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Roots Damoiseau Bellevue 1998
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You'd expect 24 years and cask strength to bite, but tasters keep landing on the opposite: thick, syrupy body, red fruits and cherry up front, then dark chocolate, coffee, leather and a light varnish edge. The 51.5% sits so well integrated that several call it a gentle Bellevue. One reviewer who "hate[s] sour rums" still called this one round and full.
The community says- Well-integrated alcohol
- Thick, syrupy body
- Keep in mind: Finish a bit short
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Thick, balanced, red-fruit-and-cocoa Guadeloupe sipper Warmly liked across the board — dense, balanced, with red fruit, wood spice and roasted notes and beautifully integrated alcohol. A couple wish the finish ran longer; one found it a touch one-dimensionally fruity.
Fans of aged molasses Bellevue with red-fruit density
Anyone wanting a long, evolving finish
Style & occasion: Mature & oakySipping neat
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Review by cigares
Most helpful positive review
A discovery! A nose of varnished wood, banana, carambola, cinnamon stick and spices. A frank attack on the palate, but the alcohol never takes over. The aromas develop harmoniously: applesauce/banana, yellow fruit, pink grapefruit with a hint of herbs. A very complex wine. The finish is long, with all the aromas present. A delicious, expressive and complex rum with perfectly integrated alcohol. It's noted as being made from cane juice, but I think it must be made from molasses too. Tasted again and still as good, balance being the key here.
Review by Filip Heimerle
Most helpful mixed review
Floral scent, the taste is creamy, heavier, dense.
Review by zabo
Once again a very good 1998 bottling from this country. I have already tasted several of this vintage and have always found them to be very successful. The alcohol is well integrated. A very smooth drop.
Review by Thunderbird
Damoiseau... the expectation is high: The nose is very pleasant and somewhat restrained. I perceive light yellow fruit, some sweetness and spices. The palate is light and smooth. The alcohol strength is well chosen and aromas of coffee, wood, dark chocolate and again yellow fruits are perceptible. The finish is initially dominated by darker aromas until dried fruit takes over very late on. A great rum, but not the top of Damoiseau
Review by Mirco
Nicely balanced, has a bit of everything. Great fun! For me, it's a little ahead of The Rum Cask Bellevue 1998, which is slightly more complex, but not by much, so it only gets 1 point more.
Review by Rowald Sweet Empire
Bellevue 1998 is a classic. Molasses based Damoisseau rum. In my book better than most Caroni. This was bottled by the Belgium bottler Roots. Nose: red fruits. Cherry. Menthol. Port + a somewhat dirty/tarry edge. Excellent. Taste: very thick and syropy. Heavy yet balanced. Dry. Still lots of red fruits. This is not unlike TDL or New Grove. Lot's of flavours densely packed. Go big or go home. Loving it. As far as Bellevue 1998s go, this is a gentle one. But I really love it.
Review by Johannes
Wow, really good! Very similar in direct comparison to the TRC Bellevue. But this one is a bit more complex with more depth.
Review by Alex1981
Superb rum! Great balance between dark, roasted notes, red fruits, bit of wood and a slight farminess. Nothing is overpowering the other things, alcohol well integrated. Only downside is the medium long finish, would love for it to stay a bit longer on the tongue to bring it over the 90 points mark
Review by Tschusikowsky
A crisp peach-passion fruit bomb. In itself a Bellvue as you might expect. The finish is a little too one-dimensional and fruity for me, with little variety. I know it differently. The gummy frogs are too dominant for me.
Review by Timo Groeger
And then a super Bellevue, I find the alcohol is very well integrated here. It comes quite dark, wood and spice are recognizable here, but we also have caramel, dark chocolate, leather and a bit of coffee.
