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Bonne Mère DBM Cuvée d'Exeption 1863
Ripe banana and strawberry meet roasted oak, cinnamon and a whisper of vanilla — one taster even catches an olive note in there. This is DBM's top-shelf carafe, bottled for the distillery's 160th, and members keep coming back to how the wood sits perfectly folded into the fruit. At 43% nobody misses the extra proof; a few say the aromatic power carries it fine.
The community says- Wood-fruit balance
- Roasted spice notes
- Special-occasion buy
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How does Bonne Mère DBM Cuvée d'Exeption 1863 taste?
Aggregated from 13 community reviews.
Complex, woody-fruity Guadeloupe sipper The consensus is a genuinely complex, well-balanced Guadeloupe sipper — tasters loved the wood-and-fruit cohesion, and only the presentation-driven price drew a raised eyebrow.
fans of aged, balanced fruity-woody island rums
anyone chasing high-proof punch or bargains
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What does the community say?
15% rate it between 6 and 8. 5 selected write-ups from 13 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
#5756 28.09.2025 Day two of the Whisky Live 2025, which this year looks better organized/arranged inside. This is a really nice rum with very good balance and near perfect ABV integration. A complex rum with nice roasted wood notes and spices belended with nice fruits. Comes in a beautiful box and carafe.
Review by Eric Frechin
Goûté en sample. Les VO VSOP et XO de cette marque m avaient déjà beaucoup enthousiasmé au rhumfest. Là on touche à la haute couture de cette marque. Une très belle complexité, mais avec beaucoup de cohésion et d'équilibre . A l aveugle j aurais pu imaginer comme provenance la Réunion. Au début de la dégustation j ai presque regretté qu il n y ai pas un peu plus de degrés, mais Finalement sa puissance aromatique fait le job .
Review by Righrum
Whisky Live Paris 2025 - to be tasted again to confirm the score and notes. DBM was the Surprise of RhumFest2025, but only at WLP were available the High end releases, especially this celebrative carafe. It reminds me somehow the old agricoles, is fruity - with oranges and tropical fruits - and woody with spices and vanilla notes.
Review by TheJackDrop
A l'image de chez New Grove par exemple, le degré ne fait pas le plaisir, ou ne rime pas avec un manque d'intensité. Cette cuvée qui célèbre le 160ème anniversaire de la distillerie Bonne-Mère en Guadeloupe est particulièrement onctueuse, fruitée (banane, fraise), une petite olive également, et pas mal d'épices. Le bois est parfaitement fondu & intégré, il porte bien les aromes. Très cool.
Review by Maxime Clr 🇫🇷
Je ne note que le jus. Sinon c’est trop cher (349€), ce prix justifie la jolie carafe qu’on sort sur la table !
Details about Bonne Mère DBM Cuvée d'Exeption 1863
A rum from Guadeloupe, distilled by Bonne Mère, at 43%.
Community purchases
2 bottles logged by 2 collectors.
A collector's bottle.
0% opened, 0 emptied and repurchased.
2 purchased · 13 tasted · 2 wishlist · as of
About the Bonne Mère distillery
The Bonne Mère distillery is located in Guadeloupe. Rums from Bonne Mère have been reviewed 419 times with an average of 7.9/10.
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