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Depaz Small Batch 2002
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"Needs time in the glass" is the line that keeps coming up, and it's earned — this cask-strength Depaz doesn't show everything at once. Green and red chili, coconut, honey, plum and a peppery, spicy nose that leans more exotic than classic agricole. Full, oily mouthfeel, and at 64.9% the alcohol sits surprisingly well. A few call it their favorite Depaz ever.
The community says- Chili and honey
- Full oily body
- Alcohol well hidden
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How does Depaz Small Batch 2002 taste?
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Complex cask-strength agricole, chili and honey Widely rated among the best Depaz has made — complex, intense, and worth the patience. A couple note the finish could hold longer, and it stays wood-forward late.
agricole fans who like cask strength and patience
anyone wanting a quick, easy pour
Style & occasion: Mature & oakySipping neat
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45 community reviews
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Review by crazyforgoodbooze
Most helpful positive review
Unglaublich guter Fassstärke Agricole! Extrem Komplex und intensiv nach grünen und roten Chilis, etwas Kokos, Banane, Honig, Pflaume und Kirsche, sowie Ingwer und Kräuter. Das ganze geht im Gaumen genauso weiter und der Alkohol ist überraschend gut eingebunden. Dazu nicht zu holzig für einen so alten agricole. Im Abgang wird es etwas rauchiger, dazu kommt die geröstete Kokosnuss und etwas grüne Chili wieder zurück... Verdammt der macht richtig Spaß! 🤤 Wohl mit Abstand einer der besten depaz aller Zeiten wenn nicht sogar der beste!😍
Review by Pavel Spacek
Most helpful mixed review
This rum is good, but why the hell is it so sour on the wine!
Review by Thunderbird
The needs time, in the glass and also when tasting!A very complex nose, which adheres to something old! Incredibly intense....also the palate is very diverse, from an old fruit, to wood to fine vegetal aromas...the same continues in the finish.... An excellent Agricoles!!! I am becoming more and more a fan of Agricoles at cask strength!!!
Review by SaibotZtar
Erstmal garnicht so ein typischer Agricole für mich jedenfalls. Sehr Würzig Pfeffrig in der Nase . Kandierte Früchte , Floral Blumige Noten . Sehr liebliche Süße legt sich in die Nase. Im Mund sehr kräftig Würzig und schön Fruchtig. Sehr lecker.... braucht aber seine Zeit im Glas .
Review by RumTaTa
The nose is invitingly sweet (creme brulee!) and fruity. On the palate, the alcohol is evident and the flavor quickly moves towards wood and becomes bitter. This intensifies towards the finish. No doubt from the "technical data" a good rum, but no, with this Agricole I will not warm.The variant with 61.6% (RX5465) I like better, but will also not my favorite.
Review by Tschusikowsky
I like it a lot better the second time around. However, I still don't quite warm to it. I like the tropical influences such as chilli or coconut.
Review by Joachim Guger
The typical Depaz markers at a high level. Glue, dried fruit, licorice, honey and grass/sugar cane. Hammer nose! Insanely great mouthfeel. Full and oily. Now also woodier, hardly any fruit and freshness. Banana bread. The finish is a little weaker, could definitely be stronger and longer. 65%? Superbly integrated. Barrel maturity very restrained for its age. With this great rum, Depaz joins the haute volee of agricoles. Liberation, Neisson, (Chantal Comte) La Mauny and then Depaz.
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
This is a tasting from 2020 and it's a great rum even at the price tag when released. A well rounded and nicely balanced rum with nice fruits and vanilla. Clear Agricole notes and the empty glass had a nice smoky note with some honey.
Review by Émile Shevek
On the nose, it's nicely intense with notes of vanilla, toasted (almost roasted), oak, unripe plum, dried fruits (apricots), herbs, pepper and something sweet in the background. Really magnificent! On the palate, very intense with chili/pepper in the foreground, followed by sweet dried fruits, toasted/charred wood, slight tobacco and something sweet and honeyed/caramelized on the finish that softens everything, along with a sour note. In the empty glass, sauna wood and aged notes. Thanks to Roberto
Review by Johannes
Highest level! Must soon stand up to comparison with the 2004 and 2005.
Review by Dirk Becker
Needs time and attention, brilliant drop, very varied
Review by Filip Šikula
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Review by Rhum Mirror 🇧🇪
Depaz 2002 – 64.9% Vintage 2002, with 17 years of aging in French oak barrels before bottling at cask strength 64.9%. A nose of great complexity, intense, which continues beautifully on the palate to a sustained finish. A superb agricole with a smoky-honey profile most seductive!
Review by Pavel Ungr, RumRock
Vintage 2002. I rate it 9.0 out of 10, it belongs to the absolute top among more than 1,300 rums I have ever scored.
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Depaz Small Batch 2002 at live auctions
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37 bottles logged by 30 collectors.
A collector's bottle.
10% opened, 1 emptied.
What did the community pay for Depaz Small Batch 2002?
Community paid 110–210 €.
Purchase prices reported by members, not a shop price. Avg. 150 €. Full price & collection history in RX+ ›
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Details about Depaz Small Batch 2002
A Rhum Agricole AOC from Martinique, distilled by Depaz, at 64,9%.
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