Velier Saint James Sélection exclusive Velier 2014
Loved by Rowald Sweet Empire & 5 more
For curious explorers of agricole, this unsweetened 7‑year Saint James is a dry, slightly woody sipper with citrus, nuts, floral notes and a touch of smoke. Best neat for focused, whisky‑leaning palates.
- Dry agricole profile
- Nutty citrus notes
- Light smoke
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Dry, nutty, slightly soapy agricole For curious explorers of agricole, this unsweetened 7‑year Saint James is a dry, slightly woody sipper with citrus, nuts, floral notes and a touch of smoke. Best neat for focused, whisky‑leaning palates.
Agricole fans and whisky drinkers wanting a dry, nutty, slightly smoky cane-juice rum with moderate strength and no added sugar.
Beginners, sweetness seekers, or anyone sensitive to floral/soapy or peppery notes in their rum.
How is Velier Saint James Sélection exclusive Velier 2014 rated?
RumX's 0–10 scale is strict , 7.4 lands squarely in the "Good" band. 71% of tasters rate it Good or better; only 0% rate it below average. See the full rating guide →
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Based on 53 ratings
Review by LukaŽiga
8,2:On the nose, the first impression we get is darker with sherry notes like dried fruits like raisins, apricots, roasted wood and toffee, nuts, dark chocolate, leather, as a sugarcane is flowery and herbaceous. On aeration, stronger spices as allspice, maggi, vanilla are noticed, smokiness, new fruits like citrus, pineapple and some walnuts, vegetal cane. 7,9:On the palate, the attack is light, soapy with sugarcane honey, mineral, citrus fruits, roasted wood with caramel, chocolate, spicy with vanilla, pepper, ginger and smoky.Resting the rum brings greener cane with grassy, flowery and herbaceous touch, more fruity tones with dried, green fruits. 7,3:The finish is short, dry and light, bitter, still soapy and green, fresh with grass, tea, floral notes, a bit vegetal, slightly fruity, the wood is still roasted, smoky and spicy...
Review by Rowald Sweet Empire
Tasted at a private tasting for a good cause. 9th of the 10 Velier vintages. This had a bit of everything we tasted of all the other vintages. A great mix. Lighter in woodiness than the 2015. Buttery. Creamy but also something weirdy sharp. Lemons. Interesting. In taste: waxy agricole. Subtle wood flavours. More classic dry yet fresh agricole. Some hay. Reminds me a bit of Neisson 105.
Review by Rumclub Latvia
2012 is much more better
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 Adrien B
Verticale série Nez : qui évolue gras, lacté, chocolat, fève de cacao, vieux cirage, nez qui s asseche, terreux Bouche : plus fruité floral en fond, orange, chlorophile
Review by Joachim Guger
Im Vergleich zum 2015 nunmehr frischere Tropenfrucht, weniger Zitrus. Ansonsten ähnliches Profil und ähnliche Qualität. Im Mund sehr, sehr pfeffrig und dann die blumigen Noten, diesmal seifiger.
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
A very mild and kind of light Agricole. You can taste that it's a younger version. Pretty fruity with light wood and some vanilla. The empty glass is really nice after a while where the fruitiness is really set free alongside chocolate.
Review by Alex Kunath
Deutlich weniger Seife. Soweit in Ordnungen.
Review by Palo - V Poháriku
Even though I hate when someone says a rum tastes like whisky, with this Saint James, I must say I have a strong whisky-ish vibes. Almost like nosing a really nice scotch unpeated single malt. For me, this vintage is kind of on the same level as the 2015, with the exception of this one being more "nutty" and "darker" in flavours compared to the youngest brother in series.
Review by Jakob
In the nose pleasing, but somewhat unimpressive in comparison: More fresh fruit, nice wood sweetness, again slightly floral notes. On the palate, nice wood, smokiness, subtle nougat and caramel sweetness and dried fruit. Solid, although in my opinion on the border of too intense smokiness.
Review by Oliver
Pleasant nose. Slightly drier and woodier on the palate than the 2015 vintage. A little too peppery for me.
Review by Timo Groeger
Dieses Set sollte schon lange verkostet werden. Hier haben wir den vorletzten, den 2014er. Durchschnittsrum würd ich sagen. Gut holzig, wir haben aber auch wieder Vanille, Agricole und leider auch Seife. Prost.
Review by Johannes
Die Fehlnote ist hier etwas weniger ausgeprägt.
Review by Tomas Hajlich
Nejsem fanousek agricole rhumu. Moc se mi libi konzistence kdy jde o mahagon a krasne se tahne. Ve vuni je dominantni drevo a jako kdyby mydlo coz je zvlastni…po napiti je velmi jemny, alkohol dobre integrovany. V chuti jemne drevo, opet mydlo a prijemny dojezd.
Review by Jarek
Franconian Rum Tasting Gang, 2024-05-10, Saint James 25 AOC Anniversaire (danke an Dom): Nach dem üblen 2015er lässt der 2014er einen zunächst durchatmen und hoffen. Solide und trinkbar, aber nichts Besonderes.
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About the Saint James distillery
The Saint James distillery is located in Martinique. Rums from Saint James have been reviewed 4,619 times with an average of 8.1/10.
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