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37BB514C-3F77-4CC4-BF34-897AF5498EE7Martinique Rhum J.M
Rhum J.M Épices Créoles 70cl bottle
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Rum Agricole · 4 years · 46%

Rhum J.M Épices Créoles

Opinions land all over the place here. Everyone agrees it's genuinely spicy — cinnamon, nutmeg, pepper, ginger over an oaky base with orange peel and vanilla. Where people split is the palate: several loved it in a ti punch or daiquiri, while others found it a touch bitter and more bourbon-like than agricole. One reviewer even said it tastes like Jim Beam.

The community says
  • Genuinely spicy
  • Great in cocktails
  • Keep in mind: Can taste bitter

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33.90 €incl. VAT
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How does Rhum J.M Épices Créoles taste?

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Spicy, oaky agricole best in cocktails A well-made spiced agricole with no added spices — most people rate it fine to good. Excellent in cocktails; as a neat sipper it leans oaky, sometimes bitter, and short on the finish.

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Perfect for

People who like spicy, cocktail-friendly agricole

Less suitable for

Anyone wanting grassy, floral agricole neat

Experience level · Explorer (3/5)

Style & occasion: Mature & oakyCocktails & mixingSipping neat

Full aroma profile Aroma families · nose & palate · top aromas
Flavor profile
Sweet & dessert
Spice
Wood
Dried fruit
Roasted & dark
Fruit
Funk & ester
Vegetal & floral

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Buying advice

Is it right for you?

Yes, if you're after characterful, mature, oaky rums for cocktails.

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    7.2/10 (93)35.38 €

    37 rated both: 9 scored it higher, 25 scored Rhum J.M Épices Créoles higher, 3 gave both the same score.

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    Rhum J.M VSOP

    4 years · 43%

    7.7/10 (224)45.58 €

    50 rated both: 31 scored it higher, 14 scored Rhum J.M Épices Créoles higher, 5 gave both the same score.

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What does the community say?

7.5/10 Good

146 community reviews

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Review by Stefan Persson

Most helpful positive review

Stefan Persson
Aug 2025801 reviewsSweden
8.1/10

Tasted this rum together with the other two releases in the Atelier series out in my summer house in the Stockholm archipelago. This one is the three year old Épices Créoles aged in toasted American and French oak and it’s really living up to its name just as the other two. The nose as well as the palate is full bodied, herbal, fruity, woody, roasted and very spicy with aromas and flavors of nutmeg, ginger, cinnamon, chili, pepper but also vanilla and oak. The finish is rather long.

Review by Matthias Freynik

Most helpful critical review

Matthias Freynik
Dec 202322 reviews
4.9/10

Lots of wood and quite bitter on the taste. Not really our thing.

Review by Rowald Sweet Empire

Rowald Sweet Empire
Jun 2024430 reviewsNetherlands
7.6/10

From the Days of Rum 2023 box. Start out with all the oranges. Very fruity. Vanilla. Cool and unexpected start. Let dig in- Taste: more oranges. Quite bitter too. Ginger. Pretty intense for its 46%. Did somebody dropped some fanta and tonic in the cask? Interesting vibe for an agricole. Outspoken. Not really balanced. Part of a series. Had the Fumee which is lighter but better balanced. Fun drop though.

Review by Eric Frechin

Eric Frechin
Jul 2026453 reviewsFrance
7.6/10

Tasted at the start of a lineup just after the fruity garden bottle. This one is more intense and also offers more complexity. There's less fruitiness. The woodiness is quite similar. You still get the orange zest.

Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰

Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
Oct 20237,267 reviewsDenmark
7.8/10

#4433 Whisky & Rom Festival 2023 28.10.2023 Notes. Very fruity with a spicy touch. Has both earthy and vegetal notes and then a light caramel touch.

Review by Steffmaus🇩🇰

Steffmaus🇩🇰
Feb 2024179 reviewsGermany
7.2/10

Time to finish up the 1423 Christmas calendar "24 days of rum". On day 17 we get an agricole that I find decent, with a nose of ginger and other spices. I'm getting tastenotes of sugarcane, cinnamon and other spices and a finish of smooth oak

Review by primus

primus
primus
Oct 2024179 reviewsGermany
7.5/10

Very fruity, spicy nose. On the palate, a clear barrel character, which creates a nice compliment between wood and Agricol-typical freshness. Unfortunately! The finish is far too short. Unfortunately, it left too quickly...

