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Independent bottler · Based in: Italy

Valinch & Mallet

Italian single cask picks leaning Jamaican funk and dark Demerara

  • Single casks
  • Strong
  • But: mostly over €50
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Valinch & Mallet is an Italian independent bottler whose casks lean heavily toward the styles enthusiasts chase: high-ester Jamaicans (New Yarmouth, Hampden, Long Pond, Clarendon), old Demerara marques (Enmore, Diamond, Skeldon), Caroni, and the occasional Foursquare or Beenleigh. The Spirit of Art series, with its illustrated back-label artwork, is the flagship line, and it collects most of the community’s attention.

Across 1,471 reviews the median sits at 8.4/10, which tells you the selections are consistently good rather than uniformly great. Reviewers rate the funky Jamaican and dirty Caroni bottlings highest; the occasional whisky-finished or lower-intensity release divides opinion. Bottling strength is a recurring talking point — often chosen for drinkability over brute proof.

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As of October 2026

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8.4/10
ratings
1,471
bottlings
55
available
32

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Valinch & Mallet Blended Rum 1993

Valinch & Mallet Blended Rum 1993
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Valinch & Mallet Blended Rum 1993
8.6/10 (24 reviews)
Multiple countries · 26 years · 53.6% · RX1941
Dried fruit · Roasted · Burnt sugar
1,096.00 €
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What is the best rum from Valinch & Mallet?

Among rums with at least 30 ratings, Valinch & Mallet Enmore The Spirit of Art REV 1994 leads with 9.2/10 from 64 ratings. The most rated is Valinch & Mallet New Yarmouth The Spirit Of Art 1994 with 9.0/10 from 86. Sorted by rating, available bottles first.

Valinch & Mallet Blended Rum 1993

Valinch & Mallet Blended Rum 1993
Multi Distilleries
Valinch & Mallet Blended Rum 1993
8.6/10 (24 reviews)
1,096.00 €
1,565.71 € per litre
Multiple countries · 26 years · 53.6% · RX1941

Is Valinch & Mallet rum good?

Valinch & Mallet wins the community over: 95% of 1,471 ratings are good or better.

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Valinch & Mallet: how the bottlings compare

Sorted by community rating. Check the number of ratings too: a high score from a few voices says less than a middling one from many. The 55 bottlings with a known strength range from 50.3 to 59.4% ABV; half of them sit between 54.1 and 57.2%.

BottlingAgeABVRatingPrice
Valinch & Mallet Enmore The Spirit of Art REV 1994 Column Still Rum26 years · 52,5%26 years52,5%9.2/10 64 reviews1,295.00 €
Valinch & Mallet New Yarmouth The Spirit Of Art 1994 Column Still Rum26 years · 56,9%26 years56,9%9.0/10 86 reviews—
Valinch & Mallet Hampden Single Cask HGML 1983 Pot Still Rum35 years · 55,3%35 years55,3%9.0/10 24 reviews2,550.00 €
Valinch & Mallet Hampden Special Bottling (Italian Edition) C<>H 1993 Pot Still Rum29 years · 53,5%29 years53,5%9.0/10 24 reviews—
Valinch & Mallet Clarendon Spirit of Art #3 1995 26 years · 56,9%26 years56,9%8.9/10 41 reviews326.26 €
Valinch & Mallet Hampden HD - „Collection Antipodes“ DOK 2009 Pot Still Rum13 years · 57,5%13 years57,5%8.8/10 65 reviews395.00 €
Valinch & Mallet Caroni The Spirit of Art 2022 1997 24 years · 57,9%24 years57,9%8.8/10 45 reviews—
Valinch & Mallet Caroni Single Cask HTR 1997 19 years · 51,8%19 years51,8%8.8/10 16 reviews845.70 €

44 bottlings meet the minimum rating count; the 24 best-rated are shown. The rest are in the grid below.

The table lists bottlings with at least 10 ratings.

How the community rates Valinch & Mallet

The median score is 8.4, which means “Very good”. See the full rating guide ›

Flavour profile of Valinch & Mallet

Top aromas · nose & palate
Woody74%
Vanilla52%
Caramel41%
Roasted · palate only41%
Banana37%
Tropical fruits30%
Fruity · nose only30%

54 of 55 bottles have detailed tasting notes · Click an aroma to explore similar rums

In the community's collections

738 bottles logged in tasters' collections, including opened and emptied ones.

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Valinch & Mallet vintages

Single cask bottlings often carry the year of distillation. The vintage page shows what else went into cask that same year.

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Frequently asked questions about Valinch & Mallet

There are currently 56 offers for Valinch & Mallet across 8 partner shops, including Dal Moro Shop, Rhum Attitude, Excellence Rhum, Passion for Whisky, Whisky Watcher, PASSION RHUM. A 0.7 l bottle starts at 116.07 €. On each product page, offers are sorted by total price including shipping.

No. Every partner shop pays us the same commission rate, so we sort offers purely by the total price including shipping. The scores come from the community, not from us or the shops.

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