Rum Nook: Evaluation 95 – Saint James 15 yr outdated

Seeing how a lot enjoyable I’m having with the agricoles these days, I
might as nicely maintain taking place that path.

So why not attempt one other one. And naturally from a distillery,
which I haven’t reviewed earlier than.

Having ”visited” La Favourite, J.Bally and Trois Rivieres
just lately, this time I’m going to go to Saint James. One other well-renowned onerous
hitter within the agricole circuit on Martinque.

The plantations has been round since 1765 and the rum was
initially named Saint Jacques, till advertising and marketing occurred and demanded a reputation
likelihood to Saint James to woo the english talking drunkards.

Saint James has a a lot assorted product lineup, from white
mixers to luxurious sippers, and immediately I’m going to work on the Saint James 15
yr outdated for some time.

The 15 yr outdated is a part of their everlasting lineup, so we’re
coping with a blended product made out of pure sugar cane juice, and distilled
on creole column nonetheless.

It has been tropically aged for at least 15 years in
small oak casks, earlier than being bottled at 43% ABV.

Moreover it bears the AOC mark, and there lives as much as
many strict french laws, which implies that we’re coping with a extremely
reliable product right here.

I’m not going to clarify the standards behind the AOC. I can
be googled if you’re not already aware of it.

At first look, the darkish wood case hives off an aura of
excellence, however if you take away the flimsy, plastic window, my enthusiasm cooled down a bit.

There may be nothing on the field aside from a ”Saint James” fireplace
branded on the perimeters and on wood prime of the plastic window.

Inside we discover a basic sq. primarily based and fairly tall Saint
James bottle, which is used for many of their rums. I has a number of embossed
elements, the place the Saint James identify is seen.

The label i fairly giant, and is split into two elements. Det
higher half is black and solely incorporates model identify information. The decrease half is
purple, which is particular for the 15 yr outdated, and incorporates age, origin, abv and
a number of quick tasting notes in french.

That’s it. Not a lot Mr. Fancypants. Fortunately.

Within the bottle we discover a clear, copper colored liquid, which
generates a pleasant, thick layer of residue on the glass. Af a number of seconds a thick
ring is seen, and some seconds later, some good, fats legs has joined the celebration.
It appears we’re in for a viscous deal with.

Gentle as a feather, and it feels fairly little slim. Not
sharp or pungent or something disagreeable like that. Simply slim.

First off is a few fairly apparent cane juice, and a bit of toasted
oaks.

Orange peel is subsequent together with a small dose of vanilla.

And that’s just about it.

Certainly it was tremendous slim and doesn’t maintain many secrets and techniques.

It does come off fairly balanced and maybe should
noticeable of all, it’s insanely elegant. Tippy-toeing across the nostril with
a lot grace.

Nonetheless very gentle, and extremely gracious.

Once more the cane juice notes and the oaks are first.

Then comes the orange peel and vanilla.

There may be additionally some caramel in there, and an natural or
medicinal facet, which I can’t establish.

Nonetheless not very deep or advanced, however it is rather nice and the
magnificence of it … oh my the magnificence.

It’s like a ballet to your palate. The whole lot is lacks in
flavour range, shock and wow, it greater than makes up for with its tremendous
elegant nature.

By definition the end is fairly lengthy. However there may be not a lot
of something, that stays on by way of out.

The preliminary flavours die out fairly quick, after which there may be
simply fruity cane and some spices left.

And that tiny aftertaste stays with you for a very long time.

Once more: Very elegant to a fault.

Ranking and last
ideas

A quite simple, trustworthy and good agricole.

There wasn’t many layers to traverse, there wasn’t one million
totally different flavours to seek out and establish.

And I do know I discussed it a number of instances already, however oh my
it’s elegant.

This is without doubt one of the most elegant rums I’ve ever tried.
Maybe as a result of it’s roughly french…

Worth is excellent if you could find it for a superb worth. I
was lucky to seek out it in a neighborhood Danish tremendous marketplace for round €50. In the event you
can discover it at a worth like that, you’ll want to get it.

It appears that there’s various very respectable agricoles
obtainable at very reasonably priced costs. Throw within the truth, that the majority french rhums
don’t have the behavior of tampering with something, and you then’re just about
off to a superb begin.

I form of remorse taking so lengthy to get correctly began on
the agricoles, as a result of now that I’ve, I lastly realised that I’ve many
nice rhums left to find.

http://www.saintjames-rum.com/