St. George 13 Year “Agricole”

Review #1086; Rum #413

This is a 13 year aged Sugar Cane juice rum from California. They choose to call it Agricole, however, I feel that should be reserved for the French islands that produce agricole. Anyway, the fresh pressed cane juice is distilled in a copper pot still after fementation and was then aged for a non-disclosed amount of time. This rum sat in a warehouse for 13 years in French Oak before being bottled.. It is said that it was bottled at cask strength as it was about to fall below 40%. This was bottled for Bar Agricole. The sugarcane used for the juice came from California as well.

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Distillery: St. George

Bottler: St. George

Region: California, USA

Still: Copper Pot Still

ABV: 40%

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Nose:  Fruity, Apple, Faint pear, Dark Chocolate, Cherry Cola

Palate: Thin, Watery. Apple, Must, Cherry Cola, faint nuttiness

Finish: Short, pop of cola, apple, dark chocolate

Rating: 5/10

The nose on this is awesome and full of flavor. But then it falls flat on the palate for me. There is a good base there but it is missing something. Even if this is likely cask strength it feels a bit too far gone. Overall interesting considering the sources and ageing, but not as good as I would have liked.

1 | Disgusting | So bad I poured it out.

2 | Poor | I wouldn’t consume by choice.

3 | Bad | Multiple flaws.

4 | Sub-par | Not bad, but better exists.

5 | Good | Good, just fine.

6 | Very Good | A cut above.

7 | Great | Well above average

8 | Excellent | Really quite exceptional.

9 | Incredible | An all time favorite

10 | Perfect | Perfect