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Bellevue Rum Artesanal Guadeloupe SFGB 1998
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"Blind I'd never have called this a Bellevue" is the recurring reaction, and once you smell it you get why. A whole lemon dropped in the cask — peel, kumquat, candied citrus — with anise, black tea, dry oak and herbs woven behind it. At 59.4% the alcohol sits surprisingly well integrated. Bone dry, intense, a long herbal-citrus finish. Nobody here mistakes it for ordinary.
The community says- Lemon-peel citrus
- Alcohol well integrated
- Keep in mind: Anise up front
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How does Bellevue Rum Artesanal Guadeloupe SFGB 1998 taste?
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Dry citrus-and-herb Guadeloupe, unlike any Bellevue The consensus is that it's a delicious oddball — citrus-forward, herbal, unlike any other 98 Bellevue. If bitter lemon peel and anise aren't your thing, it can tip into too much.
Aroma profiledrinkers who love dry, citrus-forward, unusual cask-strength rum
anyone wanting sweet, easy or classic profiles
Style & occasion: Mature & oakySipping neat
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Review by Galli33
Most helpful positive review
One of the top 5 rums i tried on the german rum festival. Very delicious rum with all the lovely wooden, dried fruits, anise armomas paired with a nice lemon peal note. It has a clear wood note without being astringend in mouth/tongue. The alcohol is integrated very well. For me the best of all RA rums showed on the festival.
Review by Jackie Flannery
Most helpful critical review
Blindtaste: Two 1998 vintage Bellevues. Kill Devil 20yrs 58,6% (exclusively for TWB) Rum Artesanal 24yrs 59,4% C: - (used a painted copita) N: 5min. Intense liquorish and fake lemon smell. Makes me think of Lemon candy slice. 20min. Right! More of the same. Lots of candy-fake lemons and tangerine. Is this “lemon-ester”? No, ester is something else, but its pungent all the same. M: A bit uninspired and sour. Very similar to when lemons are getting spoiled. In the background there is something that could be oak, coffee and burnt sugar but the bitterness overtakes most of the taste. Without even tasting the Kill Devil I know this must be the RA. An easy one! F: Long and bitter. B: No Btw For a rum ARTESANAL, the smell is rather artificial and fake. Funny you!
Review by Gunnar Böhme "Bauerngaumen" 🤓
I'm beginning to doubt myself: most of the rums I've tasted recently have been rated by me with well over 80 points. Did they really have such a high level of quality objectively? With this rum, however, I'm pretty sure and have no doubts: Yes, this is something fine! A lovely Caribbean dream. Very interesting notes already in the nose, wonderful exotic-fruity impression. I think I'll have to get another bottle.Rating: sweet.Update 2022-12-09:Yesssss, the rum just puts a smile on my face. 😊 Anise and kumquat notes dominate very nicely today. Delicious!
Review by Jakob
Already in the nose waits a very own green note, reminiscent of tart herbs and unripe vegetables. On the palate more balanced, tea, wood, fennel, spices - thereby overall extremely dry and thus rather on the tart side. Even if the Bellevue DNA remains recognizable, it is a rather unusual representative of the 98 batch with a clear impact on the herbaceous-green side.
Review by crazyforgoodbooze
Absolutely not expecting this mega blatant citrus bomb on the nose! The slightly incidental aniseed note is a little irritating but fortunately only on the nose. The whole thing is complemented by leather, dark chocolate and light tobacco and menthol notes... Great Guadeloupe 98 but the Royal Cane is still a tick better! In PLV comparison, however, the RA is almost unbeatable for about 90€ 0.5L.
Review by Dr.Django
A small comparison between two rums from the already widespread and often appreciated Bellevue 1998. The alcohol is very well integrated in both, and both are very intense on the palate with licorice, herbs, wood and citrus notes. The finish is medium long and oily warm. From the nose to the finish, I perceive an interesting cola-herbal aroma. Very interesting, it reminds me a little of cola water ice or a cola with fresh herbs that has been stale in the sun. The aroma profile is very similar, the RA is a little fresher and fruitier, whereas the RareFind is more woody and chocolatey. They don't take much from the points. 83 pts
Review by Oliver
Extremely unusual rum. Great blend of citrus, wood and herbs. I like it really well!
Review by Rodolphe
Tonight's second blind tasting. At first I loved the nose, quite incredible. It's like putting your nose in a candied citrus cake. Incredible. On the palate, however, it's a different story. I found it very nauseating, very bitter, herbaceous mixed with citrus. But it's clearly too citrusy for me, even though I like it. The mouthfeel is a bit nauseating, I don't really appreciate it. Too bad, because the nose was just incredible, the alcohol too well integrated! (I couldn't guess where it came from on a blind taste test).