Review by LukaŽiga
8,9:On the nose, flowery molasses, waxy, varnish, intense, figs, plums, banana, raisins, berries, roasted wood notes like caramel, nuts, smoky, spicy with allspice, bump into our nosetrils. On aeration, molasses is dark with licorice, black tea, vegetal, thick, syrupy, earthy with tobacco, yellow and citrus fruits arise, pastry and leather join. 9:On the palate, the attack is delicious with roasted wood notes like dark chocolate, caramel, nuts, coffee, leather, charred, smoky, later confectionery, spicy with allspice, nutmeg, fruits like berries, grapefruit, banana, apple, red snd dried fruits, as molasses is dark with licorice, black tea, vegetal, earthy with tobacco, waxy, complex. 9:The finish is long, dry&tannic, round, with charred/roasted, burnt wood notes like coffee, cocoa, sourdough bread, leather, nuts, smoky, spicy with allspice, peppery, fruity with dried fruits like raisins, apricots, figs, berries, cherries, yellow fruits, molasses is thick, dark with licorice, vegetal.Wine barrel impact is strong.
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
#7025 11.07.2026 Relaxing in the heat after bike riding and a small wlak downtown. Also celebrating that I passsed 100 km of walking this week, which is a big thing for me. This is a very nice Bellevue and the price tag is OK. Intense proile with fruits, spice, rubber, tar, tea, roasted wood and some chocolate.
Review by Mentalo
So far the longest aged 98er Bellevue I've had in the glass. After 24 years of aging, it brings significantly more wood notes without being bitter. Otherwise, the typical 98er Bellevue notes of red fruits (currants) and spices. It doesn't quite reach the Kill Devil, but it's still a very nice bottling.
Review by Schnubbii
Great Agricole! Wood, spice, and a slight grassy freshness or mint, all very harmonious. Alcohol very well integrated, very mild, can be sipped very relaxed. Medium-length finish, not much happens here, but it doesn't have to. Good bottling, but I wouldn't spend more than 160 euros on it.
Review by Philip M. 🇧🇪
14/01/2026: tasting at home. What a beauty of a rum! Complex, great balance and the alcohol is integrated beautifully. Happy to have a bottle of this and I will enjoy it for many coming years. Bellevue at it's best in my opinion.
Review by Johnny Rumcask
Unfortunately awesome: very good representative of the already good 1989 bottlings. At the beginning the classic profile with herbs, leather and a bit of leather. Towards the end then a slight chocolate note to round it off.
Review by Stijn Zino
Buds and Barrels 16/02/2025 What a rum. Unbelievable nice balance. Perfect drinking strength. Endless finish... We went back for a second glass and finished the bottle 🤤
Review by Pavel Spacek
I hate sour rums, but this one - tasty, mild, full, integrated, round.. Amazing!
Review by PRV
Cane sugar with cinnamon, sweet tropical fruits, but not fresh, laid back, overripe bananas. The second wave is a cocktail based on rum and pineapple juice, a little lemon juice. General background of nail polish remover. The body is very dense. The flavor has more spicy and woody notes, dried bananas, oak bitterness. The aftertaste is lingering, spicy and varnishy. In an empty glass, warm pineapple and cinnamon. This is a cool rum, but in the light of recent discoveries it seems ordinary, although with elements of funk.
Review by Alex Kunath
Very tasty. Nice typical and long-lasting Guadeloupe notes on the nose and tongue. Alcohol is perfectly integrated.
Review by jems5
A little nail polish at first, then develops into banana stewed with grapes. Slight woodiness, very mellow but with tannin and a slight astringency that lingers. Luscious, warm and very pleasant.
Review by Michal Jurka
Loving it! Compared to Duchess Bellevue 1998 (RX452). Roots is denser, richer and I especially like the sweeter fruity and confectionery notes. Duchess seems lighter, more flowery and herbal.
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What did the community pay for Roots Damoiseau Bellevue 1998?
Community paid 193–215 €.
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Details about Roots Damoiseau Bellevue 1998
A rum from Guadeloupe, bottled by Roots, at 51,5%.
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