Cadenhead‘s Bellevue GMBV 1998
Highly praised as a characterful, spicy Bellevue with herbal, woody and dried-fruit notes. Rewards attention, drinks well, and stands out as one of the stronger bottles in its blind-tasting set.
Fans of Guadeloupe/Bellevue profiles who enjoy spicy, woody, slightly dry agricoles with some funk and are comfortable with a firm 54% ABV character.
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Spicy, woody Bellevue for attentive sipping
If you already like Bellevue or other Guadeloupe agricoles, this is a rewarding, slightly drier take at decent strength that gives you the house character without being too demanding.
Those sensitive to alcohol heat or looking for a soft, sweet, beginner-friendly sipper with a very polished, rounded profile.
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About the Bellevue distillery
The Bellevue distillery is located in Guadeloupe. Rums from Bellevue have been reviewed 1,301 times with an average of 8.5/10.
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Bild Tastin #3: complex on the nose. Some fruits (grapes), caramel, chocolate and wood. On the palate: pretty nice. A long aged Agricole maybe? 🤔 Backing spices (cinnamon), wood, dried fruits and a hint of vegetal notes - maybe rather a French molasses rum? Definitely a highlight of the set. Cheers, Johannes for the set - was a blast to taste.
Johannes Blind-Tasting No 3: Die Nase ist kaum wahrnehmbar, etwas Karamell und Sahnetoffee. Der Gaumen ist anfangs sehr süß, als wäre eine Dosage enthalten. Dann wieder Karamell, Brauner Zucker, leicht röstig, Piment und geröstete Nüsse. Der Abgang ist kurz und leicht bitter. Ich vermute spanischen Stil á la Cuba. Edit: auf einen Bellevue wäre ich nie gekommen. Dieser ist vollkommen atypisch
Für mich bis jetzt der beste aus der Blindverkostungsreihe vom Johannes. Auf einen 98er Bellevue ist verlass. Den kann man immer gut trinken. Deckt sich im Gegensatz zu manch anderen aus dieser Blindverkostung eher mit meinem bevorzugten Geschmacksprofil.
Erstmal recht neutral an der Nase, viel klassische Noten von Eichenholz und Karamell, Würzaromatik, nach und nach zeigt sich auch schwere Fruchtigkeit im Hintergrund. Am Gaumen noch etwas expressiver, aber insgesamt doch im unteren Mittelfeld des Spektrums der Guadeloupe-Releases aus 1998.