Review by LukaŽiga
9:On the nose, the first impression is very citrusy with lemon, orange peel, mandarine, grapefruit, as it is also woody with a spice like anise.The cane is vegetal with herbs, tea and there is feeling of a plastic. On aeration, the cane is darker with licorice, the wood roasted with caramel.The fruits are dried, green and from citrus, kumquat stands out, some flowery notes pop up. 8,9:On the palate, the attack is creamy, dry, woody with spices like anise and vanilla, charred with caramel, butterscotch, nuts.The citrus notes are still strong with lemon, later lime peel, orange. The other fruits are dried with apricots. The cane is herbal, later there is black tea, tobacco, flowery notes.The taste is quite intense, but still pleasant, round, especially when berries could be tasted and if well rested, even spruce tops. 9:The finish is long, creamy with toasted, roasted wood notes, dry, spicy, a bit earthy and fruity with citrus, green and dried fruits...the cane brings tobacco.
Review by Johannes
A very good Bellevue that stands out with a nice refreshing citrus note!
Review by TheRhumhoe
A rum with an extremely perfumed and captivating profile. The nose is a festival of flowers, aromatic herbs and menthol, giving an extraordinary freshness for such an old rum. Citrus fruits are also extremely present. Orange and lemon zest bring indulgence and depth. There is also a small note of red fruits that fades gradually. The wood and spices are more secondary but blend well with the whole. A most charming and elegant nose. The attack on the palate is relatively gentle for the alcohol degree. We stay on notes dominated by floral, herbal and perfumed, notably black tea. Warm spices combine very well with the acidity of citrus and exotic fruits. We find a very smooth, somewhat thick, tasty and very original rum. The finish is very long, still carried by citrus, herbal and floral notes. Roasted notes, leather and spices lie in ambush. A very nice example of a rum that has kept its freshness over the years with a very aromatic profile. Hats off to Rum Artesanal for the selection. The quality/price ratio is excellent.
Review by Alex1981
Well what is this? The most unusual nose & taste I had so far in my rum journey. Tea, citrus, herbs, anis, fennel… i was about to say this is bad, but somehow it still works and brings it all together to a niceely integrated & complex result. Need to revisit it again with some more time.
Review by Frank
Many interesting bottlings come from Guadeloupe. And this one also has a lot to offer. Nose: totally spicy. Nutmeg, caraway and cardamom, plus some clove and cinnamon. Behind that, kumquat, dried orange peel, candied orange peel and lemon peel. Very close to fruit bread, now even goes towards Christstollen with powdered sugar. Crass! The wood comes out at the back, oak, very slightly smoky. 88 The palate almost repeats the nose: intensely spicy again, lots of allspice and cardamom, plus nutmeg and some clove. The whole starts a bit bitter and salty. Again, candied orange peel and lemon peel come in, and the wooden barrel at the back. Seems thereby neat dry. The palate is almost too cardamom-heavy for me. 82
Review by mto75
the new GRF bottling competes against the Nobilis Bellevue 1998. First impression at the RA: an essence from the aroma bar like on vacation this week 😁Citrus à la kumquat and star fruit, but also pine and a bit of the resin thereof. Completely different in the Nobilis, which scores with caramel, papaya and apple. On the palate, the RA comes with grapefruit, strong tea and a fair amount of barrel or tannins. The Nobilis also comes with some bitterness, but then goes more towards leather and tobacco. Conclusion: the RA is a crazy part, so not at all like other 98 Bellevues, and nothing for by the way, you have to get involved with him. Overall, however, I prefer the Nobilis.
Review by Christian Rudt
Second chance for this rum. At the German Rumfestival last year he could not score with me. Thanks @Mto for the sample And now? At first fresh nose I'm crushed by orange juice but somehow not from delicious freshly squeezed but rather Tetra Pak.On the palate then more towards citrus and in the finish light tobacco notes.Thereby overall predominantly dry. So I do not know but sometimes the first impression is the right one. This rum and I will not be great friends.🤷🏻♂️Aber the attempt was worth it
Review by Joachim Guger
Unique nose. Citrus (kumquat and tangerine) and spices (anise and caraway). All well balanced, alcohol well integrated. Very nice mouthfeel. Sparkling with nice wood ripeness. In the finish concentrated kumquat peel. Very good and interesting rum off the beaten path.
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
A lovely rum with smoky wood in the profile. Lightly dry and warm on the palate and finish with some leather and tobacco.
Review by Alexander Rasch
A great rum that convinces me very much. The fruitiness is wonderful and intense. The citrus on the nose fresh and the candied berries on the palate come through very well. The whole is accompanied by a well balanced wood note. Am fully convinced.
