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Swell de Spirits Bielle #23 Musée Maritime et Portuaire 2023
Calvados-cask apple runs the whole show here — so much so that several members struggle to find the sugarcane underneath. It's a young Bielle agricole, not quite two years old at 51%, and it drinks that way: peppery, grassy, a little pineapple and banana, but hot and sharp-edged. A few tasters call it an unlucky cask; one liked the spice more than the rest.
The community says- Peppery spice
- But: Very alcoholic
- But: Cask overpowers cane
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How does Swell de Spirits Bielle #23 Musée Maritime et Portuaire 2023 taste?
Aggregated from 14 community reviews.
Young agricole where Calvados cask takes over Divisive, and mostly toward the low end — the Calvados finish overpowers the cane and the alcohol sits awkwardly. Fans of young, raw agricole may still find something to chew on.
fans of raw young agricole and Calvados casks
anyone wanting balance or smooth cane sweetness
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RumX’s 0–10 scale is strict: 6.5 sits in the “Pleasant” band. 14% of tasters rate it Good or better; only 14% rate it below average. See the full rating guide →
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What does the community say?
79% rate it between 6 and 8. 5 selected write-ups from 14 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
Review by zabo
Mhm irgendwie eine komische Abfüllung. An der Nase anfangs ziemlich alkoholisch. Meiner Meinung nach überdeckt dieses Calvados Finish so ziemlich alles und ist ziemlich dominant. Harmoniert nach meiner Meinung nicht wirklich.
Review by LukaŽiga
7,7:On the nose, smoky, burnt notes, perhaps with rubber, sugarcane, flowery, grassy with hay, fresh with tea, vegetal with mushrooms, woody, calvados barrel impact with candied fruits, pineapple, bump into our nosetrils. On aeration, the wood is slightly roasted with milk chocolate, peppery, spicy with cinnamon, burnt with hints of bbq, the cane is sweet with honeycomb, a bit musty, green fruits arise. 7,7:On the palate, the attack is fresh with tea, flowery, herbaceous sugarcane, candied, grassy, earthy, mineral, fruity with banana, green, citrus fruits, like a marmelade, as the wood is toasted, slightly burnt with leather, spicy, peppery. 7,6:The finish is quite short, dry, with similar notes as on the palate..
Review by Chrischi78
Hat weder mit Rum noch mit Calvados was gemeinsam. Im Grunde nicht geniessbar. In den Ausguss
Review by Leo Krüper
Calvados dominiert alles bis hin zu einer Säure
Review by Thefrenchagave
On the nose, there's pineapple, spicy cinnamon, a touch of brown caramel and oak from the cask! On the palate, banana and spice notes dominate, with a medium finish and an interesting toast that doesn't mask the aromas! Rather nice for this special edition of Duchesse Anne, an emblem of Dunkirk!
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Details about Swell de Spirits Bielle #23 Musée Maritime et Portuaire 2023
A Rhum Agricole from Marie Galante, bottled by Swell de Spirits, at 51%.
Community purchases
8 bottles logged by 7 collectors.
A collector's bottle.
0% opened, 0 emptied and repurchased.
8 purchased · 14 tasted · 5 wishlist · as of
About the Bielle distillery
The Bielle distillery is located in Marie Galante. Rums from Bielle have been reviewed 4,507 times with an average of 8.4/10.
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