Valinch & Mallet Diamond The Spirit of Art Versailles
Complex aroma, but lacks desired depth.
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The Spirit of Art Versailles is a limited-edition rum crafted at Guyana's Diamond distillery, selected and bottled by Valinch & Mallet. Distilled in 1996 from molasses using a pot still and aged for 27 years, it has a 52.6% ABV and exclusive availability with only 221 bottles globally. User feedback highlights notes of vanilla, oak, dried fruit, and nutty aromas, complemented by flavors of licorice, lemon peel, and a woody undertone. While the rum's complex age intrigues, opinions suggest a lack of expected depth and some challenges with alcohol integration, leading to mixed reactions.
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#4122 This one was a huge disappointment. The overall profile is not very well balanced and I wonder if they just had to do a quick set this time? Had expected way more from this set 😮
Very close to ‘98 ICBU batch, and nothing to do with Versailles&Diamond stills in my opinion. Alcohol integration is not that good, probably because it’s too light-bodied. Even by ignoring expectations due to Velier’s bottling, I’m disappointed by the rum itself.
Nose of yellow fruit withered in the sun, mango, papaya, nice attack, fairly round, warm brown sugar, alcohol finish, but nicely coated.
A rum tasted at the WLP. The alcohol stings a little on the nose and the aromas struggle to express themselves, varnished wood and fermented yellow fruit. The palate is more balanced than the nose, full-bodied with caramel and prunes. You can almost feel crystallized brown sugar on the sides of the tongue. The finish is a little too bitter, but with lovely fruit.