Milano Rum Festival & Barmetro Bellevue 1998

Complex, balanced, long warm finish

Complex and balanced
Long, warm finish
Well-integrated alcohol
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RumX members praise its balanced complexity: caramelized banana and woody aromas lead to licorice, baked apple and a saline note, finishing long and warm. Let it breathe and sip neat.

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    How does this rum taste?

    Complex yet balanced—this 21-year Bellevue selected by Milano Rum Festival & Barmetro wins praise for an open, expressive nose of caramelized banana, wood and leather. The palate layers baked apple, overripe fruit, licorice and a subtle saline/olive touch, with alcohol well integrated and a long, warm finish. Often enjoyed neat after a rest in the glass. With 49 RumX reviews and only 252 bottles, it’s a rising community favorite.

    Aroma

    Woody Caramelized Banana Leather

    Taste

    Baked apple Licorice Woody Fruity

    How is this rum rated?

    8.8/10 50 reviews
    Top 10% Guadeloupe
    Top 14% Bellevue

    Needs some time in the glass to breathe. But then you are rewarded with a fantastic Bellevue that you can smell and enjoy the whole evening. A clear recommendation!

    Quite excellent Bellevue, which attacks the Croesus of TWJ (RX12489) - and at least today and at least on the palate defeats it. The TWJ is simply unbeatable on the nose, but on the palate it is noticeably bitter, woody and dry, whisky-like (?), despite a very long ageing period (necessary!), whereas the Milano is really nice and drinkable and round. Now, unfortunately, I have to cut the TWJ from 90 to 88 points, the Milano gets 89, but who knows if it won't be the other way around next time ... Both are Bellevues at the highest level.

    Nose: well balanced between dark caramel, cacao, roasted notes and (fresh) continental fruits. Excellent.

    Edit: Three Guadeloupe '98s tested against each other. My ranking today 1. Milano Rum Fest 2. the Rum Cask 3. Colours of Rum In contrast to the Colors of Rum I've had so far, this is definitely a step up. Balanced and drinkable, I'll be adding another bottle for myself.

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    Details about this rum

    Country
    Distillery
    RumX ID
    RX1525
    ABV
    57%
    Category
    Column Still Rum
    Vintage
    1998
    Cask number
    #11/1998
    Made from
    Sugar cane juice
    Distillation
    Column Still
    Age
    21 years
    No. of bottles
    252
    Bottle volume
    70cl
    Price range
    <250€
    Type of spirit
    Rum
    Milano Rum Festival & Barmetro • Bellevue 1998 &nbsp; 21yr &nbsp; 57% 1998

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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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