Depaz XO Grande Réserve
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For curious explorers of agricole, this 10‑year Depaz XO balances fresh sugarcane and tropical fruit with dry oak, spice and vanilla. At 45%, it’s smooth yet characterful, great as an evening sipper.
- Great balance
- Approachable agricole
- Excellent value
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How does Depaz XO Grande Réserve taste?
Aggregated from 175 community reviews.
Balanced, characterful agricole XO For curious explorers of agricole, this 10‑year Depaz XO balances fresh sugarcane and tropical fruit with dry oak, spice and vanilla. At 45%, it’s smooth yet characterful, great as an evening sipper.
Rum fans who already enjoy column-aged rums or mild agricoles and want a well-balanced XO with cane freshness, tropical fruit, spice and dry oak at a fair price.
Those who dislike woody, dry profiles, expect heavy sweetness, or are completely new to the vegetal side of agricole rums.
How is Depaz XO Grande Réserve rated?
RumX's 0–10 scale is strict , 8.0 lands squarely in the "Very good" band. 89% of tasters rate it Good or better; only 2% rate it below average. See the full rating guide →
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Based on 175 ratings
Review by Sir Diesel
Kalender 2024
Review by crazyforgoodbooze
really good xo Agricole! nice balance of fruitiness, wood and spice without being exhausting or thin! Almost an easy sipping Agricole, similar to a really good xo cognac.Definitely what XO Agricole concerns my current benchmark!
Review by TheJackDrop
"No surprise, rather expensive for a standard. In summary, my tasting notes: On the nose: sugar cane, spices In the mouth: Sugar cane, spices, choco maybe, it's fine but a bit light for me"
Review by Rowald Sweet Empire
From VSOP to XO. Instantly tropical but also red fruits. Ripe cherry. Woody. Port. Orange. Impressive on the nose. Taste: again a tad dryer. Bitterness. The wood is more present. Sweet too. Fruity. Red fruits. Prunes. Tannins. Needs time to get usef to the dryness to get more fruit. Interesting tasting from white to XO. Every step is different from the one before but not taking it to a very different direction but rather adding delicate layers. Good good stuff.
Review by Julien Ries
Au départ, un nez qui a beaucoup de choses à nous dire. Des accents végétaux et terreux nous accueillent de manière agréable sur ce premier nez. Il amène sur des agrumes, qui se transforment peu à peu sur des fruits exotiques comme la papaye, du maracuja. Malgré son âge, des effluves de jus de canne fraîche apporte beaucoup de fraîcheur. Étrangement, j'ai senti des fraises des bois en fin de nez et du boisé. Le tout est nappé dans du caramel coulant, de la vanille. Vraiment très intéressant. En bouche, encore une explosion de saveurs et de complexité : encore des fruits exotiques compotés, quelques épices pimentées, des choses plus douces comme de la vanille, du caramel et aussi le végétal de feuilles de tabac. La finale est moyenne mais agréable, sur le boisé et les épices de cuisine.
Review by Oliver
Very nice Agricole!
Review by Godspeed
Not bad for an XO, quite round and balanced (without being perfect in this look either). The aftertaste is a bit short in my opinion compared to the Saint James XO but on the other hand the taste is maybe a bit stronger at first in the mouth. A correct XO blend but not exciting. But for the price we do not complain. Good material for a rum <
Review by Tim
This rum is woody with leather and fruit, the base is formed by sugar cane / caramel. In the mouth dry, spicy, but less fruit than the Millesime 2002.
Review by Palo - V Poháriku
A blend of 8 and 10-year-old rums that offers a nice balance of maturity and subtlety. On the nose there are some bourbon notes, vanilla, and fruitwood like cherry, along with honey and milk chocolate. The palate follows with citrus, caramel, and a mix of fruit and spice. The finish stays true to agricole's vegetal roots with notes of grass, herbs, anise, and intensely dried plums. A well-balanced rum that might surprise with its unexpected smoothness.
Review by Stefan Persson
Tasted this rum at my recent visit to the Depaz Distillery in Martinique very beautiful situated at the slopes of the Mount Pelee volcano. It’s a very good rum, but it can’t compete with older white labeled Grande Reserve. The nose is spicy, woody, sweet and fruity with scents of chocolate, licorice, vanilla, oak, sugarcane and prune. At the palate it’s full bodied, balanced, soft, complex, spicy, sweet and woody with flavors of vanilla, sugarcane and oak. The finish is long, spicy and woody.
Review by GuybrushThreepwood
Von den drei gereiften Vieux, VSOP und XO ist mir dieser der liebste. Was ich merkwürdig finde, da mir eigentlich frischere Abfüllungen lieber sind. Auch hier ist von den der frischen Limettenfruchtigkeit des Destillats und der leichten Säure wenig übrig. Die Fassnoten erreichen aber beim XO eine Intensität die irgendwie wieder interessant macht.
Review by Andi
Great stored Agricole.Addendum: 3 points upAddendum: Photo
Review by david h
Powerful attack
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
For the price this comes at you get a bang for your buck. A great rum in this price range. Make sure you rest it because it will release a lot of extra flavours. The nose is very fresh and fruity with sugarcane, wood and caramel trailed by vanilla and chocolate. The palate is fresh, sweet and wonderfully fruity with smoky wood, caramel, grass and chocolate. The finish is medium to long and lightly dry with wood, fruits and vanilla.
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Expert review by The Fat Rum Pirate
"The rhum has a really nice balance to it. May be at times it's slightly too dry, to be perfect but I am nit-picking a little. It is certainly one of the best aged rhum agricoles I have tried to date. A nice mix of fruitiness, complexity and balance. Great..."Read full review →
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About the Depaz distillery
The Depaz distillery is located in Martinique. Rums from Depaz have been reviewed 2,148 times with an average of 8.1/10.
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