Neisson Rhum Agricole Blanc 50%

Nose: fresh sugarcane, fermented sugar, some mild fruity/malty notes??? Palate: sweet, vegetal, green, fresh-ish (not as much as the one i had in hawaii). A little dank Finish: vegetal, dry, a little crystalline sugar

I had heard great things about Neisson, so I was excited to try this. It didn't totally deliver, but by that I just mean it was dang good like every agricole rum I've ever had, rather than being mind-blowingly better than the other ones I'd tried. The nose is mainly sugarcane, as you might expect. It's got that delicious sweetness with a bit of vanilla, like plain sugar icing that you get on a cinnamon roll or something. There is also a tropical background, like maybe green bananas and fresh flowers. It's in the taste where this diverges from all other agricoles I've tried. I consistently get a noticeable blueberry note. It's not totally like a fresh blueberry, but almost like blueberry bubblegum or some kind of blueberry candy. I was surprised by this as it's not at all the sort of flavor I expect from an agricole. There's nothing bad about it, though. Apart from that, the flavor is again sugarcane with a bit of lime. The finish is sharp and burning with more tart lime and a slight bitterness. It does rock in a ti punch. It's kind of hard to give distinct ratings to different agricole blancs because they all have a similar overall profile. That said, strange as it may seem, this may be my least favorite of the half-dozen or so that I've tried. It's great in a ti punch but on its own I find it a little more harsh than others I've had. But really the difference is pretty small. My experience is still not huge, but I'm not sure there is any such thing as a bad agricole blanc. This is good stuff. It cost $40 for a liter bottle, which is roughly in line with most others I've had. I may well get it again at some point after I've cycled through some others.