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f008c6d0-9de3-1002-ba49-25afb628b1edMadeira Quinta Vale d'Aldeia VA Spirits
VA Spirits Quinta Vale d'Aldeia Balancal Rum Agricole (2021) 50cl bottle
Aged rum · 4 years · 42,7%

VA Spirits Quinta Vale d'Aldeia Balancal Rum Agricole (2021)

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Style & occasion: Mature & oaky

Full aroma profile Aroma families · nose & palate · top aromas
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Sweet & dessert
Wood
Dried fruit
Roasted & dark
Fruit
Funk & ester
Vegetal & floral

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7.6/10 Good

7 community reviews

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Review by cigares

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cigares
Jun 20241,175 reviewsSwitzerland
8.0/10

A rum tasted at the Rhum Fest in 2024. An unmistakable wine (malvasia) nose. The wood is discreet, a bit of sweetness. The finish is average but rather vegetal and sweet. A rum that convinced me less than the No.1, the aging in Madeira malvasia cask being a bit too marked for my taste.

Review by Michael Janek

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Michael Janek
Michael Janek
Jun 2025318 reviewsCzech
5.9/10

24.6.2025 Casa Havana Prague Very strongly fruity scent, a bit nutty too On the palate very raw, agricole-like, as if chewing the cane

Review by Vincent D

Vincent D
Aug 2024764 reviewsFrance
7.5/10

Tasted very early on the first day of RhumFest Paris 2024 so my note is a bit old but I rather liked the first amber from this distillery. No doubt about the origin, these Madeira rums are very typical. Here, I recall a rum very marked and sweetened by the Portuguese wine cask in which it rested. Pleasant and promising.

Review by Kieron Wood

Kieron Wood
Kieron Wood
Jan 2025468 reviews
8.2/10

What a beauty of an agricole. Delicious butter popcorn, figs and bananas

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Details about VA Spirits Quinta Vale d'Aldeia Balancal Rum Agricole (2021)

A Pot & Column Still Rum from Madeira, bottled by VA Spirits, at 42,7%.

CountryMadeira
BottlerVA Spirits
CategoryPot & Column Still Rum
Raw materialSugar cane juice
ABV42,7%
Age4 years
Vintage2021
Bottled2025
Sugar0 g/L
Volume50cl

About the Quinta Vale d'Aldeia distillery

The Quinta Vale d'Aldeia distillery is located in Madeira. Rums from Quinta Vale d'Aldeia have been reviewed 13 times with an average of 7.5/10.

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