Review by TheJackDrop

TheJackDrop
Jan 20241,038 reviewsFrance
7.9/10

Great in cocktails, but also dry. Very nice, especially at 28€ in Spain ^_^ To sum up, my tasting notes: Nose: Spicy, Woody, Dried fruit, Nutmeg, Peppery On the palate: Woody, Cinnamon, Nutmeg, Young woods Finish: Spicy, Tobacco A must-have for cocktails!

Review by Johannes

Johannes
Nov 20233,221 reviewsGermany
7.5/10

It is surprisingly good for the low ABV!

Review by F Kraemmer

F Kraemmer
Jun 2026141 reviewsDenmark
8.0/10

Tasting on 25.06.2026 RX 7082 Rhum J.M Advent calendar rum. Nose: Dry, slightly bitter barrel, herbs, light fruit, classic agricole. Palate: Nuts, vanilla and pepper, ginger and flowers, full-bodied roasted with light fruit acidity, earthy French oak. Glass: Agricole, light French oak. Tasting “In the cave”

Review by Daniel Jungberg.

Daniel Jungberg.
Jul 202673 reviewsDenmark
7.9/10

Tasting in the garden on 04.07.2026 Sample from F.Kraemmer. 👌 Nose on an adventure👃: I sense classic agricole and ginger. Tongue on an adventure 🥃 : I taste pepper, ginger, and cinnamon. The tail of the story💫 : nutty aftertaste. Good agricole!

Review by crazyforgoodbooze

crazyforgoodbooze
Aug 20222,663 reviewsGermany
7.9/10

Very nice young agricole! Almost like a finished old fashioned

Review by Timo Groeger

Timo Groeger
Mar 20243,318 reviewsGermany
7.2/10

Well, like all the rums in this Advent calendar, it's a completely normal, average rum. It tastes a little different to the others, slightly spicy and tangy for me, but all within reason. You can do it.

Review by Korkennase🥃

Korkennase🥃
Korkennase🥃
Aug 2022108 reviewsGermany
7.0/10

The nose of this Rhum Agricole has a fruity note. The taste is dominated by the spices. The finish is spicy, fruity and with floral notes. Recommended for Agricole beginners.

Review by Tomáš Jankovský

Tomáš Jankovský
Tomáš Jankovský
Sep 202341 reviewsUSA
8.0/10

Still good agricole.

Review by Tano

Tano
Dec 202414 reviewsSpain
7.6/10

This a very good rum and a great attemp at making an spiced rum without actual spices or any additives, but It kinda falls in the middle of nowhere in my opinion. It's an agricole but it doesn't have the typical grassy/floral notes. It's a decent sipper but it's not it's strongest point. The smell and taste really reminds me of a bourbon and I kinda miss a more "rummy" flavour. Don't get me wrong, the taste is very good, but at this price, you can get plenty of rums way better suited for sipping. As a mixer, that is it's main purpose, It's great, I tried it at daiquiri and cuba libre and it was excellent at daiquiri and very good on cuba libre. As I said, for the average price (which I think that is about 40€), I also think that there are better options for mixers. I got my bottle for 25€ so I won't complain too much... Overall a very interesting rum that I enjoyed, but it's a bit too bourbonish for my liking as a sipper. As a mixer it's outstanding and I appreciate the efforts of J.M of making something different.

Review by Solidfunk

Solidfunk
Feb 2026474 reviewsUSA
7.6/10

Vanilla, a little more oak on the smell than from the Garden Fruits. Pours golden amber. Medium finish. Some lemon in the mouth, caramel as well. Pepper on the finish. Pleasant drink. Had as part of a JM flight at Casta's. 7.6

Review by rum_sk

rum_sk
Dec 2023265 reviewsSlovakia
6.7/10

Sample no. 17 of the 24 days of rum calendar. Very beautiful vivid and intense color of the rum. Nose is fresh with citruses such as orange, lemon, sweetness of the vanilla and spiciness of the cinnamon. Taste is surprisingly different, we get more vegetal/floral tones with earthy character. It's very soft on the sweetness, orange is present here too but faintly and almost ginger like spiciness with barrell long finish. I must admit that nose is truly lovable, more than taste.

Review by epicsune 🇸🇪

epicsune 🇸🇪
epicsune 🇸🇪
Dec 2023103 reviews
6.2/10

Sample no.17 of the 24 days of rum calendar 2023. Nose is very inviting with dried fruits, orange peel, sugarcane, wood and vanilla. Palate is very different from the nose. Here you get more of a peppery and fermented vinegar or wine taste. The sugar cane juices give that special flavour compared to a rum made from molasses.

