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Nobilis Bellevue No. 11 1998
Poured neat, this rests into a dry, wood-driven Guadeloupe where the 55% barely shows — several tasters swear it drinks like 45%. Licorice, tar, dark chocolate and warm barrel spice lead, with mango and orange peel flickering underneath. The wood dominates through a long, bitter-edged finish. A few pick up an almost Caroni-like tar note. Give it time in the glass; it opens up rather than jumping out.
The community says- Integrated alcohol
- Long finish
- But: Wood-forward
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How does Nobilis Bellevue No. 11 1998 taste?
Aggregated from 70 community reviews.
Dry, woody old Guadeloupe with licorice and tar A consistently loved 1998 Bellevue — dry, woody and beautifully integrated, with a finish most rate its strong suit. Reward for patience, not an instant grower.
fans of dry, old, wood-heavy cask-strength rum
anyone wanting sweet or fruit-forward pours
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RumX’s 0–10 scale is strict: 8.7 sits in the “Very good” band. 98% of tasters rate it Good or better; only 0% rate it below average. See the full rating guide →
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96% rate it 8 or higher. 28 selected write-ups from 70 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
Review by Galli33
Very lovely delicious rum from bellevue. Some really caroni like tastes of tar. The wood of the barrel is dominant, but the alcohol is integrated well (seems like 45%). Overall a very nice bottle from nobilis. Nose: Tar, licorice, spicy, nutty, roasted, almond, walnut, caramel, apple, orange, plum, mango, herbal, floral Mouth: round, elegant, delicious, full bodied, dry, oily, complex, balanced, strong, tar, caramel, tobacco, licorice, roasted, ginger, dark chocolate, spicy, roasted nuts, woody(oak) Finish: long; dry, delicious, woody(oak), licorice, roasted nuts, dark chocolate, tobacco, black tea
Review by TheRhumhoe
A fine bottling of Guadeloupe rum. The nose is very seductive, with notes of fruit (apple, raisin, mango, papaya), herbs and flowers, spices (pepper, licorice, vanilla), dark notes (chocolate), bitterness (caramel) and wood. A touch of polish tones the nostrils. The profile is complete and well-balanced, with a beautiful harmony of aromas. A truly pleasant rum to smell. The attack on the palate is smooth, with burnt caramel, dark chocolate, roasted nuts and barrel woodiness. Spices (licorice, salt, chili, pepper, vanilla) accompany the earthy notes (tobacco) and tea notes that emerge on the mid- and finish. The profile is less fruity than the nose, but allows some fruit to express itself (orange, apple, dried dates and exotic fruit). The alcohol is well integrated into this round, sensual and complex profile. The finish loses vitality, fading rather quickly despite a few piercing aromas. Dark, woody, caramelized and spicy notes wrestle with fruit and herbaceous notes in a rather dry, thin landscape. Clearly the Achilles' heel of this rum, it nevertheless boasts undeniable qualities for its age, both olfactory and gustatory.
Review by Rhum Mirror 🇧🇪
The nose is bold and seductive. Chocolate and roasted notes are present. Rather fresh and powerful. And it's very fruity (apple-dry fruit-tropical fruit). Wahooo it's great, let's get on with the tasting! On the palate, it's perfectly balanced. The fruitiness of the nose comes through (pineapple, banana, red fruit...) but to a lesser extent than the nose (as is often the case with agricultural products). Coffee, chocolate, burnt sugar and fine, noble wood (not the kind you get at Ikea). The finish is rather complex and exciting, with ripe banana, fresh mint and a wave of spices. This Guadeloupe is really good! Another fine selection from Nobilis! Thanks Yannis for sharing. Without a doubt, this is my best Gwada 1998 to date.
