The Whisky Jury Bellevue Rum Guadeloupe (TAST‘TOE)

Complex, spicy, and woody; needs maturation.

Complex and evolving flavor profile
Rich, spicy, and well-balanced aroma
Long, warming finish
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Rum Guadeloupe (TAST'TOE) offers a complex profile with herbal, spice, and woody notes. Aged 23 years, this cask-strength rum demands aeration for full potential.

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    How does this rum taste?

    The Rum Guadeloupe (TAST‘TOE) by The Whisky Jury, distilled at Bellevue in 1998, captivates with its complex aromatics and flavors. Produced from sugarcane juice with a column still and aged for over 23 years, its herbal, anise, and orange peel scent evolves into a vegetal, spiced palate highlighted by hay, ginger, and anise. Users recommend allowing the bottle to mature and air to fully appreciate its woody and tannic complexity, with a medium-long spicy finish. This limited edition cask-strength rum, at 53.2% ABV, showcases a balance between its rich lineage and nuanced flavor profile, ideal for both experienced rum enthusiasts and new explorers.

    Aroma

    Herbal Anise Orange peel Parfum

    Taste

    Hay Ginger Anise Juniper

    How is this rum rated?

    8.8/10 19 reviews
    Top 10% Guadeloupe
    Top 14% Bellevue

    Really good!

    Always for info

    24.09.2022 Going through samples at home. Notes Medium to dark in colour. Nose Light, light wood, caramel, fruity, overripe, banana, light anise, light herbs. Palate Medium intense, fresh, light wood, faint roasted, tannins, light anise, nutts, faint coffee. Finish Very long and warm, fruits, spices, faint coffee, light caramel, dried fruit.

    When I opened this bottle first, it boasted an incredibly dense profile, not portraying much else than musty wine bottles in a damp cellar. I didn’t think too much of it, didn’t particularly like it, and perhaps was even left a little disappointed. Looking at all the other ‘98 Bellevue reviews, I figured I had to be doing something wrong. After racking the bottle for a while, I realised this rum needs bottle maturation and excessive amounts of aeration (>hour) to reach its full potential. And what a beast it has become. On the nose it opens with camphor. Cool, musty and flowery aromas that slowly evolve into a more vegetal profile with pressed sugarcane, corn and red rhubarb. It’s sweet and sour with a mix of tropical fruits and a subtle sweetness; heavily seasoned with Indonesian spices (think nutmeg and ginger root). It’s extremely complex, yet surprisingly still well-balanced. In the mouth lots of wood, then tropical mix before dispersing into vegetal and spicy notes: peppers, aniseed and ginger root. It’s tannic and reflects many old red wine factors. Again very complex. The finish is medium long. Hot in the throat. Playful with lemon black tea, mint and geranium. Perhaps a bit kombucha-like.

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    Details about this rum

    Country
    Distillery
    RumX ID
    RX11276
    ABV
    53,2%
    Category
    Column Still Rum
    Vintage
    1998
    Cask number
    #10
    Made from
    Sugar cane juice
    Distillation
    Column Still
    Age
    23 years 7mo
    No. of bottles
    245
    Bottle volume
    70cl
    Price range
    <250€
    Type of spirit
    Rum
    The Whisky Jury • Bellevue 1998 &nbsp; 23yr &nbsp; 53,2% Rum Guadeloupe (TAST‘TOE)

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    About the Bellevue distillery

    The Bellevue distillery is located in Guadeloupe. Rums from Bellevue have been reviewed 1,174 times with an average of 8.5/10.

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