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Review #1496; Rum #795
This is a bottling of rum from Independent bottler Bedford Park. This comes from the Distillerie Bellevue on Capesterre, Marie-Galante, Guadeloupe. Fresh cut sugar cane was pressed for juice and distilled on a column still. It then aged for 8 years in an ex-bourbon cask before being bottled at cask strength with no additives.
Distillery: Bellevue
Bottler: Bedford Park
Region: Marie-Galante, Guadeloupe
Still: Column
ABV: 64.3%
Nose: Apple Compote, Toasted Nuts, Nutmeg, Allspice, Black Tea, Mint, Herbaceous, Bready
Palate: Medium oily mouthfeel, Apple Compote, Toasted Nuts, Allspice, Black Tea, Mint, Herbaceous, Bready
Finish: Medium Length Finish, Herbaceous, Apple, Toasted Nuts, Allspice, Black Tea, Lemon
Rating: 7/10
A great example of aged agricole here. This has a thick and luscious mouthfeel, it has a nice herbaceousness to it which still feels vibrant closer in line with an unaged agricole more so than an aged offering, especially one aged for 8 years. Those nice savory notes help to provide some balance while just a bit of apple sweetness rounds it out. It is quite an impressive bottling here.
1 | Disgusting | So bad I poured it out.
2 | Poor | I wouldn’t consume by choice.
3 | Bad | Multiple flaws.
4 | Sub-par | Not bad, but better exists.
5 | Good | Good, just fine.
6 | Very Good | A cut above.
7 | Great | Well above average
8 | Excellent | Really quite exceptional.
9 | Incredible | An all time favorite
10 | Perfect | Perfect
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