Bellevue 23 Years Old Nobilis Rum 55.2% 1998

Distillerie	Bellevue
Embouteilleur	Nobilis Rum
Serie	No.11
Mise en bouteille pour
Date de distillation	1998
Date de mise en bouteille	2021
Pays	Guadeloupe
Région	Guadeloupe
Age	23
Cask Type
Numéro de fût
Alcohol percentage	55.2
Volume
Étiquette
Stock	0

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Serge Valentin (91)

Speaking of Foursquare, this is actually a single blend of vesou (cane must) and molasses distilled in a column, so not rhum agricole. I know, nothing to do with Foursquare, actually. Colour: deep gold. Nose: rather immense and intense, with the kind of esters that you would rather find in Jamaica or Trinidad, if you see what I mean. Now it's not a '500+' at all, naturally, but I just adore these petroly and olive-y notes, as well as this acetone, fresh paint and putty, new 33rpm, assorted rotting fruits, and just fresh-squeezed (or rather crushed) cane juice. With water: gets grassier, more herbal, kind of gentler. Mildly gentler. Someone's inadvertently poured diesel oil over nestle, sorrel and green bananas. Mouth (neat): Incredible. Aniseed and salted liquorice just all over the place, plus black olives and tobacco dust. With water: getting chalky. Malt enthusiasts special: it would be a Ben Nevis of rhum of some sort. Finish: long, this time with nots of oranges. Otherwise liquorice, olives, tar and brine. Comments: I was having it at 90.5 (oh come on) but this is a good day. Always check the BBs (Bielle and Bellevue).

BOW (91)