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J. Bally Millésime 1970
Nearly everyone here lands in the same warm place: this is old-school Martinique agricole "from a different era," elegant and balanced rather than loud. Expect dried flowers, thyme-honey, fine oak, a little chocolate and caramel, with pineapple and banana underneath. A few note it runs a touch hot on the finish, and one felt it lacked surprises — but the finesse for only 45% wins people over.
The community says- Elegant and balanced
- Complex old-school profile
- But: Slightly hot finish
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How does J. Bally Millésime 1970 taste?
Aggregated from 20 community reviews.
Elegant, honeyed vintage agricole sipper Loved almost across the board as a graceful, complex vintage agricole. Honeyed cane, fine wood and noble spice; a couple find it slightly hot late or a bit predictable.
Agricole lovers chasing old, elegant vintage rhum
Anyone wanting bold, high-proof punch or a mixer
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100% rate it 8 or higher. 15 selected write-ups from 20 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
Review by cigares
Une émotion de boire un rhum vieux, même s’il a passé la majorité de sa vie dans sa bouteille. Un nez très sec avec un léger terreux, de la vanille., un très beau côté végétal qui ajoute de la fraîcheur, Beaucoup de finesse et d’élégance pendant toute la dégustation. Des fruits tropicaux en bouche ananas et banane. Un côté végétal et frais qui équilibre ce rhum. Une finale étonnement longue, avec de la canne à sucre, des fruits. Je suis persuadé que le rhum continue d’évoluer en bouteille. En retrait par rapport au Courcelles 1972 à 54% qui ont une plus large palette aromatique, mais un très beau rhum tout de même. Par contre meilleur que le Bally 1949 gouté en parallèle.
Review by Oliver
Exzellenter Agricole!
Review by Giorgio Garotti
Bally's of older vintages always intrigue me! They make you realize that terrior, quality of sugarcane and mastery of distillation were enough to have great di! This one turns out intense and fruity despite the low alcohol content!
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
I killed this bottle last year and I'm inclined to buy a new one though the price has gone past 1000 euro. Lightly fruity with a warm and spiced palate. There is a bit of caramel and chocolate in there as well and if you leave the glass for the following day it's very clear.
Review by Jakob
Lots of dried and a few fermented fruits on the nose, complemented by classic Agricole nougat notes on the palate. Alcohol perfectly integrated, aromatically dense with the fine melt of well-aged rhums - outstanding!
Review by TheRhumhoe
A J. Bally that does honor to these old rums of yesteryear as they are no longer made. The nose isn't too pronouncedly agricultural: it's more on the honeyed side of the cane, with a fine woodiness, noble spices galore (nutmeg, cardamom) as well as chocolate and leather. There are a few berries to remind us of the fruity side, and a floral fragrance that adds a little freshness. A balanced, pleasant olfactory profile. The attack on the palate is very suave, with caramel, brown sugar and the honeyed aspect of the cane adding to the greediness. The woodiness is still very fine, accompanied by spices and tobacco that darken the profile. There's a slight earthy, vegetal bent, but it remains minor on the palate. The profile is old but elegant, complex and balanced. The finish is lovely, dominated throughout by spices, honeyed, candied fruit, raisins, wood, floral and herbaceous notes. The finish is drier, but retains its roundness and complexity. A superb, multi-faceted J. Bally that shows the breadth of the French West Indies terroir.
Review by Mirco
beautiful 😊
Review by Serge
Very tasty with a surprising amount of power for the low ABV. I actually like it with a bit more oomph, but this was delicious. Tasted again and still very tasty ... nice nougat note and some soursop.
Review by zabo
Edit tasted again today at a Bally round of Jakob with DomM and Serge. Stick with it, a good grenade. What a beautiful grenade. It was a highlight to be able to enjoy such a rarity. It was almost worth traveling to Stuttgart just for this. Very fine rum.
Review by Johannes
Wonderful Agricole of the old school. Amazingly intense and complex, great fruit basket, baking aromas, wood influence in the finish.
Review by Leo Krüper
Nice old Bally. The nose needs 30 minutes to develop. Old Agricole notes of cellar in the mouth. Somewhat alcoholic in the finish, otherwise there would have been more.
Review by crazyforgoodbooze
Incredibly cool vintage agricole. great intense sweet notes of pear, caramel, apple, hay and banana. Really fun!
Review by Buddudharma
Great, old Agricole from another time. Wonderfully full-bodied and balanced for its low ABV.
Review by Oli Hollister
Très bon Bally à l’ancienne. Très rond et équilibré. Sans surprise néanmoins
Review by jems5
Earthy, lightly woody, hint of lime, vanilla, harmonious, warm, quite silky but relatively short finish.
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Expert review by The Dunder Hut
A very, very elegant Bally. Dryed flower petals thyme-honey. And a nice malty finish. This is really from a different era and is gone in a sense of not being produced anymore. But this is subtle and lovely
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Auction results 289 € – 552 €
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Details about J. Bally Millésime 1970
A Rhum Agricole AOC from Martinique, distilled by J. Bally, at 45%.
Community purchases
20 bottles logged by 12 collectors.
A collector's bottle.
5% opened, 1 emptied and repurchased.
What does J. Bally Millésime 1970 cost?
Community paid 341–840 €.
Current best price: 975.00 € – above the typical community range.
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About the J. Bally distillery
The J. Bally distillery is located in Martinique. Rums from J. Bally have been reviewed 1,421 times with an average of 8.2/10.
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