Valinch & Mallet Rum

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  Belize Travellers 2006/2022 Valinch & Mallet 16 years old Traditional Rum 70 cl 56.3%

  Item no.: 2227865479-1106-197280322-124

  In Belize City the Perdomo family has been distilling rum since a small bar called Travellers grew into a distillery, and a single cask from there has now been captured by Italian bottler Valinch & Mallet.

  Expert Description

  Belize Travellers 2006/2022 Valinch & Mallet 16 Year Traditional is a Belize Rum from a single cask, aged for 16 years and bottled at 56.3%.

  The rum comes from Travellers Liquors, whose history begins in 1953 when Jaime Omario Perdomo opened a bar of the same name in Belize City. The family later registered the distillery officially in 1983 and upgraded the facility in 1992, moving away from acid-based fast fermentation in favour of natural molasses fermentation followed by double distillation on a triple column setup. This gives Travellers a cleaner, softer style than many other Caribbean molasses rums. The cask was selected by Valinch & Mallet, the Italian independent bottler run by Davide Romano and Fabio Ermoli, and bottled as cask number 3 as part of their Traditional range. The rum was distilled in 2006 and rested for 16 years before being bottled in 2022.

  The result is a soft, sweet-toned rum, where coconut and vanilla meet caramel and dark chocolate, carried by its relatively restrained cask strength of 56.3%.

  Tasting Notes

  Nose

  Coconut, vanilla and a touch of caramel.

  Palate

  Toffee, milk chocolate and mild spice with a creamy body.

  Finish

  Soft and lightly sweet with a final hint of dark chocolate.

  Specifications

  Name: Belize Travellers 2006/2022 16 Year
  Distillery: Travellers Liquors
  Bottler: Valinch & Mallet
  Region/Country: Belize
  Type: Belize Rum
  Age: 16 Years
  ABV: 56.3%
  Size: 70 CL
  Distilled: 2006
  Bottled: 2022
  Serving Suggestion: Neat in a snifter or with a few drops of water

  Flavour Profile

  Sweet-toned · Coconut-forward · Creamy · Spiced · Soft

  Investment Potential

  Low to Medium. Single cask releases from Valinch & Mallet are limited, but Travellers Liquors remains an active distillery, which keeps rarity at a moderate level compared to closed distilleries.

  Did You Know?

  Travellers Liquors did not start out as a distillery but as a bar in Belize City, where founder Jaime Omario Perdomo experimented with his own rum blends for guests long before the family obtained an official distilling licence.

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  • 1pcs.
    241,25EUR
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  Caroni 1997/2022 Valinch & Mallet 24 years old Traditional Trinidad Rum 70 cl 57.9%

  Item no.: 2227865479-1106-197280322-127

  The Caroni distillery in Trinidad closed over 20 years ago, but the last casks from its heavy, cult-status production still surface at independent bottlers like Valinch & Mallet.

  Expert Description

  Caroni 1997/2022 Valinch & Mallet 24 Year Traditional is a Trinidad Rum from a single cask, aged for 24 years and bottled at 57.9%.

  The rum comes from the Caroni distillery, founded in 1923 on the site of an old sugar factory in Trinidad, with both column and pot still equipment, which in its day supplied heavy, powerful rum to the British navy. The Trinidad government sold the distillery to Angostura in 2001, and production ceased the following year. In 2004, Italian rum expert Luca Gargano discovered a warehouse full of forgotten casks at the abandoned distillery, sparking what many collectors now call Caronimania. This cask, number 887, was selected by Valinch & Mallet and yielded a total of 245 bottles. The rum was distilled in 1997 and aged for 24 years before being bottled in 2022.

  The result is a dark, earthy rum with the characteristic "heavy", almost rubbery depth that has become Caroni's hallmark among collectors worldwide.

  Tasting Notes

  Nose

  Spiced rubber, wet earth and a hint of dark liquorice.

  Palate

  Tarry, earthy and spiced with notes of pitch and dark fruit.

  Finish

  Long, dry and smoky with lingering oak.

  Specifications

  Name: Caroni 1997/2022 24 Year
  Distillery: Caroni
  Bottler: Valinch & Mallet
  Region/Country: Trinidad
  Type: Trinidad Rum
  Age: 24 Years
  ABV: 57.9%
  Size: 70 CL
  Distilled: 1997
  Bottled: 2022
  Number of Bottles: 245
  Serving Suggestion: Neat in a snifter or with a few drops of water

  Flavour Profile

  Dark · Earthy · Spiced · Smoky · Rare

  Investment Potential

  High. Caroni has been closed since 2002, and stocks of original casks shrink every year, making single cask releases like this one some of the most sought-after rums among collectors.

  Did You Know?

  The phenomenon known as Caronimania began after Italian rum pioneer Luca Gargano discovered an abandoned warehouse full of forgotten casks at the closed distillery in 2004, since making Caroni one of the most hunted rum labels of all.

