M.E. Bellows‘ & Son Jamaica Rum

This is a sipping rum for the adventurous: light, dried fruit meets mellow wood, with gentle spice. One to try if you enjoy nuance and the story behind your spirits.

8.0  / 10  (10 reviews)

Rare slice of rum history, mellow and quietly complex.

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    How does this rum taste?

    • nice grapes, mango, datles even in the nose
    • very easy and enjoyable to drink
    • eindrückliches Erlebnis angesicht des Alters

    A genuine relic, this Guyana-distilled ‘Jamaica Rum’ from 1834 brings together dried figs, burnt sugar, woody spices and mild citrus peel. Tasters catch a whiff of old wood and gentle fruit: “Ve vůni staré, mírně zatuchlé dřevo, koření” (@Filip Šikula). The profile leans mellow, “something ‘jamaican’ in it” (@Palo - V Poháriku), with warmth from allspice and a softly lingering finish—more about experiencing history in a glass than chasing vivid flavour fireworks. Still, for many, 'an eindrückliches Erlebnis' as Mirco puts it.

    Aroma

    Dried figs Sour cherry Burnt sugar Dark

    Taste

    Orange peel Dried figs Grapes Allspice

    How is this rum rated?

    8.0  / 10  (10 reviews)
    Top 21%

    "Intensive Nase. Am Gaumen fällt der Rum leider deutlich ab. Trotzdem ein spannendes und einmaliges Erlebnis!"

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    7.6 / 10
    Review by: Oliver

    "Nase: leicht bitter, Richtung Monymusk, etwas muffig, metallisch. Gaumen: etwas dünn, leicht bitter, Marzipan, Grapefruit, Zitrusfrüchte. Abgang: Mittelgang, etwas alkoholisch. Spannend so ein Stück Geschichte zu probieren!"

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    7.9 / 10
    Review by: Johannes

    "Eindrückliches Erlebnis angesicht des Alters!"

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    8.0 / 10
    Review by: Mirco

    "Pretty nice profile for that old rum. Not long remaining taste, but nice grapes, mango, datles even in the nose. Not shrap (40%) but definitely not pure water. It is surprise for me, that such an old rum have nice taste."

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    8.1 / 10
    Review by: Pavel Spacek
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    Details about this rum

    Country
    RumX ID
    RX20862
    ABV
    40%
    Vintage
    1834
    Made from
    Molasses
    Type of spirit
    Rum
    M.E. Bellows‘ & Son 1834   40% Jamaica Rum

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