Review by Thunderbird
An exceptional Bellevue with a beguiling fruity nose! Blind I could not have assigned him!For me of the new RA's the most interesting!
Review by cigares
An agricultural nose with dry herbs, cedar wood and incredible freshness, eucalyptus and lots of citrus, lemon and orange zest. Also yellow fruits and dried banana. A lot of freshness also on the palate, eucalyptus and citrus, cedar wood and apple. The balance leans towards fresh even if dark sides are also present. The finish is beautiful, long on citrus, especially grapefruit, cedar wood and eucalyptus.
Review by Mentalo
I had the bottling in my glass again after a long time and devalued it somewhat. A completely different profile from the '98 Bellevue and also fundamentally interestingly different. Herbal liqueur meets bitter orange. But it was too penetratingly sweet for me.
Review by Rene Pfeiffer
Highly interesting rum. I haven’t tried such a smell and taste profile with spicy citrus note and anise before. Really like it.
Review by ...and a bottle of Rum.
From a 5cl Sample in two sessions: Smelling the sample bottle immediately revealed a citrusy freshness. And a profile not unlike the Berry Bros 19yo. Once in the glass this changed completely. The citrus got dialed up at least two notches. The similarity is gone – not only to the Berry Bros but to all other 98 Bellevue I know. Reminds me of smelling Citronat while a bunch of cloves is nearby. The Taste is also very citrus forward, as if a whole lemon was dropped in the cask. But it's the slighlty bitter taste of lemon peel, rather than the meat. Quite firey/stingy from. the alcohol on both occasions. Finish is medium long, without any notable additions to the profile. Not my cup of tea. I prefer the "normal" 98 Bellevues. Edit: The empty glass smells like it should. No lemon peel here.
Review by zabo
Edit: After I now have several representatives from this country in the glass, I have to admit there are better ones than this. Very tasty. Got it as a recommendation and very satisfied. A good expansion of my rum horizon.
Review by Jakob Mmmmhhh
Sehr gefeiert beim GRF, 99 Euro für 24y, gekauft und gleich ins Glas damit: Tolle Farbe aber keine Ahnung ob Bellevue färbt. Nase ist eine Mischung von mittelaltem Holz ( kein nasses Holz aber auch kein schweres Holz wie so mancher Guyana KFM oder Mount Gay) und vor allem Citrusfrüchten, sowie Minze und bisschen Karamell vielleicht. Nicht überaus komplexe Nase, aber doch spannend und sehr toll balanced! Im Mund sehr weich, ölig, fein aufgelöst. Alkohol fantastisch eingebunden. Sehr frisch und Zitrusfrüchte und Minze am Gaumen. Auch Holz aber nicht übertönend oder adstringent… Ein überraschendes und tolles wenn auch nicht mein Lieblingsprofil. Eine tolle Abfüllung die es sicher immer wieder ins Glas schaffen wird. Bei mir in der Kategorie des RA Fiji … toll!
Review by Piotr Ignasiak
Lovely. Orange peel and fruitcake smell. In taste myriad of spices, some menthol, black tea, some grapefruit bitterness on finish. Quite light but complex.
Review by Serge
Delicious atypical Bellevue with nice citrus zest notes (kumquat, lemon, orange), lots of honey on the palate u d erwas wood and smoke.
Review by Jarek
Very unusual profile. Herbal tea with lemon.
Review by Righrum
Il naso è dominato dalla marmellata di arancia, sembra di mangiare un Pim's all'arancio. Poi canditi, cuoio, tabacco e una lontana nota di cherosene. Ma anche una buona dose di legno e the. Il profilo è quello tipico dei Bellevue 1998, non mostra cedimenti, forse solo un attimo più timido che altri imbottigliamenti. La bevuta richiama subito molto il te e il legno, ovviamente accompagnata dalla nota agrumata che si fa' via via più intensa. Inaspettatamente, compare la liquirizia e il palato ne è così avvolto che sembra di aver mangiato un paio dei rombi di pura liquirizia tipici della mia infanzia. Il classico calore alcolico un po' pepato ci accompagna verso un finale che non è troppo lungo e presenta principalmente note di agrumi, spezie e legno.
Review by Buddudharma
Wicked mixture of lemon and wood. Interesting, but not 100% my profile.
Review by Johnny Rumcask
Very good representative of the already good 98-proof Bellevues. A lot going on on the palate: herbs, honey, green vegetable notes. Alcohol very well integrated, value for money for the quality of the rum is really good. I am loving it.
Review by w00tAN
Nase: Frische Kräuter, Anis, Zitrusfrüchte insgesamt sehr fruchtig und ausgewogen mit leichten Holznoten. Im Mund etwas Frucht dann intensiv , direkt schwarzer Tee / Tabak welcher dann durch Holz abgelöst wird. Ziemlich trocken mit langem Abgang. Sehr sehr lecker!
