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Clarendon Rumclub Private Selection Ed. 27 EMB 1995
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Most tasters rate this old Clarendon EMB near the top of the 95 vintage lineup, with a handful finding it too woody, herbal and sour. Expect marzipan, glue and menthol over a wall of tropical fruit, dried plum and roasted spice. The 67% is surprisingly well tucked in, though a few water it down. Deep, dry and shifting glass to glass.
The community says- Deep tropical fruit
- Well-integrated 67%
- But: Can read over-oaked
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How does Clarendon Rumclub Private Selection Ed. 27 EMB 1995 taste?
Aggregated from 56 community reviews.
Dry, complex old Jamaican EMB sipper Loved by EMB fans as one of the best 1995 Clarendons, prized for fruit, wood spice and menthol. The catch: a few find it over-oaked, sour and herbal, wanting a drop of water.
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56 community reviews
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Review by Aussierumfan
Wow I really like this one! A wonderful nose. It is such a mouthful of fruits straight up for me, oranges and pineapple is what stood out, a nice natural sweetness. Then with some time its age starts to come out with menthol, some fine wood notes, along with vanilla and spice. A long finish. A lovely Jamaican that stands out.
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
Most helpful positive review
This was my contribution to the tasting and once we cracked open the bottle the flavours started spreading. Fruity with roasted wood and very good ABV integration. I really like the floral note and warm/spicy touch to the palate. Price to quality is very good in my mind.
Review by Tschusikowsky
Most helpful mixed review
Too much for me in all dimensions. Wood, menthol, acidic, herbal. The characteristic mushroomy/furry notes seem rather out of place with the rest. Also because the fruit is totally drowned out. The alcohol is too dominant for me. Water changes a lot for the better. The least appealing EMB I've had so far.
Review by DomM
Nose: V&M > RA > RC = FSB-BS The lower ABV bottling presents the more fruity and peasant nose straight up. Others significantly more heavy, dark and sharp. Palate: [Velier] > RA > RC > FSB-BS > V&M On the palate I have to give it to the higher proof combatants as they are all properly evil in what they do. However, imho V&M bottled their cask at the exact right ABV to enjoy the EMB right from the bottle.
Review by Timo Groeger
Wow, a great rum club. On the nose, we mainly have herbs, but the barrel is also recognizable and it smells spicy. The palate also has herbs, especially mint, but it is also very intense and roasty.
Review by cigares
Bouquet de fruits tropicaux mûrs avec une belle fraîcheur (menthol et herbes) et une belle acidité. Du bois de santal en soutient, des épices. L’entrée en matière est puissante mais sans excès et tous les fruits envahissent la bouche. De belles épices, des agrumes, du poivre. La finale est longue et riche avec une belle palette aromatique qui persiste. Un rhum puissant et équilibré, complexe et délicieux, fruité et épicé. Le verre vide amène un bel équilibre entre fruits et côtés sombres.
Review by Jarek
Slightly less fruity than the Colours of Rum, but almost as good.
Review by TheRhumhoe
Clearly Spirit of Rum's most underrated bottling. The nose is immensely rich, with lots of fruit: orange for citrus, cherry for red fruit, pineapple, banana and mango for exotic fruit, blending harmoniously with wood, medicinal and herbal notes. There's a hint of ferment and marzipan that work well with the spices. The whole is very structured and complete, a pure olfactory delight. The attack on the palate is a real slap in the face. This Clarendon is extremely fruity: typical Jamaican tropical fruit, cherry, peach and orange dance and perfume the palate, which cannot resist this charm. There are medicinal flavors of glue and menthol, and powerful roasted notes that accompany an intense, spicy woodiness. The whole is deep, savory and extremely complex, with aromas constantly evolving and changing. The alcohol is powerful, but small sips allow you to attenuate its effect and better appreciate the aromas, which here are of the utmost beauty. The finish is extremely long, still fruit-driven but gaining astringency with the tannins. Darker, bitter aromas such as dark chocolate, mocha and black tea appear, along with spices to sharpen the finish. A magnificent Clarendon that perfectly combines power and elegance, richness and subtlety, it is inconceivable that it will still be available at the dawn of 2025, such are its undeniable qualities and reasonable price.
Review by Frank
What a beautiful, complex and intense nose: fruity and spicy. Beautiful orange and tangerine notes with sweet cherry and tart kiwi and gooseberry underpinnings, respectively. At first there's a tart sweetness of maple syrup that goes sweeter and sweeter towards orange syrup. I still find vanilla and a slight hint of tobacco leaf. The high % is barely noticeable.Palate: just as intense and delicious as the nose, very full-bodied to boot. Fruity, spicy, slightly woody. I find just as dried orange as prune, dried currant and tropical fruit. There is also a slight mint note to be found. There is also some resinous tobacco. It also has a nice nuttiness, vlt Brazil nut. A really excellent old EMB, with the alcohol super well integrated.
Review by Serge
Tasted against the 3 EMB of Colours of Rum (no10), Tara Spirits and Fine Drams (97) ... all 95s quite close and at similar levels. The Colours of Rum was the fruitiest, the Tara had a lot of tannin but really very similar level.
