The Italian bottler Valinch & Mallet found a cask at the Clarendon distillery whose lychee and mango aromas are so intense the rum almost tastes as it smells.
Expert Description
Clarendon 2008/2021 Valinch & Mallet 12 Year is a Jamaica Rum, distilled at the Clarendon distillery in 2008, bottled from a single cask by Valinch & Mallet in 2021 and bottled at 56.1%.
Clarendon, also known as Monymusk, is one of Jamaica's oldest distilleries and known for powerful, ester-rich pot still rums. Valinch & Mallet, an Italian bottler founded by Davide Romano and Fabio Ermoli, selected this cask for their "Spirit of Art" series, where each bottle carries a unique artwork by a young artist. The 12 years of ageing have given the rum an unusual fullness of tropical fruit combined with a pronounced oaky structure.
The result is a complex, dry and woody rum with a dominant lychee character carried by dark chocolate and coffee bitterness.
Tasting Notes
Nose
Intense lychee and mango, with caramel, red fruit and a touch of black banana.
Palate
Powerful and woody with ripe mango, dark chocolate and a pleasant coffee bitterness.
Finish
Long with coffee, vanilla and lingering ester character.
Specifications
Name: Clarendon 2008/2021 Valinch & Mallet 12 Year
Distillery: Clarendon
Bottler: Valinch & Mallet
Region/Country: Jamaica
Type: Single Cask Rum
Age: 12 Years
Cask Strength: 56.1%
Size: 70 CL
Distilled: 2008
Bottled: 2021
Serving Suggestion: Neat for exploration
Flavour Profile
Ester-rich · Fruity · Woody · Complex · Powerful
Did You Know?
This bottle is part of Valinch & Mallet's "Spirit of Art" series, where each label is decorated with an original painting by a young, up-and-coming artist, a way for the bottler to combine its passion for rum with support for new art.
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