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Velier Saint James Sélection exclusive Velier 2010
Here's the surprise: the nose pulls people in — dried apricot, mandarin, grassy cane, tobacco, even glue and vanilla — and then the palate hits a soapy, perfumed note that most tasters flag as an off-note. One reviewer said you'd swear you were "sucking on a bar of lavender soap." A minority tastes past it to fruity mandarin and spice, but the split is real.
The community says- Fruity, complex nose
- Grassy cane character
- Soapy off-note
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How does Velier Saint James Sélection exclusive Velier 2010 taste?
Aggregated from 56 community reviews.
Great nose, divisive soapy agricole palate Most agree the aromatic, fruity nose is lovely, then a soapy, perfumed note takes over the palate. A few enjoyed the mandarin-and-spice character; more found the soap too much.
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How is Velier Saint James Sélection exclusive Velier 2010 rated?
RumX’s 0–10 scale is strict: 7.2 sits in the “Good” band. 62% 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?
75% rate it between 6 and 8. 17 selected write-ups from 56 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
Review by Palo - V Poháriku
Interesting nose full of christmas spices - licorice, cloves, cardamom; together with some sweet fruity candies and dried herbs. The taste and finish are also pretty nice, fruity, I got quite pronounced mandarin notes accompanied by the classic vegetal, grassy notes. Don't really understand the lower rating with this rum, I quite liked it. :)
Review by Rowald Sweet Empire
Tasted at a private tasting. I remember this was a people's favourite. Good flavours not too old not too young. Nose: glue/nail polish. Vanilla. Caramel. Lime. Weird. Nice! Taste: soft agricole at first. Then very flowery. Parfum. Cardemom. Outspoken stuff. Funky in a non high esther way. White pepper. I like this but it's weird.
Review by Timo Groeger
Dieses Set wollte schon lange verkostet werden. Als letztes heute den 2010er, morgen folgen die letzten drei. Holzig und medizinisch in der Nase. Am Gaumen auch überwiegend Holz, aber auch Karamell, Seife und Gras. Nix besonderes.
Review by LukaŽiga
8,2:On the nose, a lot of fruits with dried apricots, banana, citrus like mandarine and lime peel, peaches, pairing grassy sugar cane and roasted wood with allspice, is the first impression we get. On aeration, the fruits are candied, the cane herbaceous, vegetal with mushrooms, earthy with tobacco and flowery, perfumed, a bit mineral.Waxy, medicinal notes arise, stronger roasted notes with caramel, nuts, pastry, a hint of Maggi and red fruits. 8,2:On the palate, the attack is fruity with citrus fruits like lemon, then cherry and peaches, woody with roasted notes like caramel, nuts, coffee, spices like pepper and salt, as the cane is grassy, fresh with tea. Resting the rum helps raisins and lemon peel, chocolate and leather, pastry, flowery and herbaceous touch of cane, some soap. 8,1:The finish is long, dry and bitter with sugarcane honey, grassy and flowery, vegetal with black tea, tobacco, the fruits are yellow, as the wood roasted, smoky with dark chocolate, coffee, peppery...
Review by Jarek
Franconian Rum Tasting Gang, 2024-05-10, Saint James 25 AOC Anniversaire (danke an Dom): Den 2010er würde ich gerne etwas höher einordnen, aber leider zeigt auch dieser Jahrgang am Gaumen die unangenehmen Noten von Seife.
Review by Pavel Spacek
This Saint James was definitely not Velier masterpiece. Just one common filling to co tinue the production.
Review by Serge
Parallel-Verkostung der Velier Saint James Reihe in der Franconian Tasting Gang. Danke Dom fürs Aufreissen 👌 Alles in Allem ist das Set für mich nicht herrausragend gut sondern eher durchschnittlich mit ein paar Ausreißern nach oben und unten. Kurzzusammenfassung nach Vintages: 2015 & 2014 waren für mich eher unangenehm. 2010 & 2012 besser aber immer noch nichts, was ich nochmal trinken wollen würde. 2008 & 2006 & 2004 waren dann deutlich besser und interessanter. 2002 dann wieder ein Totalausfall (Katzenpisse, die sich zu Multivitamintabletten weiterentwickelt und gar nicht zum Holz passt). 2000 dann wieder gut und 1998 für mich der Beste aus dem Set.
Review by Alex Kunath
Würzige Seife...wieder echt schlecht. :(
Review by Frank
Großes VSGB-Vertical-live-Tasting von und mit Luca Gargano. 22.10.2022, 16:33. Im Gegenteil zu 2012, war 2010 sehr regnerisch mit Hurrikans. Nase: holzig-würzig, Mandarine und Zitrone mit etwas Essig, Karamell und Toffee, ausgewogen und rund, hinten etwas Maggi. Gaumen: holzig, würzig, seifig, Lakritz, über Zitrone hin zum Grasigen. Platz: N: 2/10 G: 3/10
Review by Oliver
Pleasant nose. But also again unusual soap associations on the palate.
Review by Johannes
Auch hier wieder eine deutliche Fehlnote von Seife.
Review by Adrien B
Verticale série Nez plus en plus concentré Bouche bergamote épicé du bois, âpreté légère, assez vif, assez, trop boisé
Review by zabo
Franconian Tasting Gang am 10.05.2024 Zuerst ein großes Dankeschön an DomM, der dieses Set zur Verfügung gestellt hat. Mich persönlich hat es nicht abgeholt das Profil. Bis auf eine Ausnahme ist mir dieser Seifengeschmack too much. Die Reste aus den Gläsern sind aber dann dank DomM und Serge in einem spontanen und überragenden Cocktail gelandet.
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
Yikes, this one is even worse than the previous one. I thought I got a soap flavour from the previous one but on this one it's pretty clear.
Review by Joachim Guger
In der Nase geröstete Haselnüsse, Nougat, Tabak, grasige Frische und - Überraschung - Parfum/Seife. Wääh! Im Mund glaubt man, ein Stück Lavendelseife zu lutschen. Dazu noch ein Überfluss Tannine… Gefällt er mir in der Nase sehr gut, die Alterskurve scheint hier am Zenith, schlägt dann im Mund die dieser Serie eigene Fehlnote durch. Da ist was schiefgegangen.
Review by Jakob
Still reasonably pleasing on the nose, although hints of the soapy off-note are already recognizable here too. This is also clearly evident on the palate, even if it is not completely overpowering. Nevertheless, it should be noted that real enjoyment does not materialize. Too bad.
Review by Johan R
Gräsig mindre parfym men den ligger ändå kvar. Lite rundare.
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Details about Velier Saint James Sélection exclusive Velier 2010
A Rhum Agricole AOC from Martinique, bottled by Velier, at 47%.
Community purchases
21 bottles logged by 18 collectors.
A collector's bottle.
4% opened, 0 emptied and repurchased.
What does Velier Saint James Sélection exclusive Velier 2010 cost?
Community paid 15–214 €.
Current best price: 179.00 € – within 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+ →
21 purchased · 58 tasted · 3 wishlist · as of
About the Saint James distillery
The Saint James distillery is located in Martinique. Rums from Saint James have been reviewed 4,748 times with an average of 8.1/10.
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