Rum Nook: Overview 92 - Chantal Comte L'Arbre du Voyageur 2001 La Favourite

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Slightly typical agricole settle for for the large beetroot.

Following a chat with my good friend Lance, I admitted that I
wasn’t as skilled in agricoles as I want to be. His reply: Then strive
some.

So right here we go. An agricole.

However not simply any agricole. That is the Chantal Comte L’Arbre
du Voyageur 2001.

Chantal Comte is a really arduous working girl from France.
As many others, she finds particular casks of rum, which she bottles for us geeks
to take pleasure in.

She has fairly just a few very revered launch behind her, and a pair
of them are actually particular. Due to this fact I’ve no hassle deciding to strive one other.

And this time I’ll even write about it.

The L’Arbre 2001 is an AOC agricole from the La Favourite
distillery on Martinique.

L’Arbre du Voyageur means ”The Travellers Tree”, which
apparently is an emblem of Martiniquan hospitality.

On the web site it’s marked as AOC. However there isn’t a
reference to this on both tube or bottle. It does say ”Appellation Martinique
Controlée”, however I can’t determine why they qould write that and never AOC, if it
was truly and AOC rhum.

Assuming that it’s an AOC rhum, that may imply it might
need to be a Conventional Agricole Rhum made on a coloumn nonetheless from fermented
sugar cane juice.

A little analysis reveals that it has been aged for 7 years
making it a Rhum Vieux, and if we nonetheless cling to the AOC markings, it might
need to have been finished in new French oak barrels.

The yield was 3100 bottles at 45,5% ABV.

It is available in a thick card board tube with steel lids. The
tube is adorned with a big drawing of what I imagine is a sugar cane.

Moreover there may be various info, which is
repeated on the precise label, but in addition an extended textual content in french, which I didn’t
hassle to translate. However from what my inadequate french abilities suggests, it’s
all in regards to the heritage and the idea behind the rhum.

Contained in the tube we discover a lengthy and glossy bottle, which
reminds of cognac bottles.

Up high is a pure cork with a black, plastic stopper.

Exterior the bottle we discover a fairly massive label with the
typical info of heritage, title and classic.

The rum exhibits off a really good golden color and sticks
fantastically to the within of the glass.

Taking just a few whiffs it comes off very wealthy and stuffed with
fruity scents,

First up is very large lichees and a basket of inexperienced apple.

But in addition grapefruit, unripe pineapple and cola.

Beneath that may be a layer of recent cane and floral lavishness.

Then very gentle picket notes and a touch of vanilla.

I have to say that I’m very impressed with this beautifuland
very elegant nostril,

Getting into the mouth it comes of as somewhat edgy and sharp.

Nevertheless it makes up for it with a giant bucket of flavours.

Up entrance there may be some heavy earthy notes, which jogged my memory
of beetroots, and grassy forrest flooring.

However there may be additionally fairly some oak, a spicy sub stage and simply
a touch of vanilla and citrus.

Like most different agricoles it’s fairly dry.

All in all an excellent sip. Nevertheless it feels somewhat slender and
unbalanced.

I may have wished for extra depth and extra complexity.
Particularly once I now what might be finished with an agricole like this regardless of the
youthful age.

It does keep round for some time. And when the beetroots
disappear, you’re left with a pleasant, dry and fruity farewell.

As a result of dryness it cleans up properly and after some time,
there may be not a lot left.

It doesn’t have numerous warmth in the course of the end, and it
doesn’t introduce something new.

So, it’s what you’ll count on, and nothing extra.

Score and ultimate
ideas

It very clearly does finest on the nostril, which was completely
lovely.

Sadly, it didn’t carry over to the palate that properly,
and the beetroot took over method an excessive amount of.

Priced round €95 I imagine it pushed the envelope as a lot
because it presumably can.

There’s numerous different nice rums round for a value like
that. Additionally within the agricole division.

That is undoubtedly a rhum value consuming in case you are into
earthy notes, so don’t dismiss all of it collectively. Give it a shot when you really feel like
it and like your agricoles.

If you’re new to agricoles, I’d recommendation to begin with
one thing else and extra accessible.

With out additional ado, we come to the conclusion. A…