Review #1498; Rum #797
This is an independent bottling of rum from Decadent Drinks bottled under their Rum Sponge labels. This is a multi-vintage bottling created from two different barrels of Clarendon. A 2013 1st fill barrel of EMB Clarendon which was matured in Jamaica before being landed in the UK in 2019, combined with a 2011 barrel of Monymusk. They are not sure how long the 2011 was tropically aged for.
They dumped these two casks together, muddled them up, and re-casked the mix into the same two barrels to continue maturing. Half of it was bottled with several degrees reduction as this very bottling. The rest will be left to fester and stew even longer.
Distillery: Clarendon
Bottler: Rum Sponge
Region: Jamaica
Still: Pot
ABV: 57.1%
Nose: Pineapple, Vanilla, Coriander, Toasted Coconut Flakes, Allspice, Sandalwood
Palate: Medium mouthfeel, Vanilla, Allspice, Toasted Coconut Flakes, Fresh cut pineapple, Faint Star Anise, Sandalwood,
Finish: Medium length Finish, Allspice, Toasted Coconut Flakes, Pineapple, Sandalwood, pencil shavings, rubber eraser
Rating: 6/10
A very good rum blend from Clarendon being offered here. It’s not a punch you in the face Jamaican by any stretch in fact, I would call it approachable. Fruity sweetness, a nice spice bag to mix it up, a little bit of barrel that at times veers a bit into pencil shavings and rubber eraser. Those last 2 notes show up at the very end and do not detract too much, but they do keep it from rising higher for me.
1 | Disgusting | So bad I poured it out.
2 | Poor | I wouldn’t consume by choice.
3 | Bad | Multiple flaws.
4 | Sub-par | Not bad, but better exists.
5 | Good | Good, just fine.
6 | Very Good | A cut above.
7 | Great | Well above average
8 | Excellent | Really quite exceptional.
9 | Incredible | An all time favorite
10 | Perfect | Perfect
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