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62D92390-589A-4975-AF37-543935F183D4Guadeloupe Bellevue Compagnie des Indes
CDI Bellevue Guadeloupe (Bottled for Germany) 1998 70cl bottle
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Rum Agricole · 18 years · 55,5%

CDI Bellevue Guadeloupe (Bottled for Germany) 1998

Cinnamon, tobacco and honeyed dried fruit lead the way here — a spicy, mature Bellevue that surprises people expecting the usual grassy French style. Reviewers find it barely vegetal, more like an old whisky with cherry, black tea and leather. At 55.5% it runs hot and peppery neat; a few drops of water pull out apricot, cocoa and caramelised fruit. Balanced and genuinely complex.

The community says
  • Spicy and complex
  • Honeyed dried fruit
  • But: Peppery bite

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How does CDI Bellevue Guadeloupe (Bottled for Germany) 1998 taste?

Summarized by AI from community reviews.

Spicy, mature Guadeloupe that drinks like old whisky Fans of the Bellevue/Damoiseau profile get their money's worth — spicy, well-balanced and layered. The main gripe is a sharp, peppery bite that a splash of water tames.

Perfect for

fans of spicy, mature single-cask agricole

Less suitable for

anyone wanting grassy, light French-style rum

Experience level · Expert (4/5)

Style & occasion: Mature & oakySipping neat

Full aroma profile Aroma families · nose & palate · top aromas
Flavor profile
Sweet & dessert
Spice
Wood
Dried fruit
Roasted & dark
Fruit
Funk & ester
Vegetal & floral

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What does the community say?

8.3/10 Very good

18 community reviews
5 selected write-ups on this page, all of them in the RumX app

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Distribution of all 18 ratings
9–10 6%
8–9 83%
7–8 11%
6–7 0%
5–6 0%
4–5 0%
0–4 0%

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Review by crazyforgoodbooze

Most helpful positive review

crazyforgoodbooze
Jun 20242,645 reviewsGermany
8.2/10

Beautiful Bellevue beautiful citrus and honey notes. Very drinkable and slightly smoky, reminiscent of whisky. Also some cherry, black tea, kumquat and leather saddle with black pepper and generally very balanced and complex.

Review by Wernie

Most helpful mixed review

Wernie
Apr 2021240 reviewsGermany
7.9/10

A great nose, I like it very much, the palate doesn't quite come close, it's a little too spicy/peppery for me. All in all, an interesting rum.

Review by ChristophFFM

Mar 202265 reviews
8.8/10

For a French rum, hardly green, very spicy and a bit sweet. Not very French at all and very balanced. Intense and complex.

Community shelf

10 bottles logged by 7 collectors.

A collector's bottle.

10% opened, 1 emptied.

9 sealed 0 open 1 emptied

What did the community pay for CDI Bellevue Guadeloupe (Bottled for Germany) 1998?

Avg. community purchase price 189 €.

What members paid for this bottle, self-reported. Not a market value — the purchases are over three years old at the median and unverified.

10 purchased · 21 tasted · 2 wishlist · as of

Details about CDI Bellevue Guadeloupe (Bottled for Germany) 1998

A Column Still Rum from Guadeloupe, bottled by Compagnie des Indes, at 55,5%.

DistilleryBellevue
CountryGuadeloupe
CategoryColumn Still Rum
Raw materialSugar cane juice
DistillationColumn Still
ABV55,5%
Age18 years
Vintage1998
Limited edition279 bottles
Sugar0 g/L
Volume70cl
Cask #GMB58
Single cask

About the Bellevue distillery

The Bellevue distillery is located in Guadeloupe. Rums from Bellevue have been reviewed 1,458 times with an average of 8.5/10.

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