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Dillon XO Rhum Vieux 12 Ans
Sip this one neat with a few minutes of air — it needs to open up. Members find green apple, citrus and candied sugarcane on the nose, then a fruity, lightly vegetal palate with cocoa, coffee and vanilla over dry oak. One taster called it a good bottle to warm people up to agricole after a harsher first try. Round, gentle, dry but not aggressively so.
The community says- Great value
- Balanced and round
- But: Short-ish finish
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How does Dillon XO Rhum Vieux 12 Ans taste?
Aggregated from 98 community reviews.
Rounded, fruity 12-year Martinique agricole Almost everyone lands on the same thing: a rounded, fruity 12-year Martinique agricole with real value. A couple find it a touch perfumed or floral-artificial, but most call it an easy, balanced sipper.
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What does the community say?
56% rate it between 6 and 8. 19 selected write-ups from 98 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
Review by Oliver
Most helpful positive review
Rhum Agricole mit Top-PLV!
Review by Stefan Persson
Most helpful mixed review
Good value for money. This Dillon was the one that made me increase my Dillon shelf. The nose is rather sharp with aromas of chocolate and hints of fruit, wood and spices. At the palate it’s complex, round, woody, sweet and smooth with flavors of chocolate, vanilla and coffee.
Review by Thunderbird
Tasting evening at Dr.Django: This Agricole from Dillon is too much on the perfumed floral side for me...on the nose as well as on the palate...there is also an artificial side to the palate. The finish is relatively short and unspectacular
Review by Leo Krüper
Wow. Impressive with the 40%. Super velvety and full-bodied. Great older Agricole with lots of sweet tea and grass notes.
Review by Martin Augustin
Ein sehr süßer und von Honig angereicherter Geruch erwartet einen. Im Geschmack dann ein klassisches Agricole Profil, sehr weich. Kurzer Abgang. Ein für den Preis sehr guter Agricole.
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
#4736 10.06.2024 Relaxing withe a few samples at home. Nose Fresh, wood, light roasted, spice, pineapple, ginger, light mango, faint caramel. Palate Fresh, balanced, fruity, light vegetal, wood, faint smoke, spice, cardamom, faint ginger, faint chocolate. Finish Medium long, wood, light roasted, chocolate, faint coffee, light pineapple, faint caramel. A very well balanced release that just needs time in the glass to really open up.
Review by Gregor
Typischer Agricole vertreter für mich. Aber nichts besonderes spannend oder komplex
Review by ChristophFFM
Leicht und Ausgewogen. Ein wenig Schärfe, pflanzlich und ein bisschen Kakao im Geschmack. Ein easy sipper. Erinnert an Clement 10, nur leichter und weniger grasig.
Review by Maxime Clr 🇫🇷
Excellent rapport qualité prix ! 12 ans pour 42€ sur de l’agricole c’est cadeau ! Se boit très bien avec son petit côté vanillé mais aussi salin. Maintenant qu’il est s’est ouvert il est super.
Review by HenryL
Leckerer Agricole, aber ganz meine Kategorie wird’s wohl weiterhin nicht
Review by LukaŽiga
8,3:On the nose, candied sugarcane, herbaceous, flowery, wood with nuts, pastry, spicy, dry, citrus fruits, bump into our nosetrils. On aeration, the cane is sweet with honey, some apples arise, as vanilla. 8,5:On the palate, the attack is very rich, but balanced with sugarcane juice, flowery, herbaceous, fresh with tea, later mineral and slightly waxy, delicious fruits like mirabelle plums, dried apricots, the wood is slightly roasted with pastry, nuts, spicy with vanilla. 8,3:The finish is long, dry and tannic, the sugarcane is flowery, herbaceous, fresh with tea, earthy and mineral, the fruits are yellow and dried, mirabelle plums especially delicious, as the wood is slightly roasted with caramel, dark chocolate, spicy..
Review by Alexandre Rolin
Rapport qualité prix incroyable. Un vieux martiniquais traditionnel à ce prix et cette qualité, c'est validé tous les jours !
Review by Thomas Santkin
Mon premier Dillon. Un rapport qualité/prix exceptionnel.
