Aroma visualization from community tastings
Depaz Small Batch 2005
Roasted spice and nutmeg lead here, backed by nougat, dark chocolate, oak and a dried-fruit sweetness that never tips into sugary. This 14-year Depaz agricole is bottled at cask strength, so it runs hot and dark on the palate. One taster called the nose "fresh and fruity" while the mouth turns drier and spicier — a split several members noticed, though most still found the whole thing balanced and long.
The community says- Long roasted finish
- Nougat and spice
- But: Runs hot
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How does Depaz Small Batch 2005 taste?
Aggregated from 31 community reviews.
Powerful, dry, spice-and-nougat cask-strength agricole Most find this a powerful, spice-and-wood-driven agricole with a long finish and real nougat notes. A few feel the fruity nose and dry, roasted palate don't quite line up.
Agricole fans who want a dry, spicy cask-strength sipper
Anyone who dislikes grassy, citrus-vegetal agricole notes
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How is Depaz Small Batch 2005 rated?
RumX’s 0–10 scale is strict: 8.7 sits in the “Very good” band. 100% of tasters rate it Good or better; only 0% rate it below average. See the full rating guide →
Community voices
What does the community say?
94% rate it 8 or higher. 12 selected write-ups from 31 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
Most helpful positive review
This was the last rum during our trip to Amsterdam and it was also really good. Price to quality is very good in my mind. The nose is fresh and fruity with wood, cane, caramel and and spices. The palate is balanced and oily with fruits, roasted wood, spices, cane, nuts and light notes of grass. The finish is medium long with wood, tropical fruits, spices and light nutty notes.
Review by Serge
Most helpful mixed review
Ich mag einfach keine Agricoles und schmecke einfach immer uuerst das, was ich nicht mag (Grasige Noten, Zitrusschsle. Etc.) … aber hoer gibt es auch schöne Nougat Noten am Gaumen. Unterm Strich holt er mich dennoch nicht ab.
Review by TheRhumhoe
Un rhum brut de fût exubérant au nez, avec de nombreux arômes de fruits (fruits rouges, fruits jaunes, agrumes et fruits secs), des notes douces de canne à sucre, de caramel et de pâtisseries, une pointe de solvants et des notes de tabac, de chocolat et d’épices pour un ensemble très harmonieux, maîtrisé et délicieux. Le rhum est toutefois plus puissant une fois en bouche, avec une trame très épicée (muscade, vanille, poivre, clou de girofle, cannelle), rôtie, du cuir, du café, du chocolat noir et des fruits secs, pour un profil particulièrement sec et sombre. La finale, très longue, se prolonge sur des notes terreuses et de tabac, des épices, un fruité léger et une pointe de fraîcheur agréable. Un Depaz intense et complexe, malheureusement un peu trop clivant entre le nez et la bouche.
Review by Jakob
Im Direktvergleich mit Fass 503 zeigt dieser ein wenig mehr Feuer am Gaumen, daneben klingt auch hier viel typisches Profil an: Pfeffrige Gewürze, Kakao, Haselnüsse, Fassaromen und auch angenehme Fruchtnoten, sowohl von frischem als auch getrocknetem Obst. Stimmig und rund.
Review by Djehey
Très très bien. Le nez est orienté plutôt fruits, mais des fruits en confiture. Un côté mielleux et floral également s'exprime ainsi que le foin bien sec sous le soleil. La bouche porte davantage le poids des années, avec le chocolat, le boisé, le cuir et le tabac surtout en fin de bouche. Un caractère aussi très épicé comme le piment et le gingembre mais l'aération arrondi bien les angles. S'ajoute à cela nougat, macaron et orange qui apporte une belle gourmandise. Le caractère agricole donne une aération bienvenue dans cette concentration. Je n'avais pas trop aimé le 2004 mais très content de ce 2005 acheté à un excellent prix.
Review by Jarek
Mal wieder eine schöne Abfüllung von Depaz, mit ordentlich Power. An der Nase noch recht fruchtig (hauptsächlich Zitrusfrüchte), mit Zuckerrohr und Honig. Am Gaumen und im Abgang eher würzig, rösten und holzig, mit angenehmer Nougat-Note.
Review by alex
Excellent. 😍
Review by Buddudharma
Ich mag die Depaz Single Casks einfach, auch dieser hier weiß zu gefallen. Der obligatorische Apfel, dazu Gewürze, Holz und etwas Nougat im Abgang. Wirklich gut, aber die 2002er Abfüllungen sind nochmal eine Liga drüber.
Review by Rum N Cigar
Une explosion de saveurs en bouche ! Un rhum puissant et équilibré qui devient de plus en plus agréable à chaque gorgée. Un délice !
Review by Fabulon
Une vraie merveille ce Depaz ! Un nez sur les fruits et les épices, petit côté grillé, une bouche à tomber mêlant les fruits (noix, coco,fruits rouges), un boisé avec un chêne fin, des épices douces. La finale est assez longue sur les épices torréfiées, petit côté vanillé. Excellent !
Review by John Coffey
Pas fan de ce depaz BDF.. C'est puissant mais je trouve pas une bouche grandiose propre à cette distillerie..
Review by Robin Gvll
Puissant, le final est très bon
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Auction results 116 € – 132 €
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Avg. community purchase price 135 €
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Details about Depaz Small Batch 2005
A Rhum Agricole AOC from Martinique, distilled by Depaz, at 58,2%.
Community purchases
76 bottles logged by 64 collectors.
A drinker & collector.
21% opened, 6 emptied and repurchased.
What did the community pay for Depaz Small Batch 2005?
Community paid 125–160 €.
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