Valinch & Mallet Ten Cane Spirit of Art no. 2 2008
Loved by Tafia Guildive, Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰 & 8 more
For experienced palates building a taste for cane juice rums, this 13‑year Ten Cane by Valinch & Mallet leans bourbon‑like: red fruits, caramel, dark chocolate and roasted oak. Best as a slow, contemplative sipper for those who enjoy dry, wood‑driven profiles. Backed by 53 RumX ratings and praised for balance rather than wild esters or agricole grassiness.
- Balanced profile
- Fruity & woody
- Great sipping strength
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Dry, bourbon‑leaning Trinidad sipper For experienced palates building a taste for cane juice rums, this 13‑year Ten Cane by Valinch & Mallet leans bourbon‑like: red fruits, caramel, dark chocolate and roasted oak. Best as a slow, contemplative sipper for those who enjoy dry, wood‑driven profiles. Backed by 53 RumX ratings and praised for balance rather than wild esters or agricole grassiness.
Bourbon crossover drinkers and Trinidad fans who enjoy dry, wood‑driven rums with red fruits, caramel and dark chocolate at a confident but well‑handled cask‑style strength.
Beginners, ester‑funk hunters, and anyone who dislikes tannic oak or expects very grassy cane‑juice character and explosive complexity.
How is Valinch & Mallet Ten Cane Spirit of Art no. 2 2008 rated?
RumX's 0–10 scale is strict — 8.1 lands squarely in the "Very good" band. 92% of tasters rate it Good or better; only 0% rate it below average. See the full rating guide →
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Review by Tafia Guildive
Bourbon fans are in the right place here, the profile is very similar to a fruity, round and delicious bourbon. It has probably been re-casked, which is indicated not only by the strong bourbon influence but also by the noticeable but not unpleasant wood and its influence. The alcohol is perfectly integrated, correctly dosed and after around 60 minutes of aeration, the profile unfolds in a very appealing way. This rum is not overly complex, but very well nuanced and rather elegant and subtle. Those looking for strong ester bombs will find little to like about this profile, but anyone who appreciates noticeable bourbon notes a la Foursquares or expressive rums with a "Spanish" impression will certainly like this rum. For me, it's an excellent rum and clearly undervalued by many, certainly also due to the current fashion of not appreciating the Spanish style too much and finding it boring. 89 points for me, as a bourbon lover a wonderful experience.
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
A very nice ten cane, better than the one from CDI I'd say. Fruity from nose to finish with spices and a delfining roasted barrel without it being too much. A touch of rubber and solvents are also there.
Review by alex
Very good. Beautiful complexity. Perfectly integrated alcohol. I haven't tasted enough ten cane to be able to compare, but it's much better 😍☺️
Review by Galli33
A solid fruity rum from trinidad. Wood and alcohol is integrated very well. But this one doesn’t knocks my socks off… Nose: Rubber, Trop. fruits, overripe fruits, plum, berries, banana, caramel, woody, roasted, clove, vanilla Mouth: Rubber, Solvents, dry, complex, balanced, caramel, trop. fruits, overripe, plum, banana, oak(barrel), licorice, cardamom, dark chocolate, roasted, toasted, vanilla Finish: Medium, dry, delicious, fruits, oak(barrel), roasted, toasted, licorice, coffee
Review by Mike H.
I didn’t take any notes at the Rhum Fest so a more detailed review will follow as soon as I get the chance to sample this rum again in a better context.
Review by Vincent D
Nez plutôt boisé et sucré. Caoutchouc. Fruit. Une note rôtie ou torréfiée. Sensation qui se confirmenen bouche. Je ne lui ai sûrement pas donné assez de temps mais il m'a paru manquer de complexité.
Review by crazyforgoodbooze
Incredibly beautiful nose of sour cherry -red wine jelly, cinnamon and many other wintry spices, some burnt rubber and wood and charcoal grilled banana.Taste with lots of tannins, roasted flavors, prune, strong coffee, dark chocolate and a few sour berries with ginger, lemon zest
Review by John Coffey
Côté fruits rouges intéressant.. Cependant je ne trouve pas l'alcool super intégré.. Et ça manque de complexité.. Après j'ai pas goûté énormément de rhums trinidad mais pas mon préféré
Review by martin slezák
Farba jantár Vôňa mäta, drevo, koža Chuť sladkosť, mäta, koža, drevo, komplexná chuť Záver stredne dlhý mäta, drevo
Review by Johannes
I don't know that much Ten Cane so far, but he's not really exciting.
Review by TheRhumhoe
A rum that gives an impression of unfinished business. The nose is somewhat timid, and despite some pleasant menthol and rubbery notes, the fruit and spice are rather subdued. The nose lacks depth and strength. The same applies to the palate. Apart from a few additional phenolic notes (alcohol and solvents in particular), the palate struggles to reveal itself and convince. The few spicy and empyreumatic touches don't raise the bar. Length on the palate is short-lived, sketchy and simplistic. A few hints of prunes, tannins and spicy notes lift the finish, without transcending the palate. A rum that needs some aeration, but remains disappointing overall.
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40 bottles logged by 52,000+ RumX members. The ratio of closed / opened / emptied, indicates whether this rum is meant to be drunk or is a collector's item.
Also on the wishlist of 3 members.
About the Ten Cane distillery
The Ten Cane distillery is located in Trinidad. Rums from Ten Cane have been reviewed 978 times with an average of 8.3/10.
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