Review by cigares
Dégusté à l’aveugle et ainsi je n’ai pas pu être influencé par le prix bas de la bouteille. Un festival de fruits au nez, des fruits tropicaux, des fruits jaunes, de la pêche et du bois de cèdre. Les fruits sont très présents en bouche aussi, tutti frutti avec aussi un côté végétal, herbes sèches bien plus prononcé qu’au nez. Une finale étonnamment longue et fruitée. Un rhum salade de fruits extrêmement agréable et riche en arômes. Une qualité incroyable pour le prix.
Review by Korkennase🥃
Dieser Rhum Agricole hat eine sehr einladende Nase und ist komplex. Der Geschmack ist kräftig, fruchtig, würzig und etwas holzig. Der Abgang ist lang,trocken, würzig, grasig, süß mit einer leichten bitter Note. Dieser Rum Agricole ist recht zugänglich und kann gut pur getrunken werden🥃. Gutes PLV.
Review by Tim
Ein wirklich runder und gefälliger Rum, ein Agricole XO aus Martinique zu einem sehr guten Preis! Runder Mix aus Karamell, Schokolade und Frucht. An der Nase sehr deutlich grüner Apfel. Hier und da florale Agricole-Noten. Im Mund zwar trocken, aber es hält sich in Grenzen.
Review by Morgan Garet
Un rhum vieux agricole pur, simple et terriblement efficace par excellence. Le nez très fruité entre agrumes, pomme verte et fruits tropicaux sur un fond légèrement boisé et vanillé. En bouche on reste sur les mêmes traceurs avec la canne à sucre bien présente. Très gourmand malgré la sécheresse de l'agricole. Fin de bouche une légère amertume pas désagréable vient pepser tout ça. Clairement une réussite comme souvent chez Dillon (marque sous côté à mon sens). Un rapport qualité/prix rarement égalé surtout ces derniers temps...
Review by TheRhumhoe
Un rhum de 12 ans d’âge qui offre une belle expérience gustative pour un rapport qualité / prix défiant toute concurrence. Au nez, la canne confite se pare de notes mielleuses, de belles notes d’agrumes et de pomme et d’un boisé épicé sec mais bien fondu. En bouche, l’attaque est portée par des notes gourmandes de café, de cacao et de vanille, auxquelles s’ajoutent un boisé fin, la canne à sucre et une touche de mirabelle. C’est un ensemble équilibré et très appréciable. La finale part sur des registres bien différents : le thé, des fleurs, une certaine astringence, du caramel, des épices et des fruits exotiques se bousculent chacun leur tour pour laisser une dernière impression en bouche. Un très bon rhum de gamme permanente.
Review by Godspeed
A phenomenal XO blend that exhibits all the signature flavors of Dillon: Overripe banana, mocca, prunes, little bit of vanilla, and in this instance and very surprisingly for Dillon a whisper of licorice (this is not a Neisson after all). Normally I am not a fan of a licorice note but here it is so beautifully wrapped that it gives the flavor a stringent mid-note that beautifully complements the otherwise tropical and decadent flavor profile. On a personal note I might also add that this is a very good bottle to warm up people to the (ar)cane wonder that is rhum agricole, particularly for those who may have had a less than ideal first experience with one of the harsher unaged variants.
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Expert review by The Dunder Hut
What a hunk of a standard agricole of old. This is a good step up in flavour and complexity. I really adore these as being easy sipping but really thankful to take a minute and properly taste it. No comparison to newer iterations
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Auction results 34 € – 39 €
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Details about Dillon XO Rhum Vieux 12 Ans
A Rhum Agricole AOC from Martinique, distilled by Dillon, at 45%.
Community purchases
130 bottles logged by 91 collectors.
A drinker's rum.
41% opened, 29 emptied and repurchased.
What does Dillon XO Rhum Vieux 12 Ans cost?
Community paid 31–60 €.
Current best price: 54.00 € – within the typical community range.
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130 purchased · 98 tasted · 89 wishlist · as of
About the Dillon distillery
The Dillon distillery is located in Martinique. Rums from Dillon have been reviewed 656 times with an average of 7.8/10.
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