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Velier Isautier Hors d’âge Agricole 2005
Made for people already deep into aged agricole who want wood and spice over easy fruit. Sixteen years on cane juice at 65% gives you burnt sugar, roasted oak, black tea and yellow fruit like apricot and pear. Nearly everyone raves about the nose; on the palate the alcohol runs a touch hot and it turns bitter-dark. One taster even called it "Agricole der nach Nutellabrot" — nutty, chocolatey, unusual.
The community says- Gorgeous nose
- Complex and spicy
- Alcohol not integrated
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How does Velier Isautier Hors d’âge Agricole 2005 taste?
Aggregated from 87 community reviews.
Woody, spicy aged agricole, slightly hot Widely loved as a complex, spicy aged agricole with a knockout nose. The recurring gripe: the 65% alcohol isn't fully integrated and it leans bitter and woody late.
Aged-agricole fans who like wood, spice and high ABV
Beginners or anyone wanting soft, fruity, low-proof rum
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How is Velier Isautier Hors d’âge Agricole 2005 rated?
RumX’s 0–10 scale is strict: 8.7 sits in the “Very good” band. 98% of tasters rate it Good or better; only 0% rate it below average. See the full rating guide →
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What does the community say?
9% rate it between 6 and 8. 18 selected write-ups from 87 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
Review by Émile Shevek
On the nose burnt sugar, spice, citrus, pears and a hint of roast and cask.The palate is very floral, but also fruity, woody and spicy, with some balsamic and peppery notes that add up to a woody long, full-bodied and finely toasted finish. Peculiar and loaded with personality, wonderful surprise and very integrated abv.(The score fluctuates depending on the tasting between 91-92)
Review by Giorgio Garotti
First time tasting isautier and it is a real masterpiece!Intense, you can feel the fruity part and you can feel the cask part which is not invasive and gives a nice complexity to the palate!The hints of citrus make you want to always have another sip more!I was very impressed!
Review by Buddudharma
Great Agricole, complex, balanced, matured to the point.
Review by Mentalo
Ja, der Alkohol könnte etwa besser integriert. Aber es bleibt bislang für mich die beste Isautier Abfüllung. Tolle Agricolnote mit Aprikosennoten, Holz und viel Gewürz. Dazu nicht zu süß, aber auch nicht zu trocken.
Review by igor_loves_rum
Very good and complex rum...I find better than the other Isautier 16.
Review by Santo
Je préfère clairement l'agricole que la mélasse. Je le trouve plus harmonieux plus élégant et plus complexe. De plus, pour moi l'alcool est un peu mieux intégré dans celui-ci. Très belle sélection
Review by Leo Krüper
Wow. I'm impressed. Also the price. Has everything a traditional Agricole should have. Once again in the retasting in the glass and really a great piece. I would buy it again immediately for the price of around €160.
Review by Thunderbird
On the nose a pleasant note of roasted orange peel, apricot and woody influences.The palate is clearly woody, slightly bitter and toasty!But also delicate fruit notes and grass spread! The whole seems very complex and intense!The alcohol could be a little better integrated, because it is still very present!The finish is initially toasty woody and afterwards the classic grassy flavors develop!A top rum... and Agricole
Review by mto75
I like it well, nice Agricole nose with clove, caramel, dried fruit and a subtle freshness. On the palate a nice interplay between tart notes (toasty, black tea) and sweetness (burnt sugar). In the finish charred wood and tannins.
Review by Joachim Guger
A full, dense Agricole on the nose. Nice fruitiness, citrus and then some tart apple, all perfectly dosed.In the mouth then warm and very, very furry. An interesting, nice animal note (dried hippo poop?😉 Haven't had it in this form before. Short, simple finish.Interesting, full, intense, balanced, alcohol perfectly integrated, Velier.The certainly wins at the second tasting to.
Review by Oliver
Very cool, unusual rum!
Review by Frank
Now the Agricole, after the molasses was really great...Nose: also nice intense and powerful. And yes, definitely Agricole. A little fresher and greener, more vinegar. Woody and spicy to boot. The barrel comes through nicely and again I smell the bourbon barrel clearly. The fruit is a bit fresher, green apple with dried apricot. Falls short of the molasses after all. 8.5Palate: oh yes, also very intense, complex and powerful. Spicy-malty. Nutmeg with licorice. Fatty-nutty, maybe a little tonka bean. Has something in the direction of brioche. Somehow also fruity, then rather prune. In the back, however, the Agricole comes through, with grassy sugar cane, plus some licorice. The bourbon barrel is clearly to taste.For an Agricole really damn good, because very complex, spicy and full. 8.9In the end, I like the molasses a bit more. It has even more volume. But both are great cinema for me.
Review by Tim
Ein sehr guter Rum, der eine hohe Harmonie in Nase und Mund aufweist, allerdings funkt das Agricole-Profil manchmal dazwischen. Mich stört es etwas, man könnte es aber auch als Zunahme an Komplexität betrachten. Dazu zählen die frischen Grasnoten, Leder und Zitrusfrüchte.
Review by Christoph
Agricole that tastes like Nutella bread. Also something new.
Review by Schnubbii
Erinnert von der Nase her an einen fruchtigen Armagnac. Am Gaumen eine tolle Fruchtigkeit, Aprikose, Mirabelle, Pfirsich, dazu eine schöne Würze. Gefällt mir richtig gut. Der fruchtige Abgang ist mittellang. Sehr schöner Isautier!
Review by Jakob Mmmmhhh
Interesting, but: I don't find the Agricole note so fitting; I like the molasses more and more fitting to the Fasscharakter; also very astringent
Review by Rob Balazs
Plenty of oak on the nose, but not overly oaked at all. Oak, vanilla, pear, hay, grass on the nose. Palate starts sweet, goes bone dry with some oak tannin, then the sweet returns in the finish, which is quite long. Pear, pepper, floral notes and oak. The 118 proof is well integrated, present but bot at all a bully. Really like this.
Review by crazyforgoodbooze
Toller Agricole! Schöne Würze, viel Holzeinfluss und schöne Pfirsich, Birnen, Cognac & Schwarztee-Noten, sowie dunkler Kakao und verbranntes Heu. Alkohol ist insgesamt etwas zu präsent und könnte nach 15y besser eingebunden sein, dennoch ist das ein sehr spannender & komplexer Tropfen und macht extrem viel Spaß!
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Details about Velier Isautier Hors d’âge Agricole 2005
A Column Still Rum from Reunion, bottled by Velier, at 65%.
Community purchases
67 bottles logged by 62 collectors.
A drinker & collector.
17% opened, 8 emptied and repurchased.
What does Velier Isautier Hors d’âge Agricole 2005 cost?
Community paid 135–221 €.
Current best price: 229.22 € – above the typical community range.
What members actually paid for their bottles. A typical range, not the current shop price. Full price & collection history in RX+ →
67 purchased · 87 tasted · 36 wishlist · as of
About the Isautier distillery
The Isautier distillery is located in Reunion. Rums from Isautier have been reviewed 1,199 times with an average of 8.1/10.
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