The Duchess Bellevue Guadeloupe 1998
Loved by Forrest, Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰 & 21 more
For experienced palates: a 19‑year Bellevue cane juice rum that rewards attention with floral, herbal and minty notes over vanilla, chocolate and elegant oak. RumX members praise its balance and long, woody finish.
- Complex balance
- Floral-herbal profile
- Long woody finish
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Details about The Duchess Bellevue Guadeloupe 1998
How does The Duchess Bellevue Guadeloupe 1998 taste?
Aggregated from 30 community reviews.
Elegant, floral and minty Bellevue For experienced palates: a 19‑year Bellevue cane juice rum that rewards attention with floral, herbal and minty notes over vanilla, chocolate and elegant oak. RumX members praise its balance and long, woody finish.
Curious explorers of aged agricole-style rums who enjoy floral, herbal and minty notes wrapped in vanilla, chocolate and refined oak at a confident 54.9% ABV.
Newcomers seeking sweet, easy sippers or anyone who dislikes floral/herbal profiles or finds higher ABV and drier, woody finishes too demanding.
How is The Duchess Bellevue Guadeloupe 1998 rated?
RumX's 0–10 scale is strict , 8.6 lands squarely in the "Very good" band. 96% of tasters rate it Good or better; only 0% rate it below average. See the full rating guide →
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Review by Forrest
"A "classic" Bellevue 1998, a little weak on the palate when the bottle opens but densifies very quickly and becomes quite good."
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
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.
Review by Mentalo
Ein weiterer 1998er Bellevue mit klassischen Geschmacksprofil. Die Abfüllung von The Duchess braucht etwas Zeit im Glas, dann entwickelt er sich aber zu einem guten Bellevue. Gewürze, rote Früchte und etwas Holz.
Review by DutchRumPirate
Very soft and floral on the nose and palate. Light oak with vanilla and flowers comes through well. A hint of sweetness from the caramel and otherwise lightly spicy. It becomes pleasantly warm on the palate with a hint of mint and chocolate. The finish is medium. Reasonably good rum but no wow factor.
Review by Martin Ekrt
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.
Review by MarkF
Docela překvapení. První mě trkla velmi mátová vůně, při bližším zkoumání olejová struktura, mentol… technika. Na slepo nějaký Trinidad, asi Angostura. Je škoda, že aktuální cena láhve nedává pro pořízení už smysl.
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Expert review by The Fat Rum Pirate
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Community purchases
39 bottles logged by 52,000+ RumX members. The ratio of closed / opened / emptied, indicates whether this rum is meant to be drunk or is a collector's item.
Also on the wishlist of 19 members.
About the Bellevue distillery
The Bellevue distillery is located in Guadeloupe. Rums from Bellevue have been reviewed 1,383 times with an average of 8.5/10.
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