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0A9FC446-0B80-4B8E-9835-B252B90BC1B2Martinique Distillerie du Simon
HSE Cuvée de l'an 2012 70cl bottle
Bottle
Rum Agricole · 50%

HSE Cuvée de l'an 2012

For curious explorers into agricole, this 50% white HSE is fresh, fruity and sugarcane‑driven. Members praise its round, oily texture and citrus‑vegetal notes, ideal neat or in high‑end Ti’ Punchs.

The community says
  • Fresh sugarcane
  • Complex for blanc
  • But: Not beginner‑friendly

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How does HSE Cuvée de l'an 2012 taste?

Summarized by AI from community reviews.

Fresh, complex white agricole sipper Highly regarded white agricole with fresh sugarcane, citrus and floral notes, round oily mouthfeel and medium‑dry finish. Seen as a complex, rewarding sipper rather than just a mixer.

Perfect for

Fans of characterful white agricoles who enjoy fresh sugarcane, citrus and vegetal notes, looking for a complex 50% sipper or premium Ti’ Punch base.

Less suitable for

Beginners or drinkers who dislike grassy/vegetal agricoles or prefer sweet, low‑ABV rums.

Experience level · Explorer (3/5)

Style & occasion: Fresh & grassy

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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What does the community say?

8.0/10 Very good

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

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Distribution of all 17 ratings
9–10 12%
8–9 35%
7–8 41%
6–7 12%
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 🇩🇰

Most helpful positive review

Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
Sep 20257,207 reviewsDenmark
8.5/10

#5658 11.09.2025 At home with an upset stomach and headache, so why not try to fix the stomach with a few rums. Nose Fresh, fruity, light sugarcane, floral, light nutts, light orange, round, vegetal. Palate Fresh, oily, round, light mineral, light orange, light sugarcane, light earthy, light nutts, medium dry, floral. Finish Medium long, fresh, oily, light citrus, spice, medium dry. Empty glass Sugarcane, light caramel, citrus, floral, light nutts.

Review by David

Most helpful mixed review

David
David
Jun 202039 reviews
7.1/10

Very round and smooth. Easier than Neisson bio for example.

Review by Korkennase🥃

Korkennase🥃
Korkennase🥃
Jan 2024108 reviewsGermany
9.0/10

A very nice Rhum Agricole. Very complex structure. The long resting time has done it good. Actually too good for a Ti Punch. This Rhum is made for pure enjoyment 🥃. Anyone who can still get a bottle should grab it. My recommendation 👍.

Community shelf

96 bottles logged by 73 collectors.

Both drunk and collected.

23% opened, 9 emptied.

73 sealed 14 open 9 emptied

What did the community pay for HSE Cuvée de l'an 2012?

Community paid 11–36 €.

Purchase prices reported by members, not a shop price. Avg. 20 €. Full price & collection history in RX+ →

96 purchased · 23 tasted · 12 wishlist · as of

Details about HSE Cuvée de l'an 2012

A Rhum Agricole from Martinique, distilled by Distillerie du Simon, at 50%.

BrandHSE
CountryMartinique
CategoryRhum Agricole
Raw materialSugar cane juice
DistillationColumn Still
ABV50%
Vintage2012
Volume70cl

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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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Rating guide

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9.0–10.0 Excellent Stash as many as you can afford. Tell no one.
8.0–8.9 Very good your rum Bank a backup. Tell everyone you meet.
7.0–7.9 Good Buy one and recommend it to your friends.
6.0–6.9 Pleasant Solid, super glad I drank it.
5.0–5.9 Average Totally acceptable.
4.0–4.9 Drinkable Not vocally complaining.
3.0–3.9 Poor Wish I was drinking something else.
2.0–2.9 Very poor Nothing nice to say.
1.0–1.9 Unpleasant No, that's not for me.
0.1–0.9 Inedible Pour it out.