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HSE Single Cask (MEB 2019) 2003
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Most tasters land in the same happy place: an unusually nutty, roasty agricole where the 47.8% sits so well several didn't notice it's on the softer side. Expect roasted cocoa, coffee, vanilla and dried plum on the nose, then a drier, greener palate with almond, figs and a peppery tingle. A vocal few find it a touch watery and "timide" — quality there, but not much daring.
The community says- Roasted nut character
- ABV well integrated
- But: Can feel diluted
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How does HSE Single Cask (MEB 2019) 2003 taste?
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Nutty, roasty agricole with well-hidden alcohol A warm, complex Martinique agricole most people rate highly for its nut-and-roast character and well-tucked alcohol. Some feel it's a little diluted and holds back rather than wowing.
Agricole drinkers who like dry, nutty, roasted-wood profiles
Anyone wanting sweet, bold, high-impact rum
Style & occasion: Mature & oakySipping neat
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66 community reviews
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Positive from 8.0 · Mixed 6.0–7.9 · Critical below 6.0
Review by Tim
Most helpful positive review
The nose of this rum is insane: it starts with roasted cocoa, coffee, lots of wood, always with a full load of vanilla and ends in dried fruits like citrus and plum. Absolutely round and intense! On the palate surprisingly mild with nice drinking strength, lots of bitter notes and sour fruits. Not quite as round as on the nose. The finish leaves a lot of roasted notes again with (sharp) spices and sweet pear. And vanilla! The HSE XO already had this crazy coffee note, but this rum is on another level!
Review by Dr.Django
Most helpful mixed review
In my opinion, HSE flies completely unfairly under the radar. The 2003 MEB RX391 is considered one of the most popular and best of its kind. Unfortunately, it doesn't quite convince me. Some vanilla, chocolate, and coconut, a bit grassy, vegetal and woody. All well balanced and with a good will, one could say it's elegant. But for me, it feels too watered down. The Chantan Comte is a different league. A great Agricole! And the Montaguere tops it even more! Fruity woody with a very complex palate play and an extremely long finish. Montaguere seems to have a good hand for Agricole.
Review by Oliver
HSE at its best. Alcohol perfectly integrated, full-bodied, nice wood influence. An excellent Agricole!
Review by Joachim Guger
Very warm, full Agricole with lots of almonds. Spicy and dried fruit. Very complex, alcohol super integrated. Good drinking strength. It tingles properly in the mouth and finish. Super Agricole! 😀😀😀😀
Review by Benoit Mahe
A superb agricultural very greedy and balanced. The palate is a bit dry and green but this is well counterbalanced by greedy notes.
Review by crazyforgoodbooze
The nose is gigantic with passion fruit, vanilla and lots of barrel with roasted nuts. Taste-wise then towards young banana, pineapple, fig, pear and sesame. Also relatively dry, sour and lots of wood. Overall very tasty and complex.
Review by Piotr Ignasiak
Nicely round and light. On the nose plums, ripe banana and vanilla. When I taste Agricole i usually pick up this earthy and licerice note, it is also present here, but together with a refreshing minerality. Not fully my cup of tea, but i can appreciate the obvious quality.
Review by Beancheese
Really pleasing nose, very enticing. Wood, sweetness, vanilla, chocolate, plum, baking spices and almost a perfume-like floral note on the nose. Tasting, there’s some kick upfront settling into wood and barrel notes and mellowing into something more vegetal and complex. Hints of chocolate, fruit, some bitters follow for this dry rum. The sweeter nose does not make for a sweet palate, as is often the case with Martinique rums.
Review by Godspeed
Good HSE, but lacks that little extra that would have made it soar. Very easy to drink, there's quality here but no boldness, something timid takes over and we find ourselves satisfied but not impressed.
Review by mto75
very harmonious and complex on the nose and palate.
Review by Rene Pfeiffer
Beautifully round and full-bodied Agricole.
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Review by Lukas Jäger
A very nice agricole. Perhaps not the most dominant, but for me the most surprising is the aroma of young bananas, which becomes particularly clear after some time in the air. Quite different from the banana we know from Jamaica and co. Otherwise, it is very complex, with dark aromas of wood, nuts and coffee, but also tropical fruits and plums. The 15 years suit this rum so well that I didn't notice the comparatively low alcohol content at first. Really delicious!
Review by Johannes
Very nice nutty note!
Review by Basti
Strongly reminiscent of Irish whiskey on the nose. On the palate, however, it becomes clear that this is an agricole.
Review by Carlitooo
Unusually nutty for Agricole and the alcohol is wonderfully integrated. Builds up enormously to the finish, which is absolutely amazing.
Review by Philip M. 🇧🇪
Delicious, warm Agricole rum from HSE! Beautiful nose with notes of vanilla, coffee and dried fruits. The palate has a nice drinking strength, ABV is well integrated. Everybody needs a nice Agricole in his cabinet, and this certainly is one of them.
Review by Jimmy Bertazzoli
A nose that predisposes to a certain complexity that is found only timidly in mouth, however the years of aging are supported by an adequate alcohol percentage. Like almost all of Simon's liquids, they lose depth in the mouth and the alcoholic boost could slightly disturbing after some seconds. If it had 5% abv more it would be totally unbalanced, therefore the bottling at 48% abv is appreciable.
Review by RumRhush
A very indulgent finish on peanut
Review by Nicolas Pantaloni
A beautiful success offered by HSE! The alcohol degree is perfectly integrated to let the ripe fruits pass on our taste buds with a very nice length on the palate!
Review by Rum N Cigar
A very high-quality rum demonstrating great aromatic richness.
Review by Mr. Stups
Damn good. Nice grassy notes and not too much wood.
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Community shelf
162 bottles logged by 114 collectors.
A collector's bottle.
14% opened, 9 emptied.
What did the community pay for HSE Single Cask (MEB 2019) 2003?
Community paid 73–149 €.
Purchase prices reported by members, not a shop price. Avg. 165 €. Full price & collection history in RX+ ›
162 purchased · 68 tasted · 51 wishlist · as of
Details about HSE Single Cask (MEB 2019) 2003
A Rhum Agricole AOC from Martinique, distilled by Distillerie du Simon, at 47,8%.
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