Clement Select Barrel

Quite ok balanced but a bit too spicy for my part. I had wanted more sweetness and round flavors.
 

Lighter body for an agricole, very nice to mix with -not just for ti punch!

I had my first tastings last night, and it is my first experience with an Agricole, so I may well add more to this review as the weeks pass. Initially it is a fairly nice sipping Rhum, a very smooth feel, not burning at all like someone else mentioned. It is sort of fruity and light, but has this weird taste ....... nearly everyone mentions "grassy", and yes I get that, but there is also a sort of rubbery chemical taste, that although not entirely offensive, is a little off putting, and I would imagine become very sickly if consumed in larger quantities . I am really not sure about it to be honest, but it is very smooth and different.

Update... I was not fond of sipping this neat at all, but to my amazement, when I added a mixer to it, it tastes really good, all the citrus fruit flavours burst forth and the grassy weirdness subsides. Thank God I tried it like this or else it would never have been touched again.

This was the medium bodied sample in a French tasting I did, and the medium body is at least accurate. Smelled decent enough, but had a bit of a burn on the way down. Not something I would rush back to at least as a sipper.

Možná budu za barbara, ale tento rum nejlépe chutná v čaji s medem - zde se naplno rozvine jeho chuť a udělá z nápoje skvělý horký koktejl.

Decided to try this agricole, because it was reasonably priced and I liked the look of the bottle. I paid €24 for it. After smelling it, I almost thought I had bought a bottle of peaty whiskey. Tasting it confirmed my suspicions. I have to say it took some getting used to the taste and I'm not a big fan, but I guess my friend who likes whiskey could enjoy this.

Petite déception pour ce Clement. Trop de parfum de vieux cuir voire de poussière.

Liquorice with just a little bit but required sharpness. Not too sweet and soft aftertaste

I had read great reciews about Clement so I was very excited to find this at my local specialty liquor store. After letting it sit for 30 minutes in a snifter, I took a whiff and honestly couldn't tell this was rum. It smelled more like whiskey/bourbon to me. The taste to me was not much better. There was quite a burn and there was an overwhelming taste of mildew that completely dominated the taste profile for me. It was almost like cork taint, but there's no cork. Just wasn't the best for me, especially for $35. I hope the rest of you have better luck with this one.

Ce Clément select barrel est un rhum agricole classique. Entrée de gamme chez Clément. Personnellement, je le trouve trop sec. Bonne dégustation!