Rating 94
Style
Produced In Réunion
ABV 50%
Availability Year Round
Price $43.00 
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Reviewed 2024-09-19

Holmes Cay Reunion Island Rum Agricole Review

This standout agricole hailing from the Indian Ocean island of Réunion begins with umami-forward notes ranging from mushrooms to olives and soy sauce before transitioning to a bouquet of tropical fruit and wildflowers. In some ways, it more closely resembles a complex mezcal, sans smoke. On the palate, things lean back into more familiar rum territory, closing out with searing intensity and a seemingly endless finish. Produced at the Distillerie de Savanna and bottled in New York, this rum's profile is an outlier in the best way possible.

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Holmes Cay Reunion Island Rum Agricole
This standout agricole hailing from the Indian Ocean island of Réunion begins with umami-forward notes ranging from mushrooms to olives and soy sauce before transitioning to a bouquet of tropical fruit and wildflowers. In some ways, it more closely resembles a complex mezcal, sans smoke. On the palate, things lean back into more familiar rum territory, closing out with searing intensity and a seemingly endless finish. Produced at the Distillerie de Savanna and bottled in New York, this rum's profile is an outlier in the best way possible.

Reviewed On: 09-19-2024
94
POINTS
Holmes Cay Reunion Island Rum Agricole
This standout agricole hailing from the Indian Ocean island of Réunion begins with umami-forward notes ranging from mushrooms to olives and soy sauce before transitioning to a bouquet of tropical fruit and wildflowers. In some ways, it more closely resembles a complex mezcal, sans smoke. On the palate, things lean back into more familiar rum territory, closing out with searing intensity and a seemingly endless finish. Produced at the Distillerie de Savanna and bottled in New York, this rum's profile is an outlier in the best way possible.

Reviewed On: 09-19-2024