HSE VO Rhum Vieux is aged for 3 years in oak barrels.
In 2003, it won a silver medal at the Concours Général Agricole de Paris, as well as other medals in prestigious competitions.
Nico's tasting notes
On the nose, HSE VO offers a fine, mellow woodiness. Accompanied by vegetal notes and curry spices, it immediately places us in the family of Martinique agricultural rums. We have a rather fresh honey, not the deep, dark kind, but rather a honey with floral notes that would have retained all its vegetal origin. The woodiness becomes more straightforward, whiter and newer, while the tannins mellow. Green apple ensures continuity of freshness.
As time goes by, the rum settles into something even more typical, with a woodiness reminiscent of a cigar box. Wood and spice were the first part of the story, and now comes the headliner: noble cane juice accompanied by its orchestra of ripe exotic fruits.
The score remains the same on the palate, with the cane carried by the melted tannins of a slightly damp wood. Stealthy smokiness opens up to spices, followed by ripe exotic fruit, past its prime, like a persimmon.
The sensation of damp woodiness continues through to the finish.
"With its small three-year age, this rum from Martinique is a good example of the island's savoir-faire..."
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