Martinique
There are 2,390 rums from Martinique in the RumX database.
Show all Martinique rumsMartinique is a sunny 436 square-mile Caribbean island in the Lesser Antilles of the West Indies; the French claimed it in 1635, and it is still part of the European country’s territory. The high-quality French standards have helped the Martinique rum industry position itself as the source of the finest sugar cane spirits. This is the only rum style protected by international law with its own appellation of origin or AOP. The island’s exciting spirit is called Rhum Agricole. Unlike most other Caribbean rums, this one must be made with the purest sugar cane juice and not with the lesser molasses, a by-product of sugar production. The French-style spirit is distilled to 70% alcohol in column stills with copper condensers (much lower than most other rums) and rectified to a final 40–55% before bottling. The process makes it one of the most flavourful rums in the world. Of course, using the finest French oak barrels is not unheard of on the island, which gives Rhum Agricole an elegant old-world feel. There are fourteen distilleries in Martinique, and they produce rum from sugar cane juice in several styles. Perhaps the most coveted is the Rhum Vieux or old rum, which ages for at least three years in oak. Spirits labelled as Dark Rum or Rhum Ambré age for 18 months, and a vibrant and uncomplicated White Rum is not aged at all. The latter is best suited for craft cocktails. For French-style rum, Rhum Agricole from Martinique has no equal.
Top rated Martinique rums
Cuvée Sacha
Top review from Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰:
"10.07.2020 A nice tasting meeting new and old friends. This was the final rum and it's a very expensive of its kind. These bottles are not only expensive but extremely rare. Notes Medium dark in colour. Nose Complex, fresh, light wood, light citrus, faint chocolate, light floral, faint herbs. Palate Velvety, light wood, light roasted, faint nutts, citrus, dried fruit, naturally sweet, faint salt, light herbs. Finish Medium to long, light roasted wood, naturally sweet, light nutts, dried fruit, light chocolate."
HSE Hors d‘Age
Top review from Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰:
"Dove back into a retaste of this one and it's still a very good release. Despite the steep price of 1300, - euro I decided to buy this bottle and opened it for a taste after it arrived yesterday. Wow, this is a great rum, though expensive I must say it's almost a perfect rum."
19 ans
Top review from Lawich Lowaine:
"Très sombre. Très beau profil beaucoup plus sombre que son petit frère le 15ans de 2004. Le chocolat et le café sont bien présent en bouche avec un ton de fruits rouges. Un grand neisson mais je lui préfère le 15ans plus solaire et complexe. J’y reviens un an après et c’est toujours une merveille. Et ça a du caractère et de la complexité en bouche."
Le Rhum XO Full Proof
Top review from Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰:
"09.08.2019 Tasting with the usual suspects and our own bottles. Notes Dark in colour. Nose Complex, light roasted wood, nutts, sweet, balanced, faint chocolate, citrus. Palate Smooth, elegant, light wood, fruity, naturally sweet, balanced, citrus, vegetal, light chocolate. Finish Medium to long, complex, wood, light roasted, nutts, light chocolate, citrus, light vegetal."
Rum Agricole Extra Vieux
Top review from Joachim Guger:
"A bar in Vienna has an open bottle and I took a sample with me 😀 Woody, spicy, honey, a little solvent. Let it breathe... Now come more dried fruits, ripe mango and citrus. A melted and heavily roasted bouquet. Good strength. Very spicy/woody in the mouth, perhaps a little thin, but this may be due to the fact that the bottle was opened some time ago. Long, very peppery finish. The highlight of the tasting! 🤩 A great, worthy rum full of emotion. A rum I've always wanted to taste. Chantal Comte and Depaz, that makes my eyes light up. 😍 The book to go with it: Patrick Fermor's "The Violins of Jean-Jaques"."
Millésime
Top review from Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰:
"This is a great rum and the price to quality is very good in my mind. The nose is fruity with wood, nuts and vanilla with trailing caramel and a nice floral note. The palate has toasted wood and fruit trailed by vanilla, licorice and chocolate. There is also a hint of menthol in there. The chocolate and fruits become very clear in the empty glass. The finish is long and has wood, chocolate and raisin with trailing vanilla."
2000
Top review from Joachim Guger:
"Dark and oily. Very heavy, the scent lies him room. Chocolate, coffee, wood, caramel, leather. Only when you put your nose in the glass the fresh, grassy notes of an Agricoles come to light.a tart, long-lasting aftershave in the mouth. It now completely denies its origin, after a few minutes you briefly feel some grassy freshness on the palate.Craftsmanship very good, well balanced, alcohol integration a model. Wood you just have to likeFriends of old, heavy Demeraras, this is THE Agricole for you."
Rhum Saint James
Top review from Jakob:
"Nice complexity, also with the necessary power thanks to the slightly higher alcohol content. Overall, very balanced, nuanced with both somewhat fresh fruit notes, heavy sweetness of nougat and cocoa, among others, as well as pointed wood and spice notes. Well balanced and for me one of the best St. James representatives."
Small Batch
Top review from crazyforgoodbooze:
"Incredibly good barrel strength Agricole! Extremely complex and intense after green and red chilies, some coconut, banana, honey, plum and cherry, as well as ginger and herbs. The whole thing continues the same way on the palate and the alcohol is surprisingly well integrated. In addition, not too woody for such an old agricole. It gets a bit smokier on the finish, with toasted coconut and some green chile coming back.... Damn this one is really fun! 🤤 Probably by far one of the best depaz of all time!"
