Distiller Notes
Freshly-harvested sugar cane dominates the aroma of Neisson Rhum Agricole Blanc and carries through the body highlighted with liberal citrus, fruit and floral notes. The fresh sugar cane taste continues into the rich, clean finish. Distilled from fresh sugar cane juice grown only on the Thieubert-Carbet estate surrounding the distillery, the three-day fermentation results in a superior full-flavored rhum agricole. Though unaged, this clear rhum rests at least three months while the rich flavor blossoms before being bottled at the distillery.
Professional Ratings
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Wine Enthusiast
The opening aroma is marvelously beany and grassy; later, sweetish flavors of dark caramel, chimney soot, and dark, old honey make scrumptious inhaling. The palate entry is honeyed, warm, and cocoa-like; at midpalate the grassy, weedy, cane-like taste balances the honeyed sweetness. Concludes cocoa-like, intense yet smooth, and memorably sweet. Best Buy.
Range: 96-100
From pirate life on the open sea to Caribbean island paradises, perhaps no other spirit evokes such a romantic history as Rum. Made through fermentation and distillation of molasses or the fresh-pressed juice of sugar cane, Rums range from 20% to over 70% alcohol and come in a variety of tones from clear to dark. Highest quality Rums are generally produced in pot stills and aged in wood, while less expensive Clear or “White” Rums are produced in column stills and bottled without barrel aging. Naturally, Rums form the base of tropical cocktails like Daquiris and Mojitos.