Ten Cane

Ten Cane is the rum legend that no longer exists: the distillery that once made it has closed, but bottles still circulate among connoisseurs. There's something bittersweet about rum from a distillery that can't be visited or revived. Every remaining bottle is now part of a closed chapter in rum history.

Ten Cane 13 years old Valinch & Mallet 2008/2021 Trinidad Rum 56,3%

Item no.: 22227865479-1106-197280051

This Valinch & Mallet bottling is from Trinidad and more specifically the Ten Cane distillery. It is a so-called Pure Single Rum, which means that it is made on pot still. It is bottled at 56.3%. Try Ten Cane 13 year Valinch & Mallet 2008/2021 Trinidad Rum Distillery: Clarendon Bottler: Valinch & Mallet Vintage: Distilled: 2008 Bottled: 2021 Age: 13 years Type: Pure Single Rum from Trinidad Cask number/type: Single Cask no. 119 Number of bottles: 307 Alc. strength: 56.3% 70 cl.
1pcs.
201,00EUR
Ten Cane Rum Original Trinidad Rum 40%

Item no.: 22227865479-120022

Ten Cane Rum Original Trinidad Rum 40% 10 Cane Rum in the original bottling from the Trinidad distillery, aged in French casks. Distillery: Ten Cane Age: NA Country: Trinidad Type: Dark rum Alc. strength: 40% 70 cl. Other: Discontinued version from the closed distillery
1pcs.
120,00EUR

About Ten Cane

Ten Cane is a delicious rum from a now-closed distillery that previously produced high-quality rum in Trinidad. Because the distillery has closed, Ten Cane today is something of a rum curiosity, a bottle carrying the story of a closed chapter in the Caribbean rum industry. For collectors, the closure itself makes the bottle more interesting, while newcomers can experience a well-distilled, cane-juice-based rum representing a different style from the more common molasses-based Caribbean rums.

History & Background

Ten Cane was produced at a distillery in Trinidad that specialized in rum made directly from fresh sugarcane juice rather than the more common molasses, a style more closely related to the French rhum agricole tradition. The distillery closed after a period of operation, bringing Ten Cane's production to an abrupt end, though the remaining stocks and bottles still circulate in the market. Rum enthusiasts today regard Ten Cane as an interesting testament to a different, cane-juice-based approach to Caribbean rum.

Production & Style

The rum was distilled from fresh, pressed cane juice in traditional stills and briefly aged in oak barrels to preserve a light, elegant character rather than heavy sweetness.

Signature Style

Elegant, Light, Historic
A light, elegant rum with a refined sweetness from fresh cane juice, shaped by a now-closed distillery in Trinidad.

Facts

Distillery	Trinidad (closed)
Founded	2005
Pronounced	"Ten Kayn"
Region	Trinidad
Country	Trinidad
Raw material	Fresh cane juice
Owner	Moët Hennessy (LVMH), originally launched 2005

Did You Know?

Did you know Ten Cane was distilled at a Trinidadian distillery that closed around 2011, making the remaining bottles a piece of rum history that cannot be recreated?

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Angostura Rom, El Dorado Rom and Diplomatico Rom.