Aroma visualization from community tastings
Isla del Ron Bellevue 2008
Tell me when it gets cheaper
Tell me when it's back in stock
Price alert in the RumX app
Open in the app
Got the app? Open this bottle
Opens this rum in the RumX app
Not the grassy agricole punch you might expect — the oak leads here, with roasted, nutty, cocoa notes layered over fresh cane. One taster found "green, peppery, flambeed bananas" with a herbal aloe freshness; another got a Scotch single malt vibe. At nearly 52% the alcohol sits well integrated. Grows in the glass, though the vegetal side stays shy. An easy, gourmand daily sipper.
The community says- Well-integrated 52%
- Roasted-nutty depth
- But: Reads a bit young
Offers & prices
View price history
Shopping safely on RumX Returns & cancellation
- Secure payment. You pay via RumX with PayPal, Klarna or card. Your payment data is encrypted and we never store your full card details.
- Clear seller. Sold and shipped directly by the partner shop. And you're never on your own: RumX handles support and communication with the shop, so you always get excellent service, whichever shop you order from.
- Honest shop ratings. The stars show your service experience with the shop, not the rum score. They come from RumX users, and critical ones stay visible.
- Returns & cancellation. Your purchase contract is with the shop, so returns and cancellations run through them under their own policy and your statutory rights. If anything goes wrong, RumX helps you sort it out.
10 more payment methodsOffers & prices
No shop currently delivers to Germany.
Live auctions
Current bids for this rum at Europe's leading auction houses.
The look inside the bottle
How does Isla del Ron Bellevue 2008 taste?
Summarized by AI from 12 community reviews.
Oaky, easy-drinking Guadeloupe agricole Well-liked as an easy-drinking Guadeloupe agricole, but several members say it reads a touch young and can't match Bellevue's older 1998 bottlings.
agricole fans wanting an easy oaky sipper
those chasing bold grassy cane funk
Style & occasion: Mature & oakySipping neat
Full aroma profile Aroma families · nose & palate · top aromas
5 of 12 left detailed tasting impressions · Click an aroma to explore similar rums
Which glass for which rum? The community guide →
Recommendation
Your next rum
Each with how it differs from this rum.
Community voices
What does the community say?
12 community reviews
9 selected write-ups on this page, all of them in the RumX app
Rate it in the app
Ranges include their upper bound: “7–8” means above 7 up to and including 8. See the full rating guide
Review by Mentalo
Most helpful positive review
At least a rarity that Isla del Ron has brought to the market here, as there aren't many releases from the 2008 vintage of Bellevue. Unfortunately, the vintage can't hold a candle to the strong 1998.
Review by DosenZorn
Most helpful mixed review
Tasted as a 5cl sample. In the nose ne decent portion of dead fruit, esp. cherries. In addition, fresh wood and dark chocolate. Grassy Agricole notes are only very discreet to guess.On the palate woody flavors continue. In addition, a touch of lime, vanilla, cocoa and raisins. Quite little happens in the finish. Overall, an easy drinking but tasty Agricole.Edit: with longer time in the glass, the herbal agricole notes come through both on the palate, as well as on the nose then.
Review by Jarek
Even the next day the impression remains: solid, drinkable, but nothing special and no comparison to the 1998 bottlings. I don't need a bottle of it and even the 5cl sample is too much.
Review by mto75
Mixture of toasty and fruity/floral notes. All not yet as harmonious and complex as the 1998s. But overall quite successful.
Review by Bavarian Rum Lover
A successful surprise. Great Agricole notes, fresh sugar cane juice notes with walnut and vanilla, fine spicy and slightly dry finish. Alcohol perfectly integrated at almost 52%. Wonderful daily sipper that is fun and not overwhelming. For the paid 99€ a purchase recommendation, if still to be found.
Review by Johannes
Seems a bit too young.
Review by Rowald Sweet Empire
Got a big Scotch single malt whisky vibe from this one. A grower yet a bit fierce in the beginning.
Review by Double Barrel
A nice Damoiseau! Nose is fruity (mainly citrusy) with a tiny bit of spices and varnish/alcool but in a nice manner. On the palate you've got these green, peppery, flambeed bananas all over the place. A nice herbal freshness (Aloe Vera) melted with spices, green olives, brine and some licorice. Round and gourmand. The final is medium and a bit drying, that's were the balance goes more in favor of the oak but it did the job pretty well! The price is sweet too!
Review by Jonas
Beautiful thing. I like it. PLV top!
Community shelf
4 bottles logged by 4 collectors.
Both drunk and collected.
25% opened, 0 emptied.
What did the community pay for Isla del Ron Bellevue 2008?
Avg. community purchase price 86 €.
What members paid for this bottle, self-reported. Not a market value — the purchases are over three years old at the median and unverified.
4 purchased · 12 tasted · 3 wishlist · as of
Details about Isla del Ron Bellevue 2008
A Column Still Rum from Guadeloupe, bottled by Isla del Ron, at 51.9%.
About the Bellevue distillery
The Bellevue distillery is located in Guadeloupe. Rums from Bellevue have been reviewed 1,456 times with an average of 8.5/10.
To Bellevue →Read on in the RumX Guide
You may also enjoy
Rum enthusiasts who like this rum have also given the following rums high ratings:
Infinity Spirits Bellevue The Royal Cane Cask Company Guadeloupe 1998
Gleann Mor Spirits Company Bellevue Leith Stillroom Single Cask Rum 1998
Duncan Taylor Bellevue Single Cask Rum 1998
Rhum J.M Single Barrel by Kirsch Import 2015
Maison La Mauny La Confrérie du Rhum 2005
Haromex Secret Treasures The Selection Privée Vendome
Never miss a price drop.
Set a target price in the app, and we'll let you know as soon as the rum becomes available at that price from one of our partner stores. This works for any rum on your wish list.
Oliver · FounderBy rum lovers, for rum lovers
I'm Oliver, and RumX began in 2018 as a small passion project in Stuttgart, back then under the name Rum Tasting Notes.
Oliver, Stuttgart
About RumX →YouTube channel (in German)
