The nose is sugary, grassy, and faintly tart and fruity. On the palate there is more sugar and tartness, along with an almost chemical flavor. The finish is long and fairly biting, with the chemical and tart notes lingering for quite a while. The Distiller expert review makes it sound like this is some super freaky weird thing but I found it pretty in line with other agricoles I've tried (which admittedly is only a few). The expert review also makes it sound like it's loaded with "industrial" flavors which I don't find to be the case at all. It's a pleasant, cane-y agricole that's great by itself or in a ti punch. It cost $37 but the bottle is a liter rather than 750ml so it's a good value. I may come back to this but will be trying other agricoles first.
About this bottle
Produced from pure cane sugar grown in the volcanic soils of the island of Martinique, La Favorite Rhum Agricole is distilled in a copper column-still. Founded in 1842, La Favorite is one of the few remaining independently owned rhum distilleries in the world.
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Picked up this and Rhum JM 50% as an intro to agricole. Still new to this, but found La Favorite to smell (and burn on the way down) like nail polish remover. Very grassy flavor, that can put a fun twist on mixed drinks, but hard to enjoy straight. Strong preference for JM right now.
Will be drinking more of this because of the forward bite, that is accompanied with nice warmness and sweetness. Very nice contrasting sensations for a rum.
I really enjoyed this one. It's unusual, with some chemical notes on the nose and palate, but it complements the sweetness and fresh flavors.
Smooth, a little bit grassy with some fruit. Could drink this neat.
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