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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
- But: Can taste bitter
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How does Rhum J.M Épices Créoles taste?
Aggregated from 145 community reviews.
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.
People who like spicy, cocktail-friendly agricole
Anyone wanting grassy, floral agricole neat
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What does the community say?
76% rate it between 6 and 8. 20 selected write-ups from 145 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
Review by Stefan Persson
Most helpful positive review
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
Viel Holz und im Geschmack recht bitter. Nicht so unser Ding.
Review by Rowald Sweet Empire
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 Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
#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🇩🇰
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
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
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
It is surprisingly good for the low ABV!
Review by crazyforgoodbooze
Very nice young agricole! Almost like a finished old fashioned
Review by Tomáš Jankovský
Still good agricole.
Review by Timo Groeger
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🥃
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 Tano
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
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 Fabrice Rouanet
Beautiful intensity and aromatic richness. Very gourmand rhum agricole with a lovely sweetness of spices and ripe fruit. Terribly effective
Review by rum_sk
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 🇸🇪
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 Lutz Lungershausen
Agricoles sind sonst nicht so mein Fall, aber Epices Creoles hat trotz nur 3 Jahren Reife spannende Aromen aus den Fässern gekitzelt. Schöne fruchtig-würzige Nase, am Gaumen dann intensive Weiterentwicklung mit gut eingebundenen 46%, sehr angenehm warmer, mittellanger Abgang.
Review by Michal S
A strange spicy agricole intended mostly for cocktails, but even on its own is fine considering the price.
Review by Barnagricole
Très bon en ti punch 👌
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Details about Rhum J.M Épices Créoles
A Rhum Agricole from Martinique, distilled by Rhum J.M, at 46%.
Community purchases
114 bottles logged by 111 collectors.
A drinker & collector.
25% opened, 9 emptied and repurchased.
What does Rhum J.M Épices Créoles cost?
Community paid 20–50 €.
Current best price: 33.90 € – within the typical community range.
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