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J. Bally Brut de Fût (LMDW) 2006
Sipped neat, this leans dark and roasted first: coffee, dark chocolate, licorice and leather, with sour cherry, orange peel and dried plum arriving after some air. The wood is heavy but the 57.5% sits well integrated. Several tasters called it "one of the best agricole" they've had; others found it a touch too woody and bitter. A drop of water opens it up.
The community says- Dark roasted depth
- Sour cherry fruit
- Heavy oak
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How does J. Bally Brut de Fût (LMDW) 2006 taste?
Aggregated from 107 community reviews.
Dark, woody, roasted 15-year agricole Loved by agricole fans for its dark, roasted, fruit-and-wood depth and well-buried alcohol. The main gripe is the heavy oak and bitter finish; not everyone's palate.
Agricole drinkers who like dark, woody, cask-strength profiles
Anyone put off by heavy oak and bitterness
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How is J. Bally Brut de Fût (LMDW) 2006 rated?
RumX’s 0–10 scale is strict: 8.7 sits in the “Very good” band. 99% of tasters rate it Good or better; only 0% rate it below average. See the full rating guide →
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6% rate it between 6 and 8. 20 selected write-ups from 107 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
Review by Galli33
One of the best agricole i’ve ever tried! Lovely nose of various fruits, roasted, a bit of wood and hazelnuts. In mouth it continuos with the amazing mix of fruits, woods, nuts. The end is really smooth and medium long. The alcohol is integrated very well
Review by Jakob
Sehr ausgewogener Agricole auf höchstem Niveau. Kakao, dunkles Karamell, Kaffee, Fassnoten und Gewürze treffen auf Fruchtnoten und Leder. Sehr komplex ohne unausgewogen zu werden. Geschmacklich recht nahe am 98er BdF-Profil; die Nase liegt sogar noch einen Ticken vorne. Der 99er kommt deutlich schwerer daher und kommt meinem persönlichen Geschmack am besten entgegen. Alle drei Abfüllungen sind auf höchstem Niveau anzusiedeln und verkörpern Agricole der Spitzenklasse.
Review by Clément Boetto🤤🇫🇷
Good agricultural, but a little too woody for me.
Review by crazyforgoodbooze
Total Abgefahren! Sauerkirsche, Minze, Dörrpflaume, Leder, Zitrus & Klebstoff an der Nase. Geschmacklich dann eine absolute Wucht aus Kirsche, rote Johannisbeere, Sauerkirsche, Minze, Leder & Mokka mit Gewürzen und schönen Holztönen. Richtig schönes Ding und ne absolute Aromabombe! Alkohol ist perfekt eingebunden, nicht zu Holzig und schön komplex! Im Abgang könnte er nur etwas weniger bitter verbrannt, kräuterig und adstringierend schmecken für mich aber dass ist Meckern auf hohem Niveau. Grandioser Stoff!!!
Review by Giorgio Garotti
Tra tutti i brut de fut di bally questo selezionato dalla LMDW è l’unico per me che riesce a mixare le tipiche note fruttate dei millesimati con i sentori scuri e di botte degli altri brut de fut! Tra l’incontro di questi ne esce un capolavoro!
Review by TheRhumhoe
A classy rhum agricole, with a dark, elegant and complex nose. The woodiness is intense and noble, followed by spices (vanilla, pepper, cinnamon, licorice). There are hints of dark chocolate, coffee, cigar and leather. Fruit, discreet at first, then develops into raisin and dried apricot, followed by red fruit notes (cherry). Vegetal and floral notes are light, allowing the rum to express itself without being too bitter and agricultural. The attack on the palate is particularly woody, but very elegant. Dark notes of coffee, spices (notably licorice), dark chocolate, tobacco, roasted notes and leather make this a slightly bitter rum, but deep and intense. Fruit brings balance, with notes of orange, red fruit and dried fruit (grape and prune). The floral, vegetal notes of sugarcane are secondary. The alcohol is very well integrated. The very long finish opens with beautiful fruity notes (cherry, raspberry, raisin, prune, orange zest), then continues on the palate with dark, spicy and bitter notes to the fore. An intense, elegant, well-structured rum that deserves its title of nobility.
Review by Joachim Guger
A beautiful, roasted nose. Red fruits. A slight animal influence. Alcohol very well integrated. Wet branches with a few drops of water. Much too strong without dilution. Complex spiciness. Woody - but just not too much. Long, beautiful finish. A very good, spicy Agricole.
Review by Gunnar Böhme "Bauerngaumen" 🤓
Verkostet im Vergleich zu RX10626. Je länger die Standzeit, desto mehr gerät RX10626 ins Hintertreffen, es bleibt für ihn bei guten 84 Punkten. RX10625 hingegen wird immer würzig-holziger im angenehmen Sinne auf einer kräftigen Basis, irgendwie wie ein Demerara auf Agricole. Abgefahren! Muss aber wirklich erst mal ein paar längere Atemzüge nehmen.
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
This is one of my top 5 Bally releases. Well balanced and intense with fruit amd spices. I like the chocolate, coffee and licorice mix in there. The empty glass has wonderful flavours after an hour or so. Good enough for me to order a bottle 😊
Review by Thomas Wille
Für mich nach dem 1999, der beste aus dem Hause Bally. Toller Agricole der mit einer schönen Komplexität punkten kann
Review by Mirco
Eleganter Agricole mit reifer, komplexer Aromatik. In der Nase Zuckerrohr, Eiche und getrocknete Früchte, begleitet von Zitruszeste und einer leichten Kräuternote. Am Gaumen kraftvoll und strukturiert mit Vanille, Holz, Gewürz und einem Hauch Kakao. Der Alkohol ist präsent, aber gut eingebunden, was dem Rum Tiefe und Balance verleiht. Der Abgang ist lang, trocken und fein würzig.
