Colour: A bit lighter than the two others, dark copper.
Nose: It’s an aerial nose, way less woody and more classy, I love it. Yellow fruits jam, citruses, pears, eucalyptus, milk chocolate, caramel, nuts, hazelnuts, grains, leather, gingerbread and cappuccino.
Mouth: Very nice thick texture and the alcohol is very well integrated. Fresh cane, slightly spiced, ginger, leather, blood oranges, melted butter, cinnamon, and a kind of vintage touch with polished wood and old furnitures. It’s very harmonious overall.
Finish: Long. Vanilla dominates the finish. Marzipan, burnt brown sugar, roasted almonds and tobacco.

Vintage and classy Saint James, good job Hubert.

Score: 91

Colour: Coffee with copper hues.
Nose: Fresh cane, brown sugar, polished wood, corn flakes, cocoa, wood, vanilla, leather, dark chocolate, fresh soil and roasted aromas.
Mouth: The alcohol is well integrated. Vanilla, ginger, fresh cane, chillies, wet wood, nuts, almonds, brown sugar, burnt caramel and some herbal notes. It’s very hot and spicy, so much that it’s disbalance the whole mouth.
Finish: Long and slightly bitterish. Vanilla dominates the finish. Cocoa, dark chocolate, nuts and butter.

The mouth is a bit unbalanced but it remains a credible alternative to the sold-out Confrérie du Rhum bottling.

Score: 87

Colour: Coffee with copper hues.
Nose: Caramel, vanilla, pepper, cocoa powder, coffee beans, leather, brown sugar, smoked wood and tobacco.
Mouth: Very pleasant thick texture, it’s warm and the alcohol is perfectly integrated. Caramel, dried fruits, nuts, almonds, burnt sugar, ginger, wet wood and « crème brûlée ». It’s very well balanced.
Finish: Long. Dark chocolate bitterness, wood, marzipan and almonds.

I’m not a huge fan of rhum agricole but this one shocked me, very nice selection! I’m a bit disappointed that I can’t find any bottle anymore. Well done La Confrérie!

Score: 90