Dillon Rhum Vieux Agricole X.O. 12 Year is a Martinique rhum agricole made from fresh sugarcane juice and aged for 12 years in oak barrels. It is distilled using a copper column still at the Depaz distillery and bottled at 45% ABV. The rhum typically retails for around 42-54 euros.
The palate was also somewhat at right angles to the standard, though the underlying DNA was quite clearly in evidence. This will sound strange, but what I tasted after the delicately sweet lemongrass, honey and pancakes, was something smoky and more muscular, salty, even beefy.