Valinch & Mallet Caroni The Spirit of Art 2022

Complex, bold Caroni profile with balanced sweetness.

The Spirit of Art 2022 is a complex, limited release rum with robust spicy, herbal, and rubber aromas, a woody and dirty palate, and a surprisingly balanced sweetness.

8.9/10 28 reviews

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    How does this rum taste?

    Complex aroma and palate
    Well-balanced flavor profile
    Rich woody and dirty notes

    The Spirit of Art 2022 from Caroni distillery in Trinidad is a limited release rum, independently bottled by Valinch & Mallet. Distilled in 1997 from molasses, it aged for 24 years and was bottled at a robust 57.9% cask strength. Users praise its complex nose, featuring spicy, rubber, and herbal notes that transition into woody, dirty flavors with hints of menthol and leather on the palate. It's noted for its well-balanced profile, combining darker elements with subtle sweetness and surprising fruit notes after oxidation. With only 245 bottles produced, this rum represents a unique collectible for enthusiasts, showcasing the bold and distinctive characteristics Caroni is renowned for, including its signature petrol and tar undertones with a crisp finish.

    Aroma

    Rubber Tar Spicy Herbal

    Taste

    Woody Rubber Dirty Vanilla

    How is this rum rated?

    8.9/10 28 reviews
    Top 16% Trinidad
    Top 29% Caroni

     This Caroni is right up my street. Wonderfully balanced, fruit and dirt in equal measure. Probably the best '97 continental-matured Caroni I've had in a glass. Now, if it were a little deeper, more powerful on the dark side of power, it would be phenomenal. As it is, it's "just" great. Nevertheless, I "need" a whole bottle of it. Because I don't think a better continental 97 will be bottled again. Many thanks, DrDjango, for the fine sample!

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    9.1 /10
    Review by: Gunnar Böhme "Bauerngaumen" 🤓

     Nice complexity on the nose. This bottling has some additional herbal notes added to the 97 profile making it a standout in a positive way. Menthol-y and spicey on the palate with quite some dirt and wood. Not much fruits going on here. Some sweetness works well with the darker notes. Nice cask. Edit: after some oxidation, the second half of the sample has some fruits on the palate, too. Even better balanced now. Really nice one out of the continental 97s.

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    8.9 /10
    Review by: DomM

     Lacquer, petrol, deep caramel, spices. Citrus fruits bring freshness.😍 Crunchy and powerful in the mouth. Beautiful finish. Petrol with lemon juice. A very round, fine gentleman's Caroni that absolutely does not hide its origins. Top league 1997.😀😀😀😀 Thanks to Bonn!!!

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    9.1 /10
    Review by: Joachim Guger

     good, very round 97, which I like even better on the palate than on the nose!

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    8.8 /10
    Review by: mto75
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    Details about this rum

    Country
    Distillery
    RumX ID
    RX13912
    ABV
    57,9%
    Vintage
    1997
    Made from
    Molasses
    Age
    24 years
    No. of bottles
    245
    Bottle volume
    70cl
    Price range
    250€+
    Type of spirit
    Rum
    Valinch & Mallet • Caroni 1997   24yr   57,9% The Spirit of Art 2022

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    Ø Market value
    540€

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    About the Caroni distillery

    The Caroni distillery is located in Trinidad. Rums from Caroni have been reviewed 8,878 times with an average of 8.8/10.

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