Review by ilRummista
Grande naso, erbaceo, fresco. Al palato mantiene la sua freschezza, aggiungendo note agrumate, pompelmo in particolare. L’alcool è integrato benissimo. Il finale è una bellissima sinfonia, peccato non sia lunghissimo. Comunque un grande rum!!!
Review by Lukas Jäger
Tasted at the 11th GRF: Untypical 98 Bellevue, which I would not have blindly classified in this vintage. But that in turn makes this bottling almost exciting again.
Review by Mirco
Distinct anise note, which for my taste is a bit too present. On the other hand, the rum scores with a pleasant, lively citrus freshness that brightens the profile and creates tension. Overall well balanced, even if not every nuance suits my preferences.
Review by Alex Kunath
MKn very atypical but wonderfully harmonize citrus note, which immediately attracted the fruit flies with me. Quite great rum!
Review by Nils123
It's hard to believe that this is a molasses rum. Smells like an Agricole to me. Water prolongs the finish. 😉
Review by Émile Shevek
On the nose it is fresh and balsamic, very citrusy (at times it smells like a Grand Marnier) with cardamom, leather and wood in the background. On the palate, the umami leather and wood are almost in the foreground along with the balsamic/mentholated side of anise, fennel, pine and licorice followed by a vegetal note, always lots of mixed citrus, a dry note of black tea that joins the spices (cardamom) and some sweet fruit, up to the finish which remains quite persistent. ABV perfectly integrated, but the aromatic profile is not for me.
Review by Martin Švojgr
wow, first sniff and wtf, what the heck is this? The second showed perfect candied fruit
Review by Daniel Kennste Doch
Nose: At first one thinks of the freshness of Agricole, but not classic but much more tart, wet wood, peel of citrus, most likely grapefruit. In addition, a few herbal notes, some tea. Overall, very interesting, varied notes. Mouth: in the mouth this unusual composition of flavors continues. Very dry, little to hardly any fruit, but spicy-herbal notes, lots of (wet) wood and very many bitter notes from peels of citrus fruits. However, not unbalanced, the tension remains. Notes of tea, anise, possibly fennel? join in. Overall, very unusual, I like to drink it, but must also have Bock on it on this tart-herbal note. Finish: Very long on the palate, accompanied by herbs & grapefruit.
Review by Basti
Rarely have I perceived such a fruity, floral and citrus note in a rum that aged so long in the cask. Also on the palate something quite different. Herbal tea/Iced tea with a slightly silky note. Ultimately, I liked it better during the tasting than I expected at first, probably just so surprisingly different.
Review by Double Barrel
A nose dominated by citrus (lemon zest, mandarin liqueur, candied kumquat) slightly vanilla. On the attack, a surprising bitter note that reminds me of the cough syrup I’m giving my son right now. Then the fruitiness returns for a long time with some invigorating tingles on the tip of the tongue and a very small and discreet aniseed touch (fennel). The whole is very fresh and the cane is well present. Finish: I feel like I drank a ti'punch just after eating a mango that’s not quite ripe yet :-) A Bellevue 98 unlike the others, the usual markers being more in the background compared to this citrus note leading the way. Delicious!!!
Review by Michal S
A fresh and interesting rum at a (relatively) reasonable price. Dried fruits, wood, lemons/citrus in the aroma.
Review by Maurice Bernard
Very refreshing, with good length and a hint of fruit paste on the palate. I like it, it's different from many rums and stands out in a tasting.
Review by Pavel Spacek
Omg, that taste is realy weird. I dont know if it is just weird or I dont like it. Mint and anise...
Review by Jacques etdom
On the nose, candied lemon, spices and a hint of grass. Very pleasant and dry on the palate. In addition to the previous markers, there's orange, wood and anise. Good length. A fine bottling.
Review by Vinsdorf
Sorry but not for me. Quite plastic taste - like fresh, citrus, pine tree. I will give it another try but…
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80 bottles logged by 51 collectors.
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22% opened, 10 emptied.
What did the community pay for Bellevue Rum Artesanal Guadeloupe SFGB 1998?
Community paid 86–110 €.
Purchase prices reported by members, not a shop price. Avg. 101 €. Price history with 3 auction results in RX+ ›
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Details about Bellevue Rum Artesanal Guadeloupe SFGB 1998
A Column Still Rum from Guadeloupe, bottled by Heinz Eggert GmbH, at 59,4%.
About the Bellevue distillery
The Bellevue distillery is located in Guadeloupe. Rums from Bellevue have been reviewed 1,463 times with an average of 8.5/10.
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