Romdeluxe Bellevue Collectors Series No. 3 GMBV 1998
For experienced palates: a 23‑year, unsweetened Bellevue that rewards attention with dark dried fruit, wood, smoke and chocolate. RumX members praise its heavy yet balanced profile and long, satisfying finish.
- Complex profile
- Dark dried fruits
- Smoke and chocolate
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Dark, woody Bellevue for serious sipping For experienced palates: a 23‑year, unsweetened Bellevue that rewards attention with dark dried fruit, wood, smoke and chocolate. RumX members praise its heavy yet balanced profile and long, satisfying finish.
Fans of mature, dark rums who enjoy dried fruits, tobacco, smoke and chocolate at higher ABV, especially those already into 1998 Bellevue or Savanna-style heavy profiles.
Beginners or anyone sensitive to 56% ABV, and drinkers who prefer light, very fruity or sweet rums over dry, wood‑driven intensity.
How is Romdeluxe Bellevue Collectors Series No. 3 GMBV 1998 rated?
RumX's 0–10 scale is strict — 8.6 lands squarely in the "Very good" band. 100% of tasters rate it Good or better; only 0% rate it below average. See the full rating guide →
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Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
We had a wonderful tasting at my birthday party on Friday. Very relaxed and cosy. Very complex and kind of heavy rum, what's not to like :-) Not as fruity as I'd expected but nice and woody with smoke and chocolate. After a few hours the nose is wonderful in the glass. Dry with a long finish.
Review by Yundi
Much fresh berries on the palate, very pleasant.
Review by Djehey
Having just opened the bottle, I can already see that it will gain in strength with oxidation. I was expecting a much more demanding rum... But in the end, it's very well integrated and balanced for this type of profile. The nose is fruitier than the palate, with empyreumatic aromas. The palate is darker and candied, with a smokiness that I appreciate. The finish is logical and long. This is a rum I like :)
Review by cigares
Rum Friendly Club Advent Calendar, day 13. A very sweet nose of cooked banana and raisins, cedar wood, spices and brown sugar. The attack on the palate is soft, slightly acqueous (ABV a little low?) then the aromas develop around sweetness (banana, caramel). The cedar wood is present but balanced. The finish is long, smooth and balanced, with all the aromas calming down in unison. A very fine rum!
Review by Basti
Verkostet gemeinsam mit dem TWJ und dem Milano Bellevue 98. An der Nase ist er dem Milano verdammt ähnlich, evtl. etwas mehr Röstaromen und keine Minze. Am Gaumen dann aber gleich auf mit einer leicht dreckigen Note, Lakritz, Leder, getr. Früchten, Karamell und Gewürzen und einer angenehmen Süße. Auch dieser Bellevue gefällt mir sehr gut.
Review by Martin Ekrt
Příjemná ovocná vůně, koření, sudu a květin. Chuťově sice neurčitý mix ovoce a sušeného ovoce s kořením, ale v takové super lahodné formě, že to je úplně jedno. Sametové potěšení s parádně integrovaným alkoholem a se závěrem jako třešeň v čokoládě.
Review by mto75
The recently tasted 98 Nobilis was more with apple, the RomDeLuxe, on the other hand, comes more over the plum nose. There are toasty aromas, chocolate and a subtle, pleasant freshness. The palate adds tobacco and latte. The finish again very smoky / roasty.
Review by crazyforgoodbooze
Wahnsinnig leckerer 98er Bellevue den ich blind als savanna traditionnel eingeschätzt hätte. Sehr komplex und ausgewogen. Viel Zimt, dazu Mokka, Minze, Dattel, Kamille, Rauch und Rosine. Eine wirklich schönes Release!
Review by Jarek
Small Herzogenaurach tasting in Flo's cellar: I generally like the 1998 Bellevue bottlings and this one doesn't disappoint either. Fruit rather discreet, but nice and dark, wood, spices, chocolate and smoke. There are even some slightly dirty notes on the nose.
Review by Thunderbird
In the nose dried fruit and wood, the palate is woody, spicy, dark and smoky, in the finish again this dried fruit! A heavy delicious rum
Review by Serge
Leckerer Bellevue mit den typischen Aromen. Schöne Rosine mit Kochbanane, Lakritze, pflanzlichen Noten, Schokolade, Rauch, etwas Teer, Parfüm und Pflaume. Lecker. Gefällt mir gut. Solider 1998 Bellevue.
Review by F.L.O.
Toller affenrum !!!!! Alkohol perfekt eingebunden. Schöne Ecken und Kanten ohne Aufdringlich zu sein. Wenn der Preis beim romdelux nicht immer so knapp an der Grenze wäre. Davon wäre eine Flasche nicht verkehrt.
Review by Filip Šikula
Zlatý asventní kalendář RFC 2024
Review by Buddudharma
Schönes, balanciertes, klassisches Bellevue-Profil.
Review by Skyfly
Trockenobst und Holz dominieren hier von Anfang bis Ende. Im Gaumen und Abgang kommen noch Rauch- und Röstaromen hinzu. Insgesamt sehr schwer, Alkohol grundsätzlich klasse eingebunden, in der Nase vielleicht etwas zu stark.
Community purchases
57 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 17 members.
About the Bellevue distillery
The Bellevue distillery is located in Guadeloupe. Rums from Bellevue have been reviewed 1,359 times with an average of 8.5/10.
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