. So far the best Agricole I've had the pleasure of tasting. Perhaps a few percent more would do it good, but it's incredibly smooth and yet complex. A great blend of fruit and spicy notes, great!
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9 bottles logged by 7 collectors.
Both drunk and collected.
33% opened, 0 emptied.
9 purchased · 16 tasted · 4 wishlist · as of
Details about Saint James Rhum Saint James
A Rhum Agricole AOC from Martinique, distilled by Saint James, at 47%.
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