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La Confrérie du Rhum Saint James Brut de fût 2003
"Probably the best St. James in my mind," one taster says — and this 2003 vintage agricole earns that with a heavy, wood-forward profile: dried fruit, tobacco, dark chocolate and roasted coffee, with red fruits and a fresh menthol note keeping it lively. At 59% it's big and slightly bitter. A couple of members note it can tip too woody, and the alcohol needs taming.
The community says- Layered and complex
- Dried fruit depth
- Can be too woody
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How does La Confrérie du Rhum Saint James Brut de fût 2003 taste?
Aggregated from 91 community reviews.
Heavy, woody Martinique agricole with dried fruit Loved for its layered, intense wood-and-dried-fruit character with a very long peppery finish. The recurring catch: some find it too woody and bitter, and the ABV runs hot.
Agricole fans who like heavy, wood-driven, dried-fruit profiles
Anyone who wants sweet, light or delicate rum
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How is La Confrérie du Rhum Saint James Brut de fût 2003 rated?
RumX’s 0–10 scale is strict: 8.7 sits in the “Very good” band. 95% 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?
10% rate it between 6 and 8. 19 selected write-ups from 91 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
This is probably the best St. James in my mind and I do have a backup bottle on the shelf. The nose is very well balanced with spices, fruit and tobacco. In the back i can find oak and a bit of leather. The palate is complex and really intense. Dried fruit and lots of spices with roasted coffee and a hint of leather. There is a slight but good bitterness. The finish is extremely long, slightly bitter and pepper spicy with some raisins.
Review by Harald
Color: mahogany Aroma: Sweet and heavy, raisins, prunes, mon cherie. Malaga ice Taste: Sweet in the mouth Oily on the swallow, prune discharge Spicy Tobacco, leather Finish: long, spicy, raisins Noble wood
Review by Thomas Wille
Class Agricole from the house of Saint James 👏🏻🥃
Review by Dr.Django
The St. James I had in my glass were often typically woody, "green" agricoles. Just like this one. A very dry representative, with dark dried fruits. Leather, tobacco and wood. Fantastic!
Review by Émile Shevek
Spicy and woody nose with some red fruit, chocolate and tobacco. On the palate spicy notes, especially cinnamon, some pepper and a touch of vanilla, then wood and premature red fruits typical of the distillery. On the finish, which remains quite long and lingering, also come toasty hints, others slightly sour, dark chocolate and after a few minutes some aftertaste of mold and leather. Exquisite, it has a Christmassy feel to it, too bad only for the cinnamon, which I don't like in general as a spice, otherwise it would have gotten a higher rating. Thank you Oliver for the opportunity!
Review by Rene Pfeiffer
Toller 14 jähriger Agricole. Da hätte ich gerne mehr wie das 2cl Sample.
Review by Johannes
Borderline woody, but great complexity!
Review by Rowald Sweet Empire
So I did the Velier vintages of St. James in a row a while back. Decided to open this as a desert. With an ABV if 59 instead if 47% it was a lot heavier...but still delicious. So lots of red fruits in the nose: Cherry. Black currant. Strawberry. Frenck oak with that typical hint of acidity. This breathes thick flavours. In the mouth: very big on the red fruits. A cognac/armagnac feel but also fresh. Port. Lot's of flavours. Very good. Seriously layered. Woody yet fresh. This is agricole quality. Definitely worth the 120+ euros it goes for.
Review by Joachim Guger
A dream the nose! Tropical fruit, dark, tobacco, spices, coffee, chocolate. Lots of wood, perfectly balanced on the upper edge. Empyreumatic the French would say.Powerful and balanced in the mouth. Coffee and dried banana on the finish.Great Agricole. Perfect play with barrel aging. Nice that we now really have a wide selection of Agricoles.
Review by Thunderbird
An Agricole , which still has corners and edges. It is very intense and complex and there is much to discover! Very exciting and delicious! Top!
Review by igor_loves_rum
Very interesting...very harmonious smell...tastes different than expected...I like the finish very much. Good rum
Review by Maxence
Dry profile with some tobacco, wood, dark chocolate, dried fruits and hints of fresh citrus. Once more a nice agricole rum !
Review by Lawich Lowaine
A nugget from the brotherhood ❤️
Review by Oliver
Really heavy and woody Agricole.a nose to fall in love with.
Review by Lukas Jäger
The alcohol comes in my opinion in the palate a little strong, otherwise very tasty, spicy and complex. Even if I am not yet a big fan of Agricole, so I like this rum very much, v.a. because the grassy notes do not dominate too strongly.
Review by mto75
nice, round St. James, on the nose many spicy notes towards clove and allspice, in the background a certain (green) freshness.
Review by Mathieu C.
Couleur très foncée, acajou En première bouche explosion de saveurs fruitées, épicées (piment) malgré la forte présence d'alcool, et dénotant avec la nette dominance boisée du nez Très bonne longueur sur le boisé, fruité, gourmand
Review by Jarek
More on the spicy/roasty side. Delicious, but almost too woody in the finish for my taste. Mild, despite the rather high alcohol content for an Agricole. Points deducted because of the excessive wood influence, otherwise it would be more like 8.5-8.6.
Review by tojo
On the nose: grass, plant, spicesPalate: bitter notes, wood, earth, pepperHas a distinct character, unfortunately not quite my cup of tea.
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Details about La Confrérie du Rhum Saint James Brut de fût 2003
A Rhum Agricole AOC from Martinique, bottled by La Confrérie du Rhum, at 59%.
Community purchases
178 bottles logged by 126 collectors.
A drinker & collector.
22% opened, 18 emptied and repurchased.
What does La Confrérie du Rhum Saint James Brut de fût 2003 cost?
Community paid 85–140 €.
Current best price: 269.90 € – 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+ →
178 purchased · 92 tasted · 41 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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