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La Favorite La Flibuste 1998
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?
Aggregated 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
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How is La Favorite La Flibuste 1998 rated?
RumX’s 0–10 scale is strict: 9.0 sits in the “Excellent” band. 100% of tasters rate it Good or better; only 0% rate it below average. See the full rating guide →
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What does the community say?
0% rate it between 6 and 8. 10 selected write-ups from 21 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
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 Maxime Leclerc 🇨🇵
First Flibuste vintage tasted. I'm not disappointed for the quality, too bad for the price...
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 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 🇫🇷
Ce millésime 98 disponible en micro quantité m’a réconcilié avec la Flibuste! La meilleure année mais très peu de volume malheureusement...
Review by Jacques etdom
Au nez des épices, des fruits, du raisin, de ma prune. Assez intense en bouche pour un rhum à 40 degrés. Fin de bouche et finale sur les épices. Agréable et gouleyant.
Review by Greg_Stutt
Un excellent rhum qui a bien vieilli, très soyeux en bouche
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Market value
Avg. community purchase price 448 €
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Details about La Favorite La Flibuste 1998
A Rhum Agricole from Martinique, distilled by La Favorite, at 40%.
Community purchases
198 bottles logged by 123 collectors.
A collector's bottle.
2% opened, 2 emptied and repurchased.
What does La Favorite La Flibuste 1998 cost?
Community paid 162–356 €.
Current best price: 783.41 € – above the typical community range.
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198 purchased · 21 tasted · 16 wishlist · as of
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