Valinch & Mallet Port Mourant Guyana Rum 1997
One member reckons this might be the best continental Port Mourant '97 nose they've had, and the reviews back the character up. It's a lighter, more elegant PM than the dark and heavy ones — herbal tea, dried apricot and other dried fruit, a little wood, and a honeyed sweetness that softens the classic herb edge. At 50.3% the alcohol sits so well integrated a couple of tasters even wished for more punch.
The community says- Herbal-fruity PM
- Honeyed balance
- But: Shortish finish
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How does Valinch & Mallet Port Mourant Guyana Rum 1997 taste?
Aggregated from 10 community reviews.
Elegant, herbal-fruity Port Mourant sipper Fans of the PM herb-and-fruit profile keep rating it high, praising the balance and the well-buried alcohol. A few wanted more weight; the finish runs medium and dry.
fans of the herbal Port Mourant profile
those wanting a dark, heavy PM bruiser
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RumX’s 0–10 scale is strict: 8.6 sits in the “Very good” band. 100% of tasters rate it Good or better; only 0% rate it below average. See the full rating guide →
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90% rate it 8 or higher. 8 selected write-ups from 10 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
Review by Leo Krüper
Eleganter, leichtfüßiger PM 97. Die 50% sind perfekt getroffen für mich. Dadurch lässt sich der Rum super trinken trotz des Tiefgangs. Ich bin sonst kein Fan dieser Kräuter-Profile, aber hier kommt eine schöne Honig Süße hinzu. Abgang relativ kurz.
Review by Thunderbird
Ein feiner Port Mourant mit schönem Wechselspiel zwischen Kräutern und Honigsüße. Das Holz ist nicht zu stark präsent . Der Alkohol ist sehr gut eingebunden und macht ihn gut trinkbar, ohne dass die Aromen verloren gehen. Das passt!
Review by Timo Groeger
Cooler Port Mourant, aber irgendwie gar nicht dunkel :) Hier haben wir jedenfalls Kräuter, viele (getrocknete) Früchte und auch etwas Holz. Die 50% spürt man überhaupt nicht, deshalb hätte ich mir etwas mehr Wumms gewünscht. Edit: nach etwas ruhen wird doch noch recht dunkel.
Review by Johannes
Typisches kräutrig-fruchtiges 97er-Profil. Alkohol sehr gut eingebunden. Macht Spaß für Liebhaber dieses Profils.
Review by DomM
The colour of the V&M is noticeable darker compared to the very pail continental TRC (only one year younger) and CC 97 PMs. (Still nowhere near the tropical Velier and ED 97, however). On the nose this one is also quite a bit ahead of the other two. More intense fruit notes, less alcohol and over all more balanced and complex. Might well be the best 97 PM (continental) nose I had so far.
Review by Alex1981
Toller PM Guyana mit der richtigen Mischung aus Kräutertee, Holz, Frucht und Cremigkeit. Alkohol ist präsent, aber gut integriert. Mittellanger, trockener Abgang der das ganze Geschmacksrofil noch eine Weile auf ser Zunge hält. Top!
Review by zabo
Die Abfüllung mit den "niedrigen" ABV gefällt mir eigentlich ganz gut, da er schöne Aromen entwickelt, die man erwartet. Für mich nicht die extreme Kräuterbombe, wie manch andere Vergleichbare Abfüllungen, wo mir die Kräuter zuviel sind.
Review by Mentalo
Schöne Kräuternote bei relativ wenig Holz. Harmoniert gut mit der Honigsüße. Alkohol ist top eingebunden.
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Details about Valinch & Mallet Port Mourant Guyana Rum 1997
A rum from Guyana, bottled by Valinch & Mallet, at 50,3%.
Port Mourant closed in 1955. So why does this bottle exist? The RumX guide →
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