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8D9331E0-913A-4E4E-B24A-5A88C2C4FDA4Martinique Distillerie du Simon
HSE Single Cask (MEB 2015) 2003 50cl bottle
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Rum Agricole · 11 years 5mo · 47.8%

HSE Single Cask (MEB 2015) 2003

For curious explorers of aged agricole, this HSE Single Cask offers fruity, spicy and woody complexity at a gentle 47.8%. RumX members praise its soft texture, balanced oak, cacao, banana and coffee-tobacco depth.

The community says
  • Great nose
  • Balanced oak & fruit
  • But: Agricole vegetal notes

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How does HSE Single Cask (MEB 2015) 2003 taste?

Summarized by AI from 24 community reviews.

Soft, complex agricole single cask Highly praised agricole single cask: soft yet complex, with elegant fruit, spice and oak integration. Community loves the nose and overall balance, a rewarding sip for experienced drinkers.

Perfect for

Agricole fans wanting a well-aged, unsweetened single cask with fruity, spicy and lightly woody notes that stays soft and approachable around 48%.

Less suitable for

Those who dislike grassy/vegetal agricoles or expect very sweet, dessert-style profiles; complete beginners might find the oak and dryness a bit demanding.

Experience level · Explorer (3/5)

Style & occasion: Mature & oaky

Full aroma profile Aroma families · nose & palate · top aromas
Flavor profile
Sweet & dessert
Spice
Wood
Dried fruit
Roasted & dark
Funk & ester
Vegetal & floral

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8.4/10 Very good

24 community reviews
5 selected write-ups on this page, all of them in the RumX app

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Distribution of all 24 ratings
9–10 13%
8–9 50%
7–8 25%
6–7 13%
5–6 0%
4–5 0%
0–4 0%

Ranges include their upper bound: “7–8” means above 7 up to and including 8. See the full rating guide

Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰

Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
Sep 20217,207 reviewsDenmark
9.1/10

Another wonderful surprise. Very fruity with vanilla and some earthiness to it. I like the oilyness and nuts about this one.

Review by jonathan.p🇫🇷

jonathan.p🇫🇷
jonathan.p🇫🇷
Apr 202247 reviews
8.5/10

I love it! A real journey into real agriculture! A nose of spices and stewed fruit mixed with the smell of the barrel, and what a beautiful barrel it is! On the palate, it's also very good, with the oak barrel but very well balanced with the taste of fruit on a spicy background. In short, a very good rum from HSE!

Review by Emiliano Distillatomico

Emiliano Distillatomico
Apr 202612 reviews
8.0/10

A single cask, distilled in 2003 and aged 12 years in tropical climate in a French oak barrel! On the nose, it is a mix of very pleasant and enveloping aromas!! Spicy with notes of vanilla and dried fruit that integrate well with the freshness and vegetal typical of rums from this land!! On the palate, there is a harmony of flavors that somewhat recall the previous olfactory notes with an alcohol strength of 47.8% vol well integrated and just right for this rum... in my opinion!! A medium-long finish closes a really pleasant and well-structured drink..! Approved!!

Community shelf

96 bottles logged by 77 collectors.

Both drunk and collected.

17% opened, 5 emptied.

79 sealed 12 open 5 emptied

What did the community pay for HSE Single Cask (MEB 2015) 2003?

Community paid 45–128 €.

Purchase prices reported by members, not a shop price. Avg. 81 €. Full price & collection history in RX+ →

96 purchased · 26 tasted · 22 wishlist · as of

Details about HSE Single Cask (MEB 2015) 2003

A Rhum Agricole AOC from Martinique, distilled by Distillerie du Simon, at 47.8%.

CountryMartinique
CategoryRhum Agricole AOC
Raw materialSugar cane juice
DistillationColumn Still
ABV47.8%
Age11 years 5mo
Vintage2003
Limited editionYes
Sugar0 g/L
Volume50cl

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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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