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La Favorite La Flibuste 1998
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People are almost unanimous here: this 1998 vintage is the one that won them over. Expect a silky, rounded pour of plum, cherry and red grape, with honey, warm winter spice and surprisingly little oak for 23 years. At 40% it drinks fuller than you'd guess. A few note the finish tapers off, but most call this the best year La Favorite has bottled.
The community says- Silky, rounded body
- Plum and honey
- Balanced for 40%
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How does La Favorite La Flibuste 1998 taste?
Summarized by AI from 21 community reviews.
Silky, plummy aged agricole, gently spiced Loved by nearly everyone who tried it — round, silky and balanced, full of plum and honeyed spice. The only knock is a finish that fades a touch after such a rich palate.
Aged-agricole fans who want a soft, fruity, well-rested rum
Anyone chasing high-ABV punch or a long, powerful finish
Style & occasion: Mature & oakySipping neat
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21 community reviews
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Top 6% of Martinique rumsTop 12% at La Favorite
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Positive from 8.0 · Mixed 6.0–7.9 · Critical below 6.0
Review by Joachim Guger
Very dark color. Fruits (cherry and red grapes), spicy, surprisingly little wood and honey for 23 years. Warm, complex, perfectly melted. Sweet and somewhat lighter in the mouth, which makes it very drinkable. A wonderful finish, wintery and spicy, honey, dried fruit. Long too... My first La Favorite. Beautiful rum. Thanks to Bonn for this rare find.
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
28.05.2021 Relaxing at home with some nice samples. Notes Dark in colour. Nose Wood, plum, spice, light honey, light chocolate, faint licorice. Palate Balanced, complex, fruity, plum, light cherry, floral, medium spicy, medium dry, wood, faint smoke. Finish Medium to long, wood, light prunes, light floral, medium dry, light spicy.
Review by mto75
Very nice and round and delicious 😋
Review by Winetrader
Magnificent bottle, really makes you want to try a second glass. Very long on the palate, with magnificent balance. On this second tasting, I'm still under the spell of this incredible rum.
Review by Tschusikowsky
A very full-bodied rum for its 40 volumes. Creamy, silky, very tasty. There's not quite as much going on in the finish.
Review by Maxime Leclerc 🇨🇵
First Flibuste vintage tasted. I'm not disappointed for the quality, too bad for the price...
Review by Pierre-Antoine RVT
What can I say... I haven't tasted many rums yet, but this is undeniably the best rum I've tasted. Everything I love: round, gourmand, woody, balanced, sweet but powerful... you can really feel the 23 years spent in casks. This rum is simply magnificent. I can't wait to taste its little and big sisters!
Review by Insta: spiritofbernard 🇫🇷
This 98 vintage available in micro quantity reconciled me with Flibuste! The best year but unfortunately very little volume...
Review by Jacques etdom
On the nose spices, fruits, grapes, my plum. Quite intense on the palate for a rum at 40 degrees. End of palate and finish on spices. Pleasant and easy to drink.
Review by Greg_Stutt
An excellent rum that has aged well, very silky on the palate.
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Community shelf
198 bottles logged by 123 collectors.
A collector's bottle.
2% opened, 2 emptied.
What does La Favorite La Flibuste 1998 cost?
Community paid 162–356 €.
Current best price: 783.41 € – above the typical community range.
Purchase prices reported by members, not a shop price. Avg. 448 €. Full price & collection history in RX+ →
198 purchased · 21 tasted · 17 wishlist · as of
Details about La Favorite La Flibuste 1998
A Rhum Agricole from Martinique, distilled by La Favorite, at 40%.
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