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Valinch & Mallet The Spirit of Art 1993
Neat is the only way you'd drink a 30-year-old single cask at 57.7%, but that's where the trouble starts — several tasters find the alcohol still dominant and poorly integrated after all those years. Underneath sit roasted wood, leather, tobacco and a flash of pineapple, then a finish that mostly vanishes. One blind taster scored it high and was surprised; most came away let down for the age.
The community says- Roasted wood depth
- Leather and tobacco
- But: Hot, unintegrated
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How does Valinch & Mallet The Spirit of Art 1993 taste?
Aggregated from 26 community reviews.
Old, hot Grenada column rum that underdelivers Divisive, and mostly on the disappointed side: reviewers keep flagging hot, unintegrated alcohol masking thin flavor. A blind taster loved it, but that's the outlier here.
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anyone wanting smooth, integrated old rum
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What does the community say?
65% rate it between 6 and 8. 3 selected write-ups from 26 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
#4120 I was looking forward to this old rum but it was rather disappointing. Even after a very long rest the ABV was still kind of dominant masquerading the other flavours. Roasted wood comes in second followed by sule fruit, spices and caramel. Draws nice curtains in the glass and the empty glass has some tobacco and leather notes.
Review by Jakob
Interesting nose. Taste on the rather sweet side with vanilla, toffee, some wood and subtle spices. Not much more happens - enough for a pleasing sipper, but is also not a revelation for a rum aged for thirty years.
Review by Johannes
Unbelievable that after 30 years of storage, the alcohol is still poorly integrated and not much comes across in taste other than neutral alcohol.
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Avg. community purchase price 249 €
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Details about Valinch & Mallet The Spirit of Art 1993
A Column Still Rum from Grenada, bottled by Valinch & Mallet, at 57,7%.
Community purchases
6 bottles logged by 4 collectors.
A drinker & collector.
16% opened, 0 emptied and repurchased.
What did the community pay for Valinch & Mallet The Spirit of Art 1993?
Community paid 166–250 €.
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6 purchased · 26 tasted · 1 wishlist · as of
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