Carrere Montebello Vieux Rhum 2003
Loved by John Coffey, Alexandre Rolin & 8 moreFor curious explorers of agricole, this 8‑year Montebello is a balanced, easy sipper at 42%. Expect exotic fruits, licorice, vanilla and warm spice with light oak. Often praised for value and elegance.
- Great value
- Elegant profile
- Fruity and spicy
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Elegant, fruity-spicy agricole value For curious explorers of agricole, this 8‑year Montebello is a balanced, easy sipper at 42%. Expect exotic fruits, licorice, vanilla and warm spice with light oak. Often praised for value and elegance.
Rum drinkers exploring agricoles who want a gentle, fruity-spicy sipper with good value rather than a high-ester or high-ABV beast.
Fans of intense, high-proof agricoles or very sweet, dessert-style rums looking for big power, heavy oak or lots of added richness.
How is Carrere Montebello Vieux Rhum 2003 rated?
RumX's 0–10 scale is strict — 7.9 lands squarely in the "Good" band. 91% of tasters rate it Good or better; only 2% rate it below average. See the full rating guide →
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Review by John Coffey
Côté très frais en bouche.. Très suave
Review by Alexandre Rolin
Vraiment sympa, un poil léger peut être mais très agréable avec différentes saveurs de fruits et d'épices. Un rhum plaisir et facile qu'on reprend toujours avec beaucoup de plaisir
Review by Nicofr
Un rhum agricole étonnement complexe pour le prix. Au nez les fruits exotiques sont déjà présents, en bouche on a un mélange réglisse/fruits exotiques étonnant qui tire vers la réglisse en fin de bouche. Très bon rapport qualité prix
Review by Godspeed
Bon, mais pas ouf. Malheuresement bien trop réduit.
Review by Werni
Bis auf ein paar Samles erst mein zweiter Agricole und nach dem ersten Reinfall eine nette Überraschung. Eine gute Balance zwischen Holz und Frucht, diese begleitet Dich von Anfang bis Ende. Für seine 42% hat er ordentlich Bumms und fühlt sich weniger verwässert an als andere Kandidaten.
Review by crazyforgoodbooze
Sehr elegant!
Review by adn butrulle
An alcoholic nose, a peaty palate with serious, complex notes, a hint of liquorice on a long finish. Definitely good stuff.
Review by Dim Itri
This Montebello 8-Year-Old has a rather light color, which is surprising given the years spent in cask, almost resembling an ESB. The first nose is very atypical for an agricole, resembling a molasses rum that has undergone a long fermentation. The first nose is clearly of yellow fruit, quince and mirabelle plum. The second nose is very delicate, with fine, light wood, lace and a hint of spice: divine! I could spend the whole evening smelling this nectar! On the palate, the attack is smooth and round, but the juice lacks structure, woodiness perhaps... It's rather disconcerting, like a young rum that's lost its fresh cane. The spices dominate with the alcohol, without being excessive. I was expecting much more complexity. The finish is average.
Review by MarMOTTE
Mais quelle jolie surprise !!! Un rhum qui ne paye pas de mine et m'a étonné par tous ses aspects. Du nez : puissant, boisé avec un peu de fruit - Au palais : complexe, chaud et poivré, presque piquant. Il m'oblige à y retourner plusieurs fois pour en apprécier les nuances, découvrant des touches de réglisse et de gingembre. Une dégustation inattendue qui oblige à davantage d'attention que la moyenne... bref, j'aime !
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
With a medium long finish you get a pretty good rum considering the price tag. The Agricole notes are there as well as light fruit and spices. I rally like the dry oily feel on the palate.
Community purchases
65 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 17 members.
About the Carrere distillery
The Carrere distillery is located in Guadeloupe. Rums from Carrere have been reviewed 1,369 times with an average of 8.0/10.
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