Aroma visualization from community tastings
J. Bally Blanc
Ti punch drinkers are the core audience here. This Martinique agricole leads with fresh sugarcane, grassy and floral notes, then a fruity lift of pineapple and mango. The 55% sits milder than expected, but the finish turns dry with a little pepper and bitterness. One taster called it a "ti'punch déjà fait" — practically a cocktail in the bottle.
The community says- Fresh sugarcane
- Pineapple and mango
- But: Dry peppery finish
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How does J. Bally Blanc taste?
Aggregated from 41 community reviews.
Fresh, fruity agricole built for ti punch Most see a well-made classic blanc — fresh cane, tropical fruit, dry peppery finish. A few find it good but not remarkable, and one member ranks it just under DePaz 55%.
Ti punch fans and people getting into agricole
Anyone wanting sweet, aged, easy-sipping rum
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What does the community say?
68% rate it between 6 and 8. 15 selected write-ups from 41 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
Review by Stefan Persson
Most helpful positive review
Tasted this great Agricole Blanc at the Rhum Fest Paris 2026. The nose is round, thick, sweet, herbal, fruity and spicy with scents of cane sugar, bagasse, pineapple, banana and milk chocolate. At the palate it’s round, strong, intense, sweet, fruity, spicy, fat and warm with flavors of cane juice, syrup, pineapple, mango, dates, citrus, pepper and chili. The finish is rather long.
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
Most helpful mixed review
#5282 28.04.2024 Running a few samples while watching "Moonshiners". Nose Fresh, medium intense, light floral, fruits, herbal, naturally sweet, light grass, sugarcane, faint chocolate. Palate Oily, fresh, intense, sweet, medium spicy, sugarcane, light citrus, spice. Finish Long and warm, medium spicy, fresh, fruits, light citrus, faint floral, light chocolate. Empty glass Chocolate, light grass, light citrus, sugarcane.
Review by Timo Groeger
La Route des Rhums Advent Calendar 2023 No. 13 J. Bally Blanc. Here is an Agricole as it stands in the book. Nice and fresh nose, consisting of agricole and sugar cane. Also fresh on the palate, agricole, sugar cane and tropical fruit.
Review by TheRhumhoe
A basic J. Bally in the pure agricultural tradition. Sugar cane, herbaceous and floral notes are easily found, along with lovely tropical fruit aromas that add roundness and flavor. On the palate, the attack is clean, dry but pleasant. While agricultural flavors predominate, exotic fruits such as mango and pineapple add a delicious mouthfeel. The rum is slightly syrupy, balanced and expressive. The finish is dry and of medium length, with a slight bitterness, peppery notes and typical agricultural aromas with the freshness of sugarcane and herbs. Fruit is a little less noticeable. A classic but well-executed white rum that can be enjoyed neat or as a Ti Punch.
Review by Korkennase🥃
A fruity aroma rises from the glass as soon as you open it, the nose is very inviting, pineapple and banana. The alcohol is well integrated, the 55% is rather mild. The taste is dominated by the floral notes . The finish is long with slight bitterness. As Ti Punch, the rhum rather brings out the mineral, grassy and floral notes.
Review by Pascal Gwada
Advent 2023 n13. A good white. Nose: Sweet cane (ripe, according to the official description), warm, citrus, passion, greedy with watts. Palate: pleasantly warm and very sweet, quite fat, lemon again, almost a ti'punch already made, but quite strong. Length: the sweetness of the fatty side is back, medium to long. A good little rum that should be excellent in ti'punch, a good candidate for aging.
Review by Filip Kalinovský
Beautiful intense nose and taste of rum, I would say a good entry into the world of Agricola. Not too strong as some other Agricola, a floral meadow aroma with hints of fruit. The taste of tropical fruits, pineapple, mango came to me. A little strength towards the end and a good length of flavour. Very pleasant I will definitely buy another, interesting rum to deliver in my own cask.
Review by JonasTh
Stinkt afschuwelijk. Best lekker voor een witte rum.
Review by TheJackDrop
Edit : a 31€ le litre que demande de plus ? Belle aromatique fraîche, de la canne, pointe de menthol et d’anis. Très sympa. Notes issues du Whisky Live Paris 2024 - à revoir et approfondir. Je n'en attendais rien, et finalement, c'est pas mal ! Un blanc très fruité que je n'aurai pas mis sur la martinique à chaud. Bonne surprise.
Review by Léo Delek
J'ai trouvé ce blanc très équilibre avec le juste milieu au niveau de la fraîcheur, des épices, de l'intensité. On retrouve des agrumes, du miel un peu de réglisse, ... en bref un rhum très équilibré
Review by Rado Vito
Nice agricole fruity smell. I wouldn’t guess 55% by nose. Creamy beginning, full fruity body, long spicy end.
Review by Godspeed
Really, really good. Just a hair below the DePaz white 55%. But still, one of the best whites on the market, no mean feat. A marvel in dry ti-punch, the true test for a white agricole.
Review by laudhar
Fruité avec des notes végétales. C'est bon mais je ne lui trouve rien d'exceptionnel non plus
Review by Gd Flo
Un bon rhum blanc avec du goût et des watts. Compagnon idéal du ti punch, santé !
Review by Adrien B
Sucrosiré fraîcheur agrume. Top
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Avg. community purchase price 11 €
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Details about J. Bally Blanc
A Rhum Agricole AOC from Martinique, distilled by J. Bally, at 55%.
Community purchases
29 bottles logged by 28 collectors.
A drinker & collector.
31% opened, 5 emptied and repurchased.
What does J. Bally Blanc cost?
Community paid 6–39 €.
Current best price: 31.33 € – within 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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