Valinch & Mallet Port Mourant The Spirit of Art

This limited Port Mourant release impresses with its complex fruity and roasted wood profile, balanced despite its strength, showcasing dried fruit, leather, and citrus notes.

8.6  / 10  (24 reviews)

Complex, fruity, balanced rare release. Aged elegance.

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    How does this rum taste?

    • Complex fruity profile
    • Strong roasted wood notes
    • Balanced alcohol integration

    The Spirit of Art" is a 25-year-aged rum from the Port Mourant distillery in Guyana, bottled by Valinch & Mallet. Distilled in 1997 using a double wooden pot still, it offers an aromatic profile with notes of dried fruit, roasted wood, leather, and citrus. On the palate, expect a creamy texture showcasing fruity, spicy, and vegetal notes. The finish is dry and mineral, balancing bitter and astringent elements seamlessly. Limited to just 64 cask strength bottles at 50.3% ABV, this rare release is characterized by its complexity and harmonious integration of flavors and alcohol.

    Aroma

    Dried fruit Woody Leather Polish

    Taste

    Dried fruit Roasted Vanilla Woody

    How is this rum rated?

    8.6  / 10  (24 reviews)
    Top 28% Guyana
    Top 34% Port Mourant

    "My first PM or rather my first rum from Guyana. The nose is very unusual. The first impression is like smelling a freshly sulphurized wine barrel. I can't really pinpoint the smell. I'm not sure about the taste either, I know I know it, but I can't put my finger on it. Do I imagine that it reminds me of an Asian sauce or was it those cough drops that I once had to take? In any case, a very good rum that needs to be analyzed again. Edit: somehow I associate this rum with these Buscupan drops."

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    8.5 / 10
    Review by: zabo

    "8,7:On the nose, the first impression we get are tropical fruits like unripe banana, some vegetal notes like grass and dried fruits.The rum is estery.There is also roasted wood, spicy with cardamom, medicinal notes as polish and waxes. On aeration, herbal, minty notes arise with molasses, flowery, some ginger and yellow fruits, citrus.Very pleasant. 8,7:On the palate, the attack is creamy with fruity, spicy, vegetal notes, the wood is roasted, resinous.There are red bell peppers, cardamom and vanilla from spice notes, a variety of fruits like orange, unripe banana, melon, dried and yellow ones. The molasses is a bit bitter with, perhaps an olive, waxy, herbal and minty.After some rest, more bourbon notes are present, there are stronger yellow fruits with delicious peaches and caramel, some leather.Nicely balanced. 8,7:The finish is very similar as the palate, just more dry and mineral, musty, as the fruits are fermented... Very consistent through the tasting...Delicious."

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    8.7 / 10
    Review by: LukaŽiga

    "This is a very elegant PM that comes across very dignified. Many warm flavors without one particularly stands out! Very very tasty"

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    8.8 / 10
    Review by: Thunderbird

    "Pleasantly surprised by this rather elegant and aromatic Port Mourant. The nose is fruity, with notes of melon in particular, and combines floral notes with darker, spicy aromas. Wood has had only a moderate influence, despite years of ageing. The palate is lifted by the "rougher" profile of Port Mourant, with licorice, aniseed, tobacco, earthy, floral and vegetal flavors. On the other hand, spices, wood, chocolate and dried fruit give the wine its gourmet character. The alcohol is well integrated. The finish is of decent length. Only then does the typical Port Mourant bitterness appear. But it's fairly discreet, blending well with the spices, woody notes and dried fruit. A very pleasant Port Mourant that doesn't fall into the trap of its still's common shortcomings. On the other hand, the bitterness is much more noticeable at the price level, which is rather high despite the rum's intrinsic quality."

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    8.6 / 10
    Review by: TheRhumhoe
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    Details about this rum

    Country
    Distillery
    RumX ID
    RX15693
    ABV
    50,3%
    Category
    Pot Still Rum
    Vintage
    1997
    Made from
    Molasses
    Distillation
    Double Wooden Pot Still
    Age
    25 years
    No. of bottles
    64
    Bottle volume
    70cl
    Price range
    250€+
    Type of spirit
    Rum
    Valinch & Mallet • Port Mourant 1997   25yr   50,3% The Spirit of Art

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    Ø Market value
    274€

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    About the Port Mourant distillery

    The Port Mourant distillery is located in Guyana. Rums from Port Mourant have been reviewed 2,065 times with an average of 8.5/10.

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