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Velier Neisson Cuvée Chai 4 MainMain 2016
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Owners keep coming back to this one, and the reason is balance. Fresh grassy sugarcane leads, with lime, honey, a little coconut and mint on the nose, then dried apricot and light roasted oak on the palate. At 54.1% it stays elegant rather than hot, finishing long, dry and tannic. Several tasters call it the best of the three 2016 Chai casks.
The community says- Grassy sugarcane
- Elegant balance
- But: Wants more power
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How does Velier Neisson Cuvée Chai 4 MainMain 2016 taste?
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Elegant, grassy young agricole with dried fruit Widely liked and quietly consistent — most owners rate it the most elegant, fruity pick of the three casks. A couple wish it hit a touch harder.
agricole fans who like grassy, honeyed cane
anyone wanting a big, punchy attack
Style & occasion: Fresh & grassySipping neat
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What does the community say?
33 community reviews
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Positive from 8.0 · Mixed 6.0–7.9 · Critical below 6.0
Review by Oliver
Most helpful positive review
More elegant than the "Adrien". However, I miss a bit of power and liveliness.
Review by Dr.Django
Most helpful mixed review
Comparison between the three Neisson 2016 Chai 4yr. Cask #5 The lightest color already indicates that this rum has the lightest and most herbal notes. And that's true. Lots of young wood, grass and plants, flowers and polish. 75 points Cask #2 The darkest in color of the three. On the palate clearly warmer, fuller and more astringent than its brothers. Red fruits, tobacco, leather and wood. Wonderfully long warm finish. 85 points Cask #4 The fruitiest of the trio with an interesting grassy caramel-citrus note on the finish. Slightly bitter, lies somewhere in its aroma spectrum between grassy and leathery. 77 points
Review by LukaŽiga
8,7:On the nose, floral, minty and grassy sugarcane surprises our nosetrils, with lime, bergamot, dried apricots and peaches, with slightly roasted wood and cream toffee. On aeration, the cane is fresh with tea, herbaceous and earthy, confectionery notes arise and dark chocolate, coffee, almonds with vanilla, baked apple, coconut. 8,4:On the palate, the attack is bitter-sweet with grassy(hay) sugarcane, honeycomb, slightly waxy, dried fruits, pear, slightly roasted wood with cappuccino, cocoa, spicy vanilla, pepper, a bit salty.After resting the rum, the cane is greener with grass, herbaceous and earthy, the wood brings tannins, confectionery and licorice. 8,5:The finish is long, dry and tannic, full-bodied, with crispy confectionery, allspice, slightly smoky, fresh sugarcane, green, citrus, tropical and dried fruits... Edit:10.10.25
Review by Joachim Guger
A very nice fresh nose, complex citrus aromas and almonds. The same flavors continue in the mouth. The finish tingles like fizzy. Neisson delivers in its usual quality. Really great what Agricoles can offer after a few years of storage!
Review by Leo Krüper
Again very gentle and high-class. I'm a fan of this style. I have memories of forest honey. Really wonderfully balanced.
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
Another older tasting. This one is fully up to its siblings though a slightly different profile. Fruity with nice spices and natural sweetness on the palate. The empty glass is really nice and I can pick up some chocolate and coffee.
Review by Simon Leroux
Among the 3 barrels, it is the most elegant, the most tasty and the longest.
Review by Santo
For me the best of the three, both fresh and indulgent with a nice complexity. This is where I best find the Neisson style.
Review by raphael galak
Le Mainmain has an incredible country apricot compote 💙
Review by Maarten Leewis 🇳🇱
Very good, prefer ‘chai vevert’ so far.
Review by Adrien B
Nose: even rounder than vevert, shoe polish, honey Palate: very pleasant, orange, salty, (gwada bielle marker) always honey, M reminds me of a deeper 107 bio
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54 bottles logged by 39 collectors.
A collector's bottle.
5% opened, 1 emptied.
What does Velier Neisson Cuvée Chai 4 MainMain 2016 cost?
Community paid 73–204 €.
Current best price: 229.00 € – above the typical community range.
Purchase prices reported by members, not a shop price. Avg. 209 €. Full price & collection history in RX+ ›
54 purchased · 34 tasted · 15 wishlist · as of
Details about Velier Neisson Cuvée Chai 4 MainMain 2016
A Rhum Agricole AOC from Martinique, bottled by Velier, at 54,1%.
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