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Valinch & Mallet Travellers The Spirit of Art 2006
Sip it neat with a good rest in the glass and you get the classic Belize Travellers signature: coconut, vanilla, milk chocolate and toasted oak, with roasted peanuts and coffee underneath. Despite the 56.3% the alcohol sits well. Most tasters call it easy and gourmand but a bit shy — one flags a metallic, green-pepper edge on the first sips.
The community says- Coconut and chocolate
- Great alcohol integration
- But: Shy, closed nose
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How does Valinch & Mallet Travellers The Spirit of Art 2006 taste?
Aggregated from 27 community reviews.
Easy coconut-chocolate Belize, tasty but shy Well-made, easy-drinking Belize with coconut, chocolate and vanilla. Almost everyone likes it, but most agree it stays shy and lacks depth for a 16-year cask-strength single cask.
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What does the community say?
81% rate it 8 or higher. 6 selected write-ups from 27 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
Review by Jakob
Classic Belize: Pronounced pleasing and quaffable, but the rum is somewhat lacking in aromatic complexity. In addition to the sweetness of vanilla, toffee, chocolate still get a few hints of cappuccino and peanuts and leicjte spiciness in the taste spectrum. Very good alcohol integration.
Review by alex
It's well-made, with well-integrated alcohol and good length, it's greedy and rather pleasant to drink. After all, I can't compare it with any other rum from this distillery, as it's my first. I like it a lot all the same 😉
Review by Righrum
The nose is really closed, too thin to be good, with time seems not to improve. Drink wise it is a little better, caramel chocolate and some spices, especially when given a good rest. but this is not enough given the not perfect alcohol integration. Seems a doorly's 12 with too much alcohol in it.
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
A nice travellers but a bit overpriced compared to what you get. Warm and spicy on the palate with chocolate. The coffee notes are very subtle. Make sure to rest it for a good while to release all flavours.
Review by Maxence
Nose is very round but slightly too shy. Palate is more funky but still very sugary and round with a lot of coconut, vanilla and pastries. A nice daily sipper 😋 Good job Valinch & Mallet for this release 👊
Review by Basti
The nose is very closed at first and becomes more intense with time. Quite reserved and unspectacular on the palate. Definitely similar to FS, but less intense.
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Avg. community purchase price 115 €
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Details about Valinch & Mallet Travellers The Spirit of Art 2006
A Column Still Rum from Belize, bottled by Valinch & Mallet, at 56,3%.
Community purchases
17 bottles logged by 15 collectors.
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17% opened, 1 emptied and repurchased.
What does Valinch & Mallet Travellers The Spirit of Art 2006 cost?
Community paid 102–179 €.
Current best price: 179.00 € – above the typical community range.
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17 purchased · 29 tasted · 5 wishlist · as of
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