HSE Château Marquis de Terme Finish
Top review from Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰:
"Had a nice HSE tasting this Friday and we had a lot of fun at the same time preparing a top shelf tasting later in the year. This is a lovely rum and a pleasant surprise. Fruity from nose to finish with roasted wood and vanilla. "
La Flibuste
Top review from cigares :
"Criticized by some for its "additions", La Flibuste remains an exceptional rum on the nose and palate. Don't deny yourself the pleasure. Complexity, harmony and depth. This is the rum that introduced me to the world of great molasses rums. It's like a bridge between these two worlds. I dream of tasting "La Flibuste" brut de fût, although this is not on the distillery's agenda."
La Flibuste
Top review from 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."
La Flibuste
Top review from Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰:
"I wouldn't say this is a watered down rum, but it's extremely well balanced and well rounded and in a tasting this should take spot one. Fruity and nice wood well balanced with spices. The alcohol is barely noticed."
La Flibuste
Top review from Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰:
"This is one of my new samples I got and I had great expectations, because Flibuste is a name that comes with a note saying "Ultra Top Shelf" in my mind. My expectations were met to the fullest. The nose well balanced, sweet and definitely Agricole with fruit, vanilla and cane. There is a very light note of wood. The palate is complex, sweet and very well balanced and typical Agricole with fruit, spices, cane, chocolate with light notes og wood and nuts. The finish is medium to long and sweet with dried fruit, chocolate and spices. Leave to rest for a while to get all the notes and save the empty glass for later nosing."
15 Years Batch #3
Top review from Joachim Guger:
"The best Agricole I've ever had!!!Very, very fine, elegant, as if from a single mold, complex. Insanely beautiful, a pleasure.wood maturity,as only Neisson can. Cedar, dried fruit, tobacco, earth, pepper...I'm really looking forward to the successor from 2005!"
2005
Top review from Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰:
"Enjoying this lovely and complex rum before the first tasting of 2023. I love Neisson because their baseline on the older rums is pretty high. Very fruity and fresh with a hint of mint and licorice. Complex and very well balanced 😊 The finish is very long and smooth. Very nice curtains in the glass."
Rhum Vieux Agricole (The Last One)
Top review from Thunderbird:
"Ein sehr guter Agricole der feinen eleganten Art… aber ich muss sagen, da hatte ich schon bessere im Glas. Mir fehlt etwas die Komplexität und das Alleinstellungsmerkmal, was ich bei diesem Preis erwarten würde"
1993
Top review from Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰:
"11.08.2012 A tasting i arrange with new colleagues who liked rum. This one was a bottle kill. Notes Fresh, wood, medium roasted, raisin, light caramel, faint leather, light coffee. Palate Fresh, warm, medium dry, wood, roasted, spice, light coffee, dried fruit. Finish Medium long, wood, roasted, faint leather, cinnamon, light caramel, raisin."
J. Bally Millésime 1999 LMDW
Top review from Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰:
"Retasting with the RumX guys. -------- This was my favourite of the evening. A lot of lovely oak and oak spices from nose to finish. Dry and kind of sweet at the same time. Wonderful balance between the heavy oak notes, fruits and spices. The sprinkle of chocolate and tobacco makes it a very smooth Agricole."
Clément Rare Cask Collection Danemark
Top review from Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰:
"Whisky & Rom Festival 2023 28.10.2023 This is a retaste of the Danish release and it's still really good. ----------------------- Another great rum from Martinique with good complexity all in all a perfect rum."
Clément Cuvée Spéciale XO
Top review from Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰:
"This rum will explode with flavours in your mouth. A heavy taste that will slowly fade into a heavenly feeling of bliss. This rum is blended from the bast casks of 1952, 1970 and 1976 and this may be the best rum in the world. Well worth the price tag it comes with. "
Rare Cask Collection 10th Anniversary of Romhatten.dk
Top review from Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰:
"I got a sample of this rum from a friend and I wasn't disappointed. It belongs up with the best of the Clements I have sampled so far. The nose starts off very intense, so it needs to rest after which it's still intense, but the ABV burn in the nose dissipates. The Agricole flavours are there with grass and nice oak. Fruity with vanilla and a hint of leather The palate is also intense and dry, but in a very nice way. Oak and spices mix very well with fruit and nuts. The finish is long and dry with oak, spices and fruit."
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Popular distilleries of Martinique
- Distillerie du Simon 315 rums
- Petit-Fond 1 rum
- La Thibault 7 rums
- Rhum J.M 233 rums
- Neisson 205 rums
- Habitation Beauséjour 19 rums
- Plantation Fonds-Dore 6 rums
- Trois Rivières 161 rums
All rums from Martinique
- Neisson Cuvée Sacha 2003 46,1% RX4902
- HSE Hors d‘Age 1960 45% RX4113
- Neisson 18 Years 2004 18yr 49,4% RX14126
- Neisson Armada 1994 23yr 46,8% RX2139
- Rhum Chantal Comte Trois Rivières 1980 7yr 58% RX1315
- Neisson 19 ans 19yr 47,6% RX9591
- Neisson Le Rhum XO Full Proof 2006 11yr 54,2% RX4844
- Rhum Chantal Comte Depaz Rum Agricole Extra Vieux 1975 45% RX1898
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