Cave Guildive La Favorite Martinique 2017
Grassy, herbal and citrus-forward, with a resinous cedar-and-pine edge that leans almost earthy, like a walk in the woods. A few tasters catch glue and green bitterness, even a little soapy coriander. It's a young, intense agricole: at 65% most find the alcohol surprisingly well tucked in, though a couple wanted more oak and more age. Fresh, vegetal, a bit divisive.
The community says- Vivid herbal profile
- Well-hidden 65% ABV
- But: Tastes quite young
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How does Cave Guildive La Favorite Martinique 2017 taste?
Aggregated from 19 community reviews.
Young, grassy agricole with cedar and citrus Most find it an intense, very green agricole — lemony, herbal, cedar-and-earth. Opinions split on the sour citrus and youth; some love the profile, others want more age and oak.
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RumX’s 0–10 scale is strict: 8.2 sits in the “Very good” band. 94% of tasters rate it Good or better; only 0% rate it below average. See the full rating guide →
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53% rate it 8 or higher. 14 selected write-ups from 19 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
Review by Tschusikowsky
Most helpful positive review
Absolut spezielles Profil, dass ich so noch nicht kannte. Lohnt sich definitiv mal zu probiere. Die eher erdigen Komponenten sind hier im Vordergrund. Es schmeckt nach Zedernholz, Tannennadeln und wie eine holzige Zigarrenschachtel. Wie ein Waldspaziergang. Hatte zudem den Geschmack von Plasitk und Knettmasse. Zu Beginn fordert das Profil einem kurz, Alkoholintegration ist sehr gut, die 65% sind wenig bemerkbar.
Review by Dr.Django
Most helpful mixed review
Ein La Favorite mit 6 Jahren und 65%, das macht mich wahnsinnig neugierig. Der hat Pfeffer unterm Hintern und versteckt ihn zu keiner Zeit. Beim ersten Schluck hatte ich direkt an den Chalong Bay mit Shochu finish gedacht, der abgefahrene direkte Zitrusarorem aller Art vereint. Mit etwas Stehzeit kommt zunehmend ein grasiges/kräutriges Profil zum Tragen. Der Alkohol ist nicht ideal eingebunden. Sehr interessanter Rhum, noch interessanter fände ich ihn mit mehr Reifezeit und trotzdem mit einer ordentlichen abv.
Review by LukaŽiga
8,3:On the nose, typical agricole, sugarcane, musty, mineral, vegetal, herbaceous, grassy, slightly roasted wood notes with hazelnuts, damp with cardboard, confectionery, spicy with vanilla, citrus fruits, bump into our nosetrils. On aeration, the cane is flowery, earthy, yellow fruits arise, chocolate, pastry, butterscotch and slight smokiness, some glue. 8,5:On the palate, the attack is juicy with slightly sweet sugarcane honeycomb, green, musty and mineral, herbaceous, flowery, vegetal with root(slight bitterness), fresh with tea, grassy, as the fruits are dried with apricots, citrus and green with apples and pears, the wood is cedar, nutty, smoky, spicy. 8,4:The finish is long, dry, round, the cane is sweet with honey, mineral, grassy, herbaceous, flowery, earthy, pairs dried, yellow, citrus fruits and sour cherry, the nutty and spicy wood. Edit:12.6.26
Review by Gregor
A typical representative of the Agricolfrakrion. Intense, almost marshy, grassy green tones. Both the smell and the taste. Unfortunately, I miss the complexity here. The alcohol is extremely well integrated
Review by cigares
Tasting at J. B. Labat. Like a vegetable pastry on the nose! Herbs and tropical fruits, vanilla. The palate is marked by vegetal bitterness, like an Italian Amaro. But also delicate floral and fruity notes. A noble bitterness accompanies the entire tasting experience. The finish is long, elegant and complex. The discreet wood appears with elegance. A beautiful, expressive finish and perfect integration of the alcohol. A delicious rum.
Review by Johannes
Für mich zu grasig und zu jung.