Review by Serhii Chernyi

Serhii Chernyi
Serhii Chernyi
Aug 20266 reviewsUkraine
8.3/10

At first, the rum opens with aromas of prunes and orange, on the palate there's a lot of roasted wood, spicy notes, caramel, and you can taste a lot more, excellently made rum, magnificent work by the master

Review by Lutz Lungershausen

Lutz Lungershausen
Dec 2023146 reviews
7.3/10

Agricoles are usually not my thing, but Epices Creoles managed to tease exciting aromas from the barrels despite only 3 years of aging. Nice fruity-spicy nose, then intense development on the palate with well-integrated 46%, very pleasantly warm, medium-long finish.

Review by Michal S

Michal S
Feb 2023352 reviews
7.8/10

A strange spicy agricole intended mostly for cocktails, but even on its own is fine considering the price.

Review by Barnagricole

Barnagricole
Barnagricole
Nov 202286 reviewsBelgium
7.7/10

Very good in ti punch 👌

Review by Claes Nilsson

Claes Nilsson
Claes Nilsson
Nov 202477 reviewsSweden
6.5/10

Mostly spice on top of the Agricole base taste. A little flat besides the spice and a little low ABV for me.

Review by Fabrice Rouanet

Fabrice Rouanet
Jun 2023128 reviews
8.0/10

Beautiful intensity and aromatic richness. Very gourmand rhum agricole with a lovely sweetness of spices and ripe fruit. Terribly effective

Review by Adrien B

Adrien B
Feb 2024342 reviewsFrance
7.2/10

Not my thing aromatically but well done

Review by Richard Krupa

Richard Krupa
Richard Krupa
Apr 2023883 reviewsCzech
7.2/10

Spices, ginger and especially tobacco

Review by Steffen Feddersen

Steffen Feddersen
Dec 202331 reviewsDenmark
7.9/10

Good and pleasant Agricole.

Review by Niko

Niko
May 202181 reviewsFrance
7.3/10

Very good for the mixo!🍹👍

Review by Fayaman971

Fayaman971
Fayaman971
Dec 202570 reviewsFrance
7.9/10

I know the house J.M very well but I hadn't tasted this rum yet! I like spices so naturally I particularly appreciate this rum. On the nose, you can smell pepper, nutmeg and vanilla. On the palate, the spicy side comes out then vanilla, caramel and spices! I find it delicious alone, to see in ti punch or in cocktails. This is a bottle to have in your collection!

Review by Anonymous

Anonymous
May 20245 reviews
6.5/10

Very good in cocktails. Spicy notes on the palate. Woody and spicy nose.

Review by Rhum Mirror 🇧🇪

Rhum Mirror 🇧🇪
Dec 2020869 reviewsBelgium
6.6/10

On the nose, it's obvious: it's spicy! We haven't been lied to. There's cinnamon and nutmeg, but there's also vanilla and woodiness. As well as a surprising metallic note. On the palate, the spices are obviously a continuation of the nose and the announcement of the contents. But the woodiness is clearly present, despite its young age. The fact that the cask has been toasted is not insignificant, as are the roasted notes! But a persistent astringent note hinders tasting. The length is not really expressive.

Review by Arjan91

Arjan91
Dec 202329 reviewsNetherlands
7.2/10

My first Agricole Rum. Great rum. On the nose: fresh and fruity. Taste: sweet green apples, some mint and some spices. Not bad!

Review by Pavel Spacek

Pavel Spacek
Mar 20251,886 reviewsCzech
7.0/10

Taste like Jim Beam!

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Community shelf

120 bottles logged by 116 collectors.

Both drunk and collected.

26% opened, 10 emptied.

88 sealed 22 open 10 emptied

What does Rhum J.M Épices Créoles cost?

Community paid 20–50 €.

Current best price: 33.90 € – within the typical community range.

Purchase prices reported by members, not a shop price. Avg. 27 €. Full price & collection history in RX+ ›

+8 additions in the last 3 months.

Additions per month over the last 12 months; dark bars: the last 3.

120 purchased · 152 tasted · 34 wishlist · as of

Details about Rhum J.M Épices Créoles

A Rhum Agricole from Martinique, distilled by Rhum J.M, at 46%.

DistilleryRhum J.M
CountryMartinique
CategoryRhum Agricole
Raw materialSugar cane juice
DistillationColumn Still
ABV46%
Age4 years
Volume70cl

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