Duncan Taylor 1998 Guadeloupe 17-Year

I tried a dram of this and WOW! The first thing that came to mind was " Where's that cigar I saved for a special occasion". This was indeed a special occasion. I found this rum to be simply outstanding especially for the price. It goes way past notes of this, that or the other thing. It's superbly phenomenal!

Bellevue Distillery 1998
Duncan Taylor
Column Still
Distilled: 03.1998
Bottled: 02.2016
Aged 17 Years
52.2%
Cask No. 94
One of 202 Bottles

Country of origin: Guadeloupe

Color: Dark Amber

Nose:
Very sweet like MAOAM chewing sweets with dark berry aroma (blackberries, cassis) and fudge.
Dark berry jam, bananas and fruit salad ... a real fruit explosion and a superb nose.

Taste:
Slightly sweet and spirituous with notes of green bark, little smoke and spices (pepper, cloves).
Simple, not very intensive ... does not keep the promises of the nose.

Finish:
Medium long and dry with notes of black tea and cardamon in the aftertaste.