Review by mto75
in the other glass the RA EMB 95, and I must say that both are already very similar. The RC seems perhaps a touch fresher / more floral (and something more in the direction of Marzipan pastry going), but that may simply be because the RA is already longer open (and more oxidized). Since there is the RA zT still to have at a significantly lower price, it is currently the better choice for me.
Review by Fred Tillac
👃 = very pleasant, fairly sweet blend of ripe tropical fruit, wood, vanilla and a little tar. 👄 = alcohol very present, accompanied by dried fruit and empyreumatic notes. The finish is long.
Review by Buddudharma
Great old EMB! In direct comparison to the Velier 2010 noticeably better integrated alcohol, and, unsurprisingly, more wood. Compared to the Bottle Shop 1995 a little less menthol, but a little more oily and bulky, but overall on par. EMB remains simply one of my favorite profiles; to be able to drink rums of this type and this degree of maturity is without doubt a privilege.
Review by Johannes
Without direct comparison certainly one of the best EMB 95 next to the Velier!
Review by Skyfly
Super leckere Abfüllung! Sehr fruchtig von Anfang bis Ende. Genau die richtige Portion an Estern, daneben Kräuter, Röst- und Holzaromen. Ganz toll ist die Kirsche und der Nase. Alkohol perfekt eingebunden
Review by zabo
At the Community Tasting Nuremberg I was deeply introduced to the world of Clarendon and have learned to love it. Whereby for me the differences between 7 different bottlings were rather small. I liked all of them. Probably it was more because of the quantity why I could not really distinguish anything. Will all again in peace individually Nachverkosten.
Review by Jakob
The 95 EMBs know how to convince with their very complex profile, so also here. Menthol, black tea, barrel notes, plus a decent spicy note of pepper and anise. High level.
Review by Jussi Piirainen
A nice find from my "samplebottle cabinet". This rum needs time to open up, mine's was sitting in the glass for a good 20 minutes before i started the review. On the nose: Barrel notes, light roasted notes, fruity notes like cherry come in at first. After a while, you get light glue, spicy notes, herbal and fermented notes. Abv integration seems quite good for 67 abv rum. Taste: Spicy, fruity, roasted and minty with a bit intensity from the abv, but the alcohol is integrated very well. Then you herbal notes, light anise notes maybe in the background. Finish. Roasted, minty, black tea, spices. Dry. Medium finish. I dont have much experience on rums from Clarendon distillery and on EMB, but this was delicious. Good notes and the abv was integrated very well.
Review by Thunderbird
A very good 95 EMB on par with the RA 95!Taste they differ only in nuances! This is perhaps a tick fruity!My EMB reference remains but the Velier 2010
Review by Leo Krüper
Toller EMB mit einer Teenote
Review by Djehey
Whew! Too intense for me. Lots of very ripe fruit, varnish, wood, burnt and acid notes. You need a good palate! A few drops of water do it good and add cocoa aromas.
Review by primus
Yes Moin Mooiin! What a spectacle! At first I thought it was quite an understatement on the nose, but that's because this fellow has to open up first. Overall: what a complex firework of spicy, fruity, barrel, aniseed, matching spiciness, then fruit again. Simply intense. I was unprepared for the 67%, but my dear Scholli delivers this rum. First class.
Review by Ed Stark
A very powerful, delicious, very dry rum. I smelled it for two hours and enjoyed it, and the taste is amazing and powerful, with a long, very dry finish.
Review by Michal S
For me a little more interesting than the V&M Clarendon 1995, well integrated alcohol, very distinct aromas and flavours.
Review by Michael Schou
20-12-2025 - Rate 9.2 The last two rums in the christmas advent calendar and this was the first. Tasted blind. The dry’nes in taste and smell had me in the right direction. Nose of glue, marzipan, wood and tropical fruits. Palate of marzipan, dried fruits and a minty flavor. Long finish dominated by tropical fruits and marzipan. This Clarendon 95’ also has a dry taste about it.
Review by Carlitooo
For me one of the best EMBs
Review by M@xiM
Aroma: soft, light, fresh, sweet, very clear dense aroma, tobacco notes, prunes with sourness, sweet peach stood for a while and went, it's very cool. Taste: very powerful, dry, bitter-tobacco with sourness, not sweet at all, the tree is very, very much, a lot of dried fruits. In the aroma, the fortress is not felt at all, of course 67% is burned in the taste and it is very dry, there are a lot of pieces of wood that already gives off sourness. In general, this is an excellent rum, but too overdone. Aroma: soft, light, fresh, sweet, very clear dense aroma, tobacco notes, prunes with sourness, a little bit of lingering and sweet peach, it's very cool. Flavor: very powerful, dry, bitter tobacco with sourness, not sweet at all, a lot of wood straight very much, a lot of dried fruit. In the aroma the strength is not felt at all, in the taste of course 67% burn and it is very dry, a lot of wood that even sourness gives away. In general it is a great rum, but too overdone.
Review by bastien CC
It's sublime, a nose that invades the room as the minutes go by, a concentrate of fruit, yellow fruit, a fresh floral vegetal side. The palate is powerful and lively, but not aggressive, with fruit, resin, lavender-like flowers and an elegