Carrere Montebello LA RENCONTRE (Distillerie des Menhirs) 2015
For curious explorers into agricole, this 7‑year Montebello offers fresh cane, pear and baked apple sweetness with a soft whisky touch. RumX members praise its balance, round texture and gourmand profile, especially as a relaxed sipper.
- Balanced profile
- Gourmand fruitiness
- Fresh sugarcane
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Gourmand, fruity agricole with whisky twist For curious explorers into agricole, this 7‑year Montebello offers fresh cane, pear and baked apple sweetness with a soft whisky touch. RumX members praise its balance, round texture and gourmand profile, especially as a relaxed sipper.
Agricole fans who enjoy fresh cane, buttery pear and strawberry notes with a soft, whisky-finish twist and moderate cask strength intensity.
Those who prefer very dry, woody agricoles or are sensitive to sweetness and light tannins in the finish.
How is Carrere Montebello LA RENCONTRE (Distillerie des Menhirs) 2015 rated?
RumX's 0–10 scale is strict — 8.2 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 Stefan Persson
Overall a great and well balanced Agricole. The Carrere distillery in Guadeloupe has started a release of a collection of Agricole’s that’s finished in different casks. Right now I have seen six different releases, but just two have reached Europe so far. This one is distilled in 2015, aged for almost 7 years before finished during 188 days in barrels from the Menhirs distillery previously contained Breton whiskey and thereafter bottled in just 2240 numbered bottles. I’m looking forward to taste the following releases in the La Rencontre series.
Review by LukaŽiga
9:The nose is extremely candied and gourmand, like a cane juice delicacy encrusted with pear and baked apple. The woodiness is also very mellow, so behind a heavy veil of vanilla, we discover a soft bread dough exhaling cereal aromas and toffee. Aeration adds to the velvety, even syrupy aspect of this nose, with some honeycomb. Fruits such as mirabelle plum, pear and very ripe grapes melt into a honey-sprinkled sweet spice and carrot cake. After some time caramelized coffee notes. 9,2:On the palate, the mirabelle plum jam is set in a very buttery, very sweet caramel, a bit like the one that coats popcorns. As for the rhum agricole, it sends out a few bursts of lemony freshness, ripe strawberry, perfectly balancing the whole on the mid-palate. The cane then expresses itself with lovely patina notes, softly vegetal and peppery... at the end with creme brulee and honeycomb. 9:The finish is lightly woody, with a hint of cocoa, lemon peel, baked apple and a few wisps of toasted nuts. A superb agricole, heavenly good... Edit:1.8.25, 20.9.25
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
#5108 13.02.2025 Running some samples at home while relaxing on the final days of my vacation. Nose Fresh, fruity, light wood, spice, light honey, light plum, light pear, faint coffee, sugarcane. Palate Fresh, round, balanced, fruity, light citrus, sugarcane, light caramel, light wood, light vegetal, spice. Finish Medium long, fresh, balanced, light wood, light caramel, faint chocolate, light apple. Empty glass Light roasted, light chocolate, light lemon, apple, light nutts.
Review by TheJackDrop
Wisky Live 2023, session dégustation rapide ! Belle découverte, je retiens le beurre et la fraise, profil très rond et très gourmand (presque un peu trop pour moi). Finalement le meilleur de cette série ? Je ne sais pas le dire je n’ai pas été ébahi non plus part Montebello qui reste en bas du tableau pour moi.
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59 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 8 members.
About the Carrere distillery
The Carrere distillery is located in Guadeloupe. Rums from Carrere have been reviewed 1,340 times with an average of 8.0/10.
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