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Velier J. Bally Millésime 2008 (LMDW)
Opinions land all over the place on this one. The nose wins everyone over — floral, nutty, apricot, sugarcane, complex and not watered down for 43%. The palate is where it splits: toasted and coffee notes, plenty of oak, dry, and a bit rough. One taster found the wood "écrase tout" (crushes everything), while another called the 2008 very accessible. Promise on the nose, less follow-through.
- Complex floral nose
- Nutty apricot notes
- Genuine agricole character
+10
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How does Velier J. Bally Millésime 2008 (LMDW) taste?
Aggregated from 14 community reviews.
Great nose, woody and rough palate People love the nose and feel the palate doesn't keep up — rough, very woody, and a touch flat from dilution. Several wished for more ABV to push it further.
Fans of cask-heavy, dry agricole
Anyone who dislikes dominant oak
How is Velier J. Bally Millésime 2008 (LMDW) rated?
RumX's 0–10 scale is strict , 7.8 lands squarely in the "Good" band. 85% of tasters rate it Good or better; only 0% rate it below average. See the full rating guide →
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Selected write-ups from 14 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
Review by William S
Pas seulement sur le boisé. Fruit confits et toriffié. J adore Bally mais le 2008 est vraiment très très bon et très accessible.
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
10.07.2020 A nice tasting meeting new and old friends. Notes Medium dark in colour. Nose Light, floral, light wood, light citrus, sugarcane, light nutty, coconut. Palate Lightly oily, fresh, light wood, light floral, faint honey, light chocolate, nutts, light coconut. Finish Short to medium, light, light wood, fruits, faint chocolate, faint salt.
Review by Oliver
Interesting aromatics. Here floral notes come together with peanuts and fennel.Lots of wood on the palate and quite dry. Due to the dilution, the finish is unfortunately relatively flat. All in all, however, a successful Agricole, which will please lovers of barrel-heavy Agricole.
Review by milone
Much too woody. The latter dominates and crushes everything.
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Details about Velier J. Bally Millésime 2008 (LMDW)
A Rhum Agricole AOC from Martinique, bottled by Velier, at 43%.
Community purchases
29 bottles logged by 24 collectors.
A collector's bottle.
3% opened, 0 emptied and repurchased.
What did the community pay for Velier J. Bally Millésime 2008 (LMDW)?
Community paid €88–€122.
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29 purchased · 14 tasted · 6 wishlist · as of
About the J. Bally distillery
The J. Bally distillery is located in Martinique. Rums from J. Bally have been reviewed 1,375 times with an average of 8.2/10.
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