Distillery: Clarendon
Distilled: 1995
Bottled: 2022
Bottler: Precious Liquors
Distillation: Pot Still
Spirit Marque: EMB
Aging: 23 years in Jamaica and 3 in UK
Bottles: 296
Cask: 433941
ABV: 57,1%
Volume: 700 ml
Bottling info:
This 1995 Clarendon has been through 23 years of tropical aging and 3 years of continental aging. It has been bottled in February 2022. Bottled by Precious Liquors for The Auld Alliance Singapore.
Tasting note:
Sour pineapple and lime cordial, alongside grapefruit. Also beeswax, leafy notes, soy sauce and liquorice. Still a firm woodiness and whiffs of acetone. Mango and eucalyptus appear after a while – nice combo.
Mouth: more richness and concentration than the 2007, obviously. Menthol, liquorice and tarry notes, with flashes of pink grapefruit, guava and pineapple in between. Then brambles, hints of armagnac, eucalyptus, black tea, pinewood and bittersweet herbal extracts.
Finish: very long, slightly petroly, with salty notes and tropical fruits.
This is quite impressive. Such complexity, this will keep you entertained for the entire evening! High power rum, amplified by active wood, but it’s the tropical fruits that make it shine. Very beautiful. Score: 92/100
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