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Perola Bellamy's Reserve High Ester Cask Finish 10th Anniversary Edition
Opinions land somewhere between "easy Jamaica sipper" and "too sweet to read." The nose is the good part — tropical fruit, banana, pineapple and custard, with real ester lift. Then the palate turns creamy and sugary, and one taster reckons the added sugar smothers the base spirit almost entirely. At 47.3% there's still a warm, boozy tail. Pleasant, but simpler than the 12 years suggest.
The community says- Fruity ester nose
- But: Contains added sugar
- But: Sugar hides base
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The look inside the bottle
How does Perola Bellamy's Reserve High Ester Cask Finish 10th Anniversary Edition taste?
Aggregated from 13 community reviews.
Soft, sweet Jamaican-style sipper with ester lift Most land around "nice nose, sweet and undefined palate." Fans of soft Jamaican esters enjoy it; anyone chasing complexity feels the sugar and the base do the heavy lifting.
fans of soft, sweet Jamaican esters
anyone avoiding sugar or wanting complexity
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How is Perola Bellamy's Reserve High Ester Cask Finish 10th Anniversary Edition rated?
RumX’s 0–10 scale is strict: 6.7 sits in the “Pleasant” band. 15% 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?
92% 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 Johannes
Phew, pretty indefinable! The sugar almost completely masks the base. A very alcoholic note remains in the finish.
Review by crazyforgoodbooze
Relaxed easy Jamaica sipper but a little too sweet for me personally.
Review by Oliver
Very mild and (almost too) sweet Jamaican
Review by Kai Lo
Ok but not worth 60 euros
Review by Oli Dekrell
Very tasty despite the high Esther content
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Expert review by The Dunder Hut
Really a sweet tooth. A pleasant nose. Like an easy sipper Jamaica. But then it hits the palate. Unfortunately also no real complexity. The Barbados basis really only gets you so far. I would wish that had spent years in there and was not sugared.
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Avg. community purchase price 49 €
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Details about Perola Bellamy's Reserve High Ester Cask Finish 10th Anniversary Edition
A Pot & Column Still Rum from Multiple countries, bottled by Perola, at 47,3%.
Community purchases
14 bottles logged by 14 collectors.
A drinker's rum.
35% opened, 2 emptied and repurchased.
14 purchased · 13 tasted · 3 wishlist · as of
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