Review by Timo Groeger
Oh man, was für ein feiner Agricole, allein die die FARBE ist überragend :-) richtig schön kirschig, aber schmeckt auch wirklich so. Echt wirklich ein sehr leckerer, guter Rum, ich finde ihn echt top -:) Lecker.
Review by Simon Leroux
Bon bah clairement y a pas mieux qu'un très bon Bally en brut de fût...
Review by cigares
Butter and varnished wood on the nose with fruit; acerola, kumquat and greengage. Leather and bitter herbs. The attack on the palate is frankly alcoholic, but immediately the fruit blossoms with the other aromas, spices, young wood and a slightly earthy side. The finish is very long and harmonious. All the aromas finish in unison, and the woodiness is elegant. An old tropical wooden house with lots of fruit baskets emerges from the empty glass, with a hint of smokiness that was previously discreet. A very fine rum, but far behind the splendid 1999 brut de fût.
Review by RumTaTa
Die zweite Verkostung bestätigt die Eindrücke aus der ersten. Aber ich bin mit Agricole Rum noch nicht so richtig warm geworden. Deshalb bleibt es bei der Bewertung. p.s. eine harzige Note und Bittermandeln habe ich noch an Gaumen und Abgang gefunden Die Nase zuerst verschlossen, dann sehr komplex. Im Vergleich zur 43% Version deutlich komplexer und noch würziger aber nicht so leicht zugänglich.
Review by LukaŽiga
8,6:On the nose, roasted wood notes like caramelized burnt sugar, leather, chocolate, roasted nuts, spicy, sugarcane with root, flowery, red fruits with cherry, plum, citrus fruits, bump into our nosetrils. On aeration, the cane becomes grassy, herbaceous, various new fruits arise with dried apricots, orange peel, then vanilla, pastry, coffee and gingerbread. 8,7:On the palate, the attack is intense, concentrated, a bit dry, with peppery sugar cane, mineral, herbaceous, flowery with geranium, dark with licorice, dried fruits like prunes, apricots and citrus, as the wood is roasted with dark chocolate, perhaps cocoa, leather, coffee, spicy, slightly resinous. 8,6:The finish is long, dry and tannic, with grassy cane, flowery, mineral, pairing dried, red and citrus fruits, roasted wood notes, spicy. Edit:29.3.26
Review by Leo Krüper
Wet wood, old wine cellar. Reminds me of good Armagnacs. Slightly smoky finish, typical of Bally. The 57% is good for him, I always found that questionable with the other Ballys because they were so low.
Review by Frank
Der zweite Bally für heute, noch mal 4 Jahre älter und mit knapp 58% vermute ich von allem etwas mehr. Nase: oh ja, kräftig und intensiv, fruchtig-würzig-holzig aber auch leicht süßlich. Zunächst kommt mir duftendes Kirschbaumholz in die Nase, begleitet von Fruchtnoten in Richtung Kirsche, Pflaume und säuerlicher Cassis mit Orange und frischen Zitrusfrüchten. Etwas süße Lakritze und diese säuerliche Note erinnern mich auch an Melassesirup (obwohl das hier natürlich nichts damit zu tun hat). Die Würze ist eine Mischung aus Muskat, Nelke, Anis und Vanille. Alles sehr trocken, voluminös und rund. 88 Gaumen: wow, kräftig und intensiv, würzig-holzig. Duftendes Kirschbaumholz. Dunkle Schokolade und Kakaopulver mit einer leicht bitteren Holzsäure kommen mir zuerst in den Sinn. Gleich dahinter aber auch umgehend eine feine Orangen-Note mit Pflaume und Brombeere. Die Säure bekommt etwas minziges und geht sehr schön in die cremige Schokolade über und wandelt sich langsam zum grasigem Zuckerrohr mit weicher Lakritze, zum Ende wird alles nochmal mit Dörrpflaume bereichert. Gefällt mir richtig gut. 88 Starker und voluminöser Agricole, wunderbar intensiv und rund.
Review by Maxime Clr 🇫🇷
Un nez magnifique, très sombre, avec un côté très torréfié et brûlé, mais des fruits jaunes et des agrumes se dégagent quand même après aération. Une bouche largement moins fruitée, avec beaucoup de bois et d’amertume. Il faut aimer mais ce côté assumé me plaît. Une très belle sortie.
Review by Maxence
Full proof versions are definitely the best agricole rums ! A complex nose with a perfect balance between round and dry notes. On the palate, quite woody, dry and bitter with some hints of burnt caramel but still some round and fruity notes to balance the profile. Amazing ! Different but, as good as the 2004 from Whisky Live 2023 😋
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Details about J. Bally Brut de Fût (LMDW) 2006
A Rhum Agricole AOC from Martinique, distilled by J. Bally, at 57,5%.
Community purchases
120 bottles logged by 69 collectors.
A collector's bottle.
11% opened, 6 emptied and repurchased.
What did the community pay for J. Bally Brut de Fût (LMDW) 2006?
Community paid 162–200 €.
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120 purchased · 110 tasted · 46 wishlist · as of
About the J. Bally distillery
The J. Bally distillery is located in Martinique. Rums from J. Bally have been reviewed 1,382 times with an average of 8.2/10.
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