Neisson 2005
For seasoned enthusiasts: a complex, unsweetened 12‑year agricole with fresh citrus and tropical fruit, minty licorice, walnut and elegant oak spice. At 49.7% it rewards slow sipping and delivers a long, warming finish beloved by RumX members.
- Complex agricole profile
- Elegant oak balance
- Long, smooth finish
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World-class, complex aged Neisson For seasoned enthusiasts: a complex, unsweetened 12‑year agricole with fresh citrus and tropical fruit, minty licorice, walnut and elegant oak spice. At 49.7% it rewards slow sipping and delivers a long, warming finish beloved by RumX members.
Seasoned agricole fans and bourbon/whisky drinkers who enjoy complex, oak-driven yet fruity spirits with mint, licorice and nutty depth at near‑cask strength.
Beginners, anyone wary of agricole’s vegetal edge, or drinkers preferring sweet, low‑ABV, molasses-based rums.
How is Neisson 2005 rated?
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Review by Leo Krüper
A great rum. Elegant, light-footed. Not too woody, not too grassy. Big vanilla notes towards the finish. A fantastic rum at the highest level.
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
Enjoying this lovely and complex rum before the first tasting of 2023. I love Neisson because their baseline on the older rums is pretty high. Very fruity and fresh with a hint of mint and licorice. Complex and very well balanced 😊 The finish is very long and smooth. Very nice curtains in the glass.
Review by Joachim Guger
So, after the split, let's pour this long awaited sample... Immediately after pouring, a lot of varnish and solvent. After 10 minutes this has subsided. Now an extremely complex nose, something different with every swirl and difficult to grasp overall - but it's so good.😀 Freshness, spices, orange, the almond cookies typical of Neisson, liquorice, banana, wood, olives, plants etc. Fragile and fine. A little more power wouldn't go amiss.💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾 In the mouth, first citrus fruits and then a lot of spice from the wood. The finish is awesome. Warm and crispy, good salivation, spicy, woody and yet fine. The high expectations were fulfilled! Great Neisson, I definitely like it better than its vintage brother from Velier. Nevertheless, 2004 is still clearly my favorite vintage.😀
Review by Timo Groeger
Wow, I wouldn't have thought that a rum with such a "low" percentage could be so good. It certainly comes across as very fresh and fruity on the nose. On the palate, the barrel/wood predominates again, as well as a hint of liquorice and nuts. Thanks to Vienna for the sample.
Review by Gunnar Böhme "Bauerngaumen" 🤓
RX787 vs. RX6418. Phew, a very tight contest between two classics! RX787 is ahead on the nose, it seems more present and older, gnarlier. On the palate, after a long time, the RX6418 pushes itself further and further to the fore. It is sweet and elegant, somehow supple. The RX787, on the other hand, has more wood and power and is somewhat rougher than the RX6418. But it's mercilessly well made! Nevertheless, I find the RX6418 a tick better, more pleasing. Perhaps Luca would have preferred to choose the one for Velier's 70th birthday? 😉
Review by zabo
First of all, I'm very surprised at myself that I liked it so much. It's not usually my cup of tea, but this is a really fine drop. I don't always have to have it in my glass, but I do like to drink it from time to time.
Review by Serge
Schmeckt mir ganz gut … und das macht mich glücklich. Meine Trefferquote bei Agricoles liegt ungleich niedriger als bei Melasse Rums. Dieser hier holt mich mehr oder weniger gut ab. Nicht zu Agricolig, schöne Bienenwabe, kandiertes, etwas Kleber. Für den UVP würd ich mir zwar lieber was anderes holen, aber der darf dennoch jederzeit gerne wieder in mein Glas.
Review by SaibotZtar
Wow... Really good Agricole. One of the best I've had in my glass so far... incredibly complex, fruity, woody, sweet .... Really delicious !!! Unbelievable how well Agricole gets by with less ABV.
Review by alex
I love it. It's fresh. Great farming 😍
Review by Jarek
Very tasty Agricole, which is powerful enough with almost 50% ABV. The nose has just the right amount of everything, fruity, grassy, spicy, woody. The palate is also a completely balanced composition. It is unspectacular at first, but then all the better.
Review by TheJona'Spirits
Whaou quel nez ! Beaucoup de fruits, des agrumes confites (orange, kumquat, mandarine) de l'orange sanguine, de la pomme cannelle, des épices de cuisine, ça sent le gâteau de Noël à plein nez. Un boisé ciré, du miel cristallisé. Un voile de vernis. En bouche, du sucre blanc chauffé qui tend vers le caramel, une acidité sur de la carambole et de la pomme verte acidulée, une relative fraîcheur mentholée, corbeille d'oléagineux grillés. Un joli boisé patiné, tout en finesse. Finale sur l'amertume du chocolat noir corsé, un peu de piment doux, bâton de cannelle. Le bois tapisse davantage le palais en fin de bouche.
Review by Johannes
Excellent Agricole! Light tropical sweetness paired with glue, nut and wood.
Review by Romain de L
Pleasant nose, quite rounded with hints of vanilla and fresh lime. Interesting attack, hints of yellow fruits. Pleasant finish.
Review by Galli33
Thanks to Joachim for the super nice sample 🤙🏻 Here you‘ll get a super delicious, balanced agricole. It shows some really lovely licorice, minty/menthol and green apple notes on the palate. The finish is long and super delicious with an overwhelming walnut note.
Review by Guji Guji
beautiful Neisson. Its a beautiful agricole rum, delicious, balanced. fruits cooked and fresh. the oak is present but in a very elegant way! love this Neisson much more than the velier 2005.
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About the Neisson distillery
The Neisson distillery is located in Martinique. Rums from Neisson have been reviewed 3,106 times with an average of 8.4/10.
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