Review by Christoph
Taste and finish much better than in the nose. The polish in the nose is such a mixture of ashtrays in a workshop next to the open polish is not at all inviting to drink. In addition, there are the cheese feet of the mechanic. If you dare, you will be surprised in the taste of orange and ginger served on the finest wood. This is joined by dark chocolate. Especially cool is the finish, the mixture of wood and citrus harmonizes extremely well. The lousy nose spoils a top score.
Review by Frank
A nice old Guadeloupe with pleasant ABV. Nose: elegant and aromatic. Woody and spicy, with rather dark, malty nuances at the beginning. There are dark chocolate, discreet brown sugar and toffee, but besides that also fruity with black currant and old dried blood orange. I also find light smoke and then neat vanilla and soft licorice. Beautiful round nose. 90 Palate: neat woody-spicy-roasty without being too woody. Intense and powerful but also very aromatic. Slightly bitter at the start, then immediately something slightly fruity but still muted towards blackcurrant with candied orange peel. Lightly and not obtrusively spicy with nutmeg, pepper and licorice. Black tea comes in at the back. I also like it very much. 88 Excellent
Review by RumTaTa
Second tasting: now I also have the herbal notes in the nose. But it does not come close to the RA (RX12189). Nose: wow, what a sweetness this is! Karemelized fruit with maple syrup. Very awesome!Palate: not as sweet as the nose suggests. Very balanced and super integrated alcohol. Finish: medium long and very harmonious and complex.This is the best 98 Bellevue I've tasted so far. Great transformation of sweet nose, sweetness and spice on the palate and spicy finish.
Review by Bavarian Rum Lover
Nose: nice fruity nose of dark and slightly acidic fruits, some apple caramel, tar and leather. Taste: the fruit recedes in favor of spices, tobacco and leather Finish: wood and tobacco/leather again, slightly bitter and astringent, at the very back of the palate the fruit finally comes through again. The alcohol is perfectly integrated, the 55% is not noticeable in any way. Overall, an interesting bottling that is not an instant grower, but wants to be discovered and conquered.
Review by Stylo
Nose is very fresh and herbal..then my mind goes straight back to when I was a kid my grandma used to give me mou-like candies made with licorice and mint..the fruity notes of mango and golden apple are lingering in the background, like coated in sweet caramel. Some spices from the barrel are slowly coming through. I also get an odd flavor, like dust or tar, but very subtle. On the palate the rum is very warm, I get mildly bitter licorice, tea and some tobacco. The spicy comes from a touch of ginger. Finish in warm and medium long, on the bitter end, with tea, barrel and some tobacco
Review by Joachim Guger
After the rum has breathed a bit dominates a wonderful note of warm, fine cocoa powder (Bensdorp in Austria), then tropical fruit and earth. Very, very nice!!! In the mouth crisp, dried mango, lots of spices. Complex, very well integrated alcohol. Mega finish, long and tingly. Very reminiscent of the 1980 Velier, which is a bit fuller and woodier. I actually like this one better. A really great rum!!! Thanks to Bonn for the sample! So, now I make in February times rum break ...
Review by Gunnar Böhme "Bauerngaumen" 🤓
Nose: benevolently said "unobtrusive", can not keep up here with the parallel tasted 98 CoR (RX14111); Palate: the slight sweetness of the comparison rum is not found here, the balanced wood notes predominate, nice warm spice; Finish: here this rum shows its full strength, hammer-long, intense finish, surprising. In view of the brilliant final spurt just as many points as the comparison rum RX14111.
Review by Djehey
Complex, original profile: fruit and dark, aged aromas. Alcohol is moderately integrated, giving a spicy impression. On the nose, apple stands out. The finish is marked by empyreumatic aromas. A demanding rum to be appreciated. After a long rest, the alcohol dissipates and the rum becomes rounder. Flavors bind and the rum becomes more coherent. Unfortunately, it loses its fruitiness.
