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Rhum Vieux Domaine de Courcelles Grande Reserve 1972 – Review

 Guadeloupe, Rum Reviews & Tasting Notes  No Responses »
Sep 152012
 

 

I’m not an avowed fanboy of agricoles: yet this one may be the best I’ve ever tried, and certainly among the top tier of rums made anywhere, by any method. Rare, old, powerful, excellent, pricey and, well … yeah it’s worth it.

(#123. 77/100)

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Full review is now located on the Lone Caner website, here.

 Posted by Lance at 7:53 am

Renegade Guadeloupe 11 Year Old 1998 Rum – Review

 Agricoles, European Rums, Guadeloupe, Rum Reviews & Tasting Notes, UK  2 Responses »
Aug 312012
 

Never had a rum that tasted so much like a peated whisky

(#119. 62/100)

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 Full review now located on The Lone Caner website, here

 Posted by Lance at 5:40 am

Karukera Rhum Vieux Millesime 1997

 Guadeloupe, Rum Reviews & Tasting Notes  4 Responses »
Apr 212012
 

 

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An excellent agricole for which it is worth splashing out some extra francs: lovely nose, deeper flavours, better body, and in all ways exceeds the cheaper Reserve Speciale from the same company. (#106)

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Full review now located on the Lone Caner website, here

 Posted by Lance at 10:11 pm

Karukera Rhum Vieux Reserve Speciale – Review

 Guadeloupe, Rum Reviews & Tasting Notes  No Responses »
Mar 232012
 

****

A generally unimpressive agricole aged five years, better as a mixer than a sipping rum.  I imagine its older brothers will be better (if I can ever lay my hands on one). (#105)

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Full review now located on the Lone Caner website, here

 Posted by Lance at 9:21 pm

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