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Blackadder Bellevue Raw Cask Rum Finest Guadeloupe Rum Belvedere 1998
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Anyone chasing an older, dry Guadeloupe cask will find plenty here. Dried fruit and apricot lead the nose, then raspberry and blackberry, milk chocolate and roasted nuts, with the oak pushing forward the longer it sits. At full proof there's a bit of heat, so give it time in the glass. Several members rate this 1998 Bellevue batch a fine, woody sipper.
The community says- Dried fruit & berries
- Long woody finish
- But: Hot at full proof
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How does Blackadder Bellevue Raw Cask Rum Finest Guadeloupe Rum Belvedere 1998 taste?
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Dry, woody older Guadeloupe cask sipper Regulars of the 1998 Bellevue batch say this one carries more wood than its siblings, with a long, lightly bitter oak finish. A touch hot, but a genuinely good pour.
fans of dry, aged single-cask agricole
beginners put off by heat and oak
Style & occasion: Mature & oakySipping neat
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Review by LukaŽiga
8,8:On the nose, the first notes are dried fruits, then out of nowhere arise tropical fruits with passion fruit leading the gang. It is very round, nicely perfumed... Nuttiness is around later, when aired, with some medicinal notes, menthol, grapes/sweet wine, sherry notes, becomes spicy, roasted, there are bbq notes, dry. Agricole notes with some smokiness are here now, with leathery/tobacco after well rested. 8,6:On the palate, we cannot miss agricole, as the sugar cane is waxy, herbal, volcanique pedigree and spiciness that we are hold on, dried fruits, banana come out of this first agricole/spicy cloudy skies, are juicy with nice grapes and red fruits,as currants, berries.They are sweet like very fine sweet wine. Roasted wood comes by to say hello with smokiness and some drieness, bitterness, there is some menthol and orange peel and is still very round. Tropical fruits are here, but a bit hidden. Well confectionery has been waiting till the end to show up and nougat! 9:The finish is very long, woody, as sugar cane is juicy, mineral, waxy, a bit sweet, as this agricole notes stay, fruity with berries. It becomes creamy, buttery and toasted with tropical/dried fruits, with minimal dryness, as there is some menthol, clove...
Review by DomM
Nose: very nice. Lively, fruity, chocolate and some roasted nuts. Excellent. Palate: intense and lively. Wood, some fruits, honey.
Review by Leo Krüper
Excellent sipper from an excellent batch. Hits all the right notes for me. Beautiful older bottling.
Review by Mentalo
The 1998 Bellevue from Blackadder has matured for three years longer than the 14-year-old bottling from Cadenhead. More wood comes through here. Especially the finish is pleasant with slightly bitter woody notes. Otherwise the usual 98 Bellevue quality.
Review by zabo
The 98 batch from Bellevue has always pleased me quite a bit so far. This one meets everything I expected. It's just a great vintage. Although, from what I remember, this one has a bit more wood flavor than the others I've tried. Subjective impression.
Review by Gregor
It takes its time in the glass. Nose: Apricot, raspberry, blackberry, leather, chocolate, honey, still a bit sharp Palate: Red and black berries, raspberry somewhat dominant, milk chocolate, vanilla from the wood which increasingly pushes forward and then is replaced again by the raspberries. Unfortunately, the sharpness is also slightly present on the palate. All in all, a good sip.
Review by Rhum Mirror 🇧🇪
While everyone calls these Damoiseau 1998 rums "Bellevue," Blackadder went with "Belvedere." Kind of strange! A nice nose of dried fruits, a pleasant attack on the palate, and especially a superb sweet finish with tropical fruits. It's probably one of the best rums in the Damoiseau 1998 batch. Unless the Rum Mercenary version, from our tasting on 03/07, steals the show?
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What did the community pay for Blackadder Bellevue Raw Cask Rum Finest Guadeloupe Rum Belvedere 1998?
Avg. community purchase price 130 €.
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Details about Blackadder Bellevue Raw Cask Rum Finest Guadeloupe Rum Belvedere 1998
A Column Still Rum from Guadeloupe, bottled by Blackadder, at 57.1%.
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.
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