Review by Thunderbird
Initially in the nose a fresh citrus-like fruitiness which passes after some time in licorice and young wood!On the palate immediately licorice and wood...,creamy spreads the rum and the wood dominates with tannin bitter note! The whole is accompanied by a slight acidity.The finish impresses with wood and this bitter note!A great rum, but for me it is too woody and bitter
Review by Rodolphe
Blind sample. I smelled Guadeloupe. But that was the end of it. Superb rum, full of gourmandise. Everything is very well balanced, it's super well done. The wood added complexity, marrying perfectly with the freshness of the cane and some fruit. Premier Bellevue 98, superb. I can understand the craze for these bottlings.
Review by Timo Groeger
I like this one much better than the previous Guadeloupe. In any case, the alcohol is perfectly integrated here. Otherwise, a very herbal nose, as well as caramel, licorice and wood. On the palate, I find it predominantly woody, but also toasty and dark chocolate.
Review by Master P
Schöne Süße anKaremelisierten Früchten mit Ahornsirup in der Nase. Sehr ausgewogen und super integrierter Alkohol. Mittellanger Abgang und sehr harmonisch und komplex. Tolle Transformation von süßer Nase, Süße und Würze am Gaumen und würzigem Nachklang.
Review by Leo Krüper
Good, but not worth the money. Beautiful Bellevue with a lot of aftertaste, but he does not blow me away. Retasting: Nice honey note, pleasant wood influence where you can feel the age. Remain at my rating in view of the PLV.
Review by Christian Rudt
In the nose still predominantly fruity and floral with some spice come here on the palate with time more and more notes ofTabak in the foreground. In the nose it remains fruity and quite round. A nice bottling 🙂
Review by crazyforgoodbooze
Incredibly beautiful and exciting '98 Bellevue! Rarely experienced such an intense aroma of orange peel, bitter orange, lavender, dark chocolate, mocha, black tea and a little pear. Truly a real treat!😋👌🏼
Review by Michael Schou
01-02-2025 Nobilis Warehouse Tasting #2 - Rum 2 Bellevue at its best. Very nice rum. Interesting to taste a Bellevue rum made on molasses. Love the aftertaste and the good match between rum and ABV.
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
Once rested this is a good rum especially when looking at the price tag. Fruity with some wood, wood spices and licorice. Put on top of that some caramel, tar and tobacco and a pinch of tea.
Review by Mike H.
Lovely, great woody, spicy and bitter notes in the mouth. A little green in the nose but no floral notes in the mouth which works great for me as I’m not the biggest fan of those.
Review by tojo
The Nobilis pleases. A nice nose with dried fruit, plum, apple, grape. Sweet notes of caramel and spices. The palate is dominated by wood and spices and bitter notes.
Review by mto75
I was rather disappointed with the Nobilis releases in mid 2021, but this Bellevue takes me again fully - both on the nose and on the palate!
Review by Jakob
Great Bellevue. Dark fruit meets fresh citrus notes, heavy chocolate sweetness, wood, tobacco and leather. Exquisite from nose to finish.
Review by Han
Boah, delicious!! Olfactory still: yes yes ok so... but taste it totally convinces. Very much less woody than feared.
Review by DaveLamb
hints of Sherry wood(finished) whisky on palate, good smell of plants
Review by Johannes
Really good! Almost too round without corners and edges.
Review by Jesper Petersen
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Auction results 158 € – 233 €
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Avg. community purchase price 191 €
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Details about Nobilis Bellevue No. 11 1998
A Column Still Rum from Guadeloupe, bottled by Nobilis Rum, at 55,2%.
Community purchases
37 bottles logged by 34 collectors.
A drinker & collector.
18% opened, 4 emptied and repurchased.
What did the community pay for Nobilis Bellevue No. 11 1998?
Community paid 183–270 €.
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37 purchased · 73 tasted · 19 wishlist · as of
About the Bellevue distillery
The Bellevue distillery is located in Guadeloupe. Rums from Bellevue have been reviewed 1,451 times with an average of 8.5/10.
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