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  • 1pcs.
    670,00EUR
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  Clarendon 1995/2021 Valinch & Mallet 26 years old Jamaica Rum 70 cl 56.9%

  Item no.: 22227865479-1106-197280049

  26 years in a single iron-still cask have given this Clarendon a depth and complexity rarely seen in Jamaican rum, adorned with a painting by young Chinese artist Chen Li.

  Expert Description

  Clarendon 1995/2021 Valinch & Mallet 26 Year is a Jamaica Rum, distilled at the Clarendon distillery in 1995 on an iron pot still, aged 25 years locally and a further year in Scotland, bottled from cask number 433943 by Valinch & Mallet in 2021 and bottled at 56.9%.

  Clarendon, also known as Monymusk, is one of Jamaica's oldest distilleries with a long tradition of powerful, ester-rich pot still rums. After 25 years of ageing in the tropical climate, the cask was moved to Scotland for one final year of maturation before Valinch & Mallet bottled it as part of their "Spirit of Art" series. Only 270 bottles of this rare release exist, its label bearing an original painting by young Chinese artist Chen Li.

  The result is a deeply complex rum, where 26 years of maturation have traced the journey from fresh tropical fruit to leather, iodine and walnut.

  Tasting Notes

  Nose

  Caramel, wood and fruity tones of mango and sour cherry.

  Palate

  Complex with lychee juice, wood, spice, iodine, caramel and plum.

  Finish

  Long with leather, walnut and a fine, well-balanced close.

  Specifications

  Name: Clarendon 1995/2021 Valinch & Mallet 26 Year
  Distillery: Clarendon
  Bottler: Valinch & Mallet
  Region/Country: Jamaica
  Type: Single Cask Rum
  Age: 26 Years
  Cask Strength: 56.9%
  Size: 70 CL
  Distillation Method: Iron pot still
  Distilled: 1995
  Bottled: 2021
  Number of Bottles: 270
  Serving Suggestion: Neat for exploration

  Flavour Profile

  Complex · Leathery · Fruity · Spiced · Deep

  Did You Know?

  After 25 years of ageing in Jamaica, the cask was transported to Scotland for an extra year of maturation, a practice that can give a rum its final polishing nuances before it's bottled by a European independent bottler like Valinch & Mallet.

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  • 1pcs.
    402,00EUR
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  Clarendon 2008/2021 Valinch & Mallet 12 years old Jamaica Rum 70 cl 56.1%

  Item no.: 22227865479-1106-197280050

  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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  • 1pcs.
    214,25EUR
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  Diamond 2001/2022 Valinch & Mallet 20 years old Traditional Rum 70 cl 50,7%

  Item no.: 2227865479-1106-197280322-125

  On the banks of the Demerara River in Guyana, the Diamond distillery holds over 300 years of rum history, and a 20 year old single cask from there has now been captured by Valinch & Mallet under the SWR Skeldon mark.

  Expert Description

  Diamond 2001/2022 Valinch & Mallet 20 Year Traditional is a Guyana Rum from a single cask, aged for 20 years and bottled at 50.7%.

  The rum comes from the Diamond distillery, operated by Demerara Distillers Limited and located on the Demerara River, where sugar plantations and distilling have existed since around 1670. Diamond is today the last remaining distillery in a country that once housed dozens of sugar estates, and the site brings together several historic still styles under one roof, including the famous wooden stills from Port Mourant, Versailles and Enmore. This particular cask carries the SWR Skeldon mark and is column distilled, giving it a lighter, more elegant style than the heavy pot still rums Diamond is also known for. The cask was selected by Valinch & Mallet, the Italian independent bottler, and bottled as cask number 78 with a total yield of 242 bottles. The rum was distilled in 2001 and aged for 20 years before being bottled in 2022.

  The result is an elegant, dry rum, where spice and tropical fruit meet a light, floral finish with a touch of oak.

  Tasting Notes

  Nose

  Dried plums, sandalwood and a hint of black pepper.

  Palate

  Spiced and elegant with tropical fruit and a mild honey sweetness.

  Finish

  Light and dry with lingering spice and oak.

  Specifications

  Name: Diamond 2001/2022 20 Year
  Distillery: Diamond Distillery
  Bottler: Valinch & Mallet
  Region/Country: Guyana
  Type: Guyana Rum
  Age: 20 Years
  ABV: 50.7%
  Size: 70 CL
  Distillation Method: Column distilled, SWR Skeldon mark
  Distilled: 2001
  Bottled: 2022
  Number of Bottles: 242
  Serving Suggestion: Neat in a snifter or with a few drops of water

  Flavour Profile

  Elegant · Spiced · Dry · Floral · Rare

  Investment Potential

  Medium. A 20 year old single cask release with only 242 bottles from one of the world's most historic rum distilleries is the kind of bottle collectors keep an eye on.

  Did You Know?

  The Diamond distillery preserves several historic wooden stills from now-closed estates such as Port Mourant and Enmore, of which the 1880 Enmore still is still in use and considered the oldest of its kind in the world.

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  • 1pcs.
    268,00EUR