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E4CD76BF-8FD1-4F56-8AD6-759BD0EF18DBMartinique Distillerie du Simon Charles Hofer
Charles Hofer Clément Rare cask collection 2002 50cl bottle
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Rum Agricole · 16 years 8mo · 52.87%

Charles Hofer Clément Rare cask collection 2002

Sip this neat and it drinks more like an aged whisky than a grassy agricole — malty roasted notes up front, then oak, cocoa and dark chocolate, with dried apricot and cherry sitting in the background. At nearly 53% the alcohol is well integrated, so it stays mild and round rather than hot. A faint glue note and licorice keep it interesting. Long-aged and clearly showing it.

The community says
  • Whisky-like depth
  • Integrated 53% ABV
  • But: Fruit stays shy
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How does Charles Hofer Clément Rare cask collection 2002 taste?

Summarized by AI from 8 community reviews.

Woody, whisky-like aged agricole, sipped neat Tasters rate it high across the board — a spicy, woody agricole with real elegance from 16 years in cask. Several note how whisky-like it drinks, which is the whole draw here.

Perfect for

whisky drinkers and long-aged agricole fans

Less suitable for

anyone wanting fresh, grassy young agricole

Experience level · Expert (4/5)

Style & occasion: Mature & oakySipping neat

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

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What does the community say?

8.7/10 Very good

8 community reviews
6 selected write-ups on this page, all of them in the RumX app

Top 16% of Martinique rumsTop 13% at Distillerie du Simon

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Review by Jakob

Jakob
Dec 20241,666 reviewsSwitzerland
8.4/10

A release that already shows the long aging. Classic elegance of the typical Clement profile combined with cask notes, roasted-bitter spice and pleasant aroma of dried fruits. High level.

Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰

Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
Oct 20237,207 reviewsDenmark
8.8/10

01.11.2019 Den Dansk Rom & Whiskyfestival This was my first visit to this two day event, where everything is included in the ticket. Also the first event where I have seen so many extremely drunk people. This event usually just has what's considered mainstream products, but luckily my friend had the right contacts so for a premium we had our own little collection to go through. Today I get free a free ticket if I want to attend 😊 A great Agricole with very good balance. The palate is medium dry with a fruity touch. The finish is medium to long with a nice grassy note.

Review by Johannes

Johannes
Nov 20233,209 reviewsGermany
8.8/10

Really good! I love that tropical sweetness that comes from the wood!

Community shelf

3 bottles logged by 3 collectors.

A drinker's rum.

66% opened, 0 emptied.

1 sealed 2 open 0 emptied

What did the community pay for Charles Hofer Clément Rare cask collection 2002?

Avg. community purchase price 100 €.

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Details about Charles Hofer Clément Rare cask collection 2002

A Rhum Agricole AOC from Martinique, bottled by Charles Hofer, at 52.87%.

CountryMartinique
BottlerCharles Hofer
CategoryRhum Agricole AOC
Raw materialSugar cane juice
DistillationColumn Still
ABV52.87%
Age16 years 8mo
Vintage2002
Limited edition196 bottles
Sugar0 g/L
Volume50cl
Cask #20070416
Single cask

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Distillerie du Simon

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Distillerie du Simon 

Avg Rating 8.0/10 340 Rums

Le Simon is Martinique's ghostwriter. It is the island's most technologically advanced distillery, yet it sells no rum under its own name, runs no public tours, and ages nothing on site. Instead it distils two of the most beloved names in Martinique agricole, HSE and, until recently, Clement, on stills moved here from their original homes. What you taste as HSE is, in fact, Le Simon.

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