Review by Timo Groeger
Wow der ist echt klasse. Nase besteht überwiegend aus Kräutern. Außerdem sehr pflanzlich, etwas Agricole und Klebstoff sind zu erkennen. Am Gaumen ebenfalls überwiegend Kräuter, sowie wieder pflanzlich und etwas Klebstoff.
Review by Lukas Jäger
Blind probiert, mein erster Eindruck war Martinique! Frisch und jung, sehr grasig, dazu ein paar frische Ester in Richtung Zitrus. Hinten raus dann auch etwas sauer, das mich durchaus etwas stört. Nach einigem Schnüffeln und Probieren war ich unsicher, wohin ich ihn stecken soll, da die saure Fruchtigkeit doch sehr dominant ist. Nach der Auflösung ergibt es aber durchaus Sinn, denn bei La Favorite habe ich schon öfter solche Zitrusnoten entdeckt. Hier sind sie mir aber einfach eine Spur zu stark. Trotzdem eine spannende Abfüllung, dem ich insbesondere den Alkoholgehalt gar nicht so zugetraut hätte!
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
#4667 23.03.2024 Relaxing at home after picking up two sets of online tasting in Flensburg. At the same time planning what to bring to Blåvand when I visit a fellow RumX from Germany. Nose Light roasted wood, faint smoke, fruits, light herbs, faint glue, grass, balanced. Palate Balanced, wood, light roasted, Agricole, fruits, light glue, faint smoke, light earthy. Finish Medium long, wood, dried fruit, grass. The empty glass has some tobacco and faint caramel notes.
Review by crazyforgoodbooze
Leider nicht mein Fall, tolle Nase nach Tropenfrüchten aber auch sehr viel Holz, Klebstoff und geschmacklich einfach sehr bitter, adstringierend und säuerlich metallisch. Insbesondere Modrig und holzig "nass".
Review by DomM
Nose is an bit to dump and grasy for my personal taste, but in the palate this bottling is extremly nice. High intensity, loads of fruits and and agricole notes.
Review by Boletus
Von zitroniger Frische und pflanzlichen Kräuternoten bestimmt, wird hier schon ein ziemlich interessantes Aromenprofil geboten, wobei auch ein paar seifige Tendenzen in Form von zerkauten Korianderblättern im Spiel sind. Zudem ist der Wechsel zwischen der grasig-süßen Zuckerrohrseite und den harzigen, an Zedernholz erinnernden Noten während des durchaus komplexen Geschmacks meines Erachtens nicht ganz stimmig. Ne pas ma favorite!
Review by Émile Shevek
Al naso si riconosce il profilo Favorite, è intenso, volatile e delicato con nocciole, datteri, canna dolce, albicocche, frutti, vaniglia, vegetali e qualche agrume. Al palato è caldo, intenso e avvolgente con gli stessi sentori, ma più decisi, un po' di legno giovane lievemente tostato e un retrogusto terroso fantastico e persistente tipico Favorite. Sarà anche poco invecchiato, ma a me piace tantissimo e l'Abv lo trovo integrato bene, è smorzato dal finale dolce, ma breve e volatile. Mi sarebbe piaciuto trovare un sentore di legno più marcato, qualche anno in più avrebbe giovato. Grazie a Tschusikowsky per aver organizzato lo split
Review by Mentalo
Sehr pflanzlicher Agricole. Bringt etwas Süße mit, dazu Kräuternoten, etwas Zitrusfrüchte, Nach etwas Standzeit war der Alkohol auch gut eingebunden. Eigentlich eine gute Abfüllung, aber der Abgang war etwas enttäuschend. Olive mit einer leicht unangenehmen Holznote.
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Details about Cave Guildive La Favorite Martinique 2017
A Rhum Agricole from Martinique, bottled by Cave Guildive, at 65%.
Community purchases
6 bottles logged by 5 collectors.
A collector's bottle.
0% opened, 0 emptied and repurchased.
6 purchased · 19 tasted · 1 wishlist · as of
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