Duquesne Rhum Blanc

The smell is your typical sugary agricole. I notice it has a bit less fruitiness than other agricoles I've had; instead it's more grassy, with something almost chemical. The scent is smoother and "less distinct" compared to the sharper tang I detect in another brand. The taste is also quite grassy. There's that chemical element again, or perhaps it's a sort of "non-food" vegetal note, similar to biting into a plant's stem or something. Again, I don't get much fruit in the flavor, though there's a little lemon and/or lime. The alcohol burn is fairly strong. The finish is more of the same: grass, green vegetable matter, and sugar, with a strong alcohol presence. I believe this is my least preferred agricole I've sampled, though that doesn't mean it's bad at all, as they're all fairly close. It delivers on the sugarcane sensory experience, with that pleasant sugary aroma and refreshing cane flavor, but I find it a bit less complex than some others. It's missing the more interesting fruity notes I perceive in those and just feels a little clumsier somehow. Despite the somewhat unenthusiastic tone of this review, though, this is still a good rum and works well in a ti punch. It's also by a fair margin the most affordable agricole I've encountered, at $28 for a liter bottle. I probably won't get this again right away as there are other agricoles I wish to explore (or revisit), but I could see getting a bottle in the future for inexpensive ti punch ingredients.