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Bellevue (Damoiseau) 1998 Leith Stillroom

Bellevue (Damoiseau) 1998 Leith Stillroom
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Lot number: 110-00395

Winning bid: £110

The Bellevue distillery, on the island of Marie Galante off the coast of Guadeloupe, traces its history back to when the nearby windmill was built in 1821: this windmill is now the only one remaining active in the Antilles. The adjoining sugar plantation is the largest on the island and grows red and white cane. Bellevue is seen as an eco-friendly distillery as it only uses sugarcane from the surrounding fields to reduce their footprint, all waste water is used to irrigate those local fields, and their solar panels help to power some of the island's homes.

The distillery is run by Hubert Damoiseau - a cousin of Hervé Damoiseau who heads the Damoiseau distillery on Grande-Terre, the eastern half of Guadeloupe - and it is important to note that rums labeled as "Guadeloupe Bellevue 1998" or "Grande-Terre 1998" are not from the Bellevue distillery, but are instead from Damoiseau. In 1998, Hervé supposedly sold molasses rum to The Main Rum Company which he thought would go to the baking industry, but was later bottled by independent bottlers.

Distilled: March 1998

Bottled: July 2019

Cask Number: 4

58.6% ABV / 70cl

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