The Duchess Bellevue Guadeloupe 1998
Highly praised Bellevue 1998 with fresh, herbal nose and balanced woody, chocolate and coffee palate. Considered a refined, classic profile with a long, satisfying finish.
Agricole and Guadeloupe fans who enjoy elegant, herbal profiles with balanced oak, coffee and chocolate at a confident but manageable cask strength.
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Refined, herbal Bellevue classic
If you enjoy classic Bellevue or refined agricoles, this bottling keeps that herbal-woody DNA but adds age-driven chocolate and coffee depth, rewarding patience in the glass.
Those wanting sweet, bold or very funky profiles, or drinkers sensitive to drier wood, herbal notes and a 54.9% cask strength bottling.
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About the Bellevue distillery
The Bellevue distillery is located in Guadeloupe. Rums from Bellevue have been reviewed 1,321 times with an average of 8.5/10.
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This is a great release from this bottler and at release the price was very good compared to the price tag. The nose is very fresh, fruity and woody trailed by herbs, mint and chocolate. I can only recommend leaving the empty glass and then nose it after a few hours. The palate isconplex and well balanced with fruits and wood trailed by chocolate, coffee and a hint of wet tobacco. The finish is very long with roasted wood, raisin and a hint of licorice.
"A "classic" Bellevue 1998, a little weak on the palate when the bottle opens but densifies very quickly and becomes quite good."
Lovely floral aroma, sifted cask, full of vanilla and a little menthol or something. Taste-wise, unfortunately, it's a weaker concoction of what's smelled. Maybe the rum is too old and I personally would have preferred a wilder profile. Nevertheless, it's still an excellent piece.