Rivière du Mât Royal Réserve
A curious-explorer friendly agricole-style rhum from Réunion with light wood, spice, apple-cinnamon and grassy sugarcane tones. RumX members see it as a simple, budget-friendly sipper or easy mixer with moderate intensity.
- Good value
- Pleasant nose
- Versatile mixer
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How does Rivière du Mât Royal Réserve taste?
Aggregated from 63 community reviews.
Budget-friendly easy agricole sipper A curious-explorer friendly agricole-style rhum from Réunion with light wood, spice, apple-cinnamon and grassy sugarcane tones. RumX members see it as a simple, budget-friendly sipper or easy mixer with moderate intensity.
Curious explorers wanting an affordable, light agricole-style rhum to understand grassy cane and oak notes without high ABV or heavy complexity.
Those seeking deep complexity, premium sipping experiences, or very sweet, dessert-style rums; also not ideal for drinkers sensitive to a bit of alcohol bite.
How is Rivière du Mât Royal Réserve rated?
RumX's 0–10 scale is strict , 6.8 lands squarely in the "Pleasant" band. 19% of tasters rate it Good or better; only 6% rate it below average. See the full rating guide →
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Based on 63 ratings
Review by Martin Ekrt
Vůně mírně ovocná, koření, skořice. Dost jemná až nevýrazná. Chuť celkem zajímavý mix agricole a ovocné pálenky. Kupodivu výrazné, koření, sud, docela citrusy a švestka. Očekávání byla nízká, ale toto není vůbec špatné.
Review by Rowald Sweet Empire
Starts out pretty well. Agricole styled, fresh and dry. Oranges. Nougat/Marzipan and almonds. Taste: a tad disappointing. Less layered. Gets better with a few sips. A bit chemical. Some paint. Violet flowers. Finish: medium. A bit bitter. Plums. Overall not bad. Far from the brilliant 15y but nice nonetheless.
Review by Godspeed
The very definition of cheap and cheerful. Blended rhum traditionnel with unspecified age profile and a bargain basement price. Surprisingly successful as a sipper, certainly not unpleasant by any means. Spicy, wooded, and containing that distinctive clay tone that I also find in rhum traditionnels by Isautier (the La Reunion neighbor of Rivière du Mat). For the 20€ asking price this is a recommend, assuming you are the type of person who is able to tier what you are drinking based on how much you are paying.
Review by Julien Aubert
Assez classique, pas désagréable mais pas ouf.
Review by Michael Janek
24 rums 2022 vůně jako pečený štrůdl = jablko, skořice, hrozinky chuť nejdřív hladká, skoro trošku medová, později mírně pálivě kořenitá, docela dlouho zůstává chuť jablka a skořice vůně 4/5 chuť 3,5/5
Review by Stefan Persson
Bought three different Rivière du Mat, produced in Reunion, during my drive down to Spain. This is the second I open, a traditionnel Rhum Vieux. Haven’t found out the aging, but I characterize it as a VO with an aging about 3 years. Overall an OK rum that’s definitely better than the Ambre because of its deeper character (easier to recognize the aroma and tastes) and longer finish.
Review by Lutz Lungershausen
Leichte, sehr angenehme Nase, die sich innerhalb von 10 Minuten von leicht fruchtig zu vanillig entwickelt. Am Gaumen hingegen sehr generisch mit einem Anflug von Honig. Im Abgang intensiv und mittellang. Hier ist nichts irritierendes, aber auch nichts beeindruckendes. Zum Sippen ist er mir zu wenig, als Mixer sicher eine funktionale, unaufdringliche Wahl.
Review by Steffmaus🇩🇰
Time to finish up 1423's "24 days of Christmas". On day 20 we come across an agricole. It has some spicyness and wood in the nose to me, and in the notes I found some dried fruits, sugarcane and a grassy sensation with a medium finish
Review by rum_sk
Subtle, fresh, 🍊, 🍏, nougat and caramel with classical agricole touch full of soft vegetal notes.
Review by Jakub Hrubý
Krásná vůně, příjemná nasládlá chuť, to ale jen chvíli a zbytek chuti mě nijak moc neoslovil. Spíše suché, trpké.
Review by Gunnar Böhme "Bauerngaumen" 🤓
Tantalizingly sweet and floral on the nose, suggests older age. Then disappointing on the palate, unrounded and alcoholic and woody. If you don't want to be disillusioned, just smell the rhum without drinking it. At least the finish is relatively long-lasting.
Review by Arjan91
Not my thing, too much alcahol and not much going on.
Review by epicsune 🇸🇪
Sample no.20 of the 24 days of rum calendar 2023. Nose and palate as a generic agricole rum. Notes of grass and fruits. Some barrel and maybe leather and tobacco on the palate.
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72 bottles logged by 52,000+ RumX members. The ratio of closed / opened / emptied, indicates whether this rum is meant to be drunk or is a collector's item.
Also on the wishlist of 6 members.
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