Aroma visualization from community tastings
CoR Carrere Montebello Guadeloupe No. 1 1998
"Not sure what to make of it" sums up the mood here. This 1998 Montebello leans herbal and vegetal — dried herbs, citrus, cedar and a heavy dose of anise, with a soft peach-syrup edge. Agricole fans on the green, savory side find real elegance in it. But at 43.3% after 23 years, several tasters wished for more power and punch.
The community says- Elegant, balanced
- Very drinkable
- Feels underpowered
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How does CoR Carrere Montebello Guadeloupe No. 1 1998 taste?
Aggregated from 22 community reviews.
Herbal, anise-heavy sipper that feels underpowered Elegant and herbal with cedar, citrus and lots of anise, but nearly everyone wanted more intensity — it drinks easy yet feels underpowered for its age.
Fans of dry, herbal, vegetal Guadeloupe agricole-style rum
Anyone who dislikes anise or wants a powerful, punchy sipper
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How is CoR Carrere Montebello Guadeloupe No. 1 1998 rated?
RumX’s 0–10 scale is strict: 8.0 sits in the “Very good” band. 86% of tasters rate it Good or better; only 0% rate it below average. See the full rating guide →
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What does the community say?
68% rate it between 6 and 8. 4 selected write-ups from 22 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
Review by WhiskyNotes.be
I was curious to check off Montebello, but I’m not sure what to make of it. It feels underpowered and not particularly flavoursome.
Review by Jakob
Schöne Komplexität mit Holz, Gewürzen, grünen Noten. Tolles Agricole-Profil, dem auch die reduzierte Stärke gut zu Gesicht steht. Ansprechender Guadeloupe-Vertreter auf der eher pflanzlichen Seite, man muss das etwas ungewöhnliche Profil mögen, wer etwas für Agricole übrig hat, sollte das Release probiert haben.
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
Spamming with a few older tastings that I haven't added yet. Pretty good release but I would have loved a higher ABV. Overall balance is OK but expected more from a release this old.
Review by Mirco
Since I don't like aniseed and this bottling seems to have a lot of it, I can't do anything with it.
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Details about CoR Carrere Montebello Guadeloupe No. 1 1998
A rum from Guyana, bottled by The Colours of Rum, at 43,3%.
Community purchases
4 bottles logged by 4 collectors.
A collector's bottle.
0% opened, 0 emptied and repurchased.
4 purchased · 24 tasted · 4 wishlist · as of
About the Carrere distillery
The Carrere distillery is located in Guadeloupe. Rums from Carrere have been reviewed 1,430 times with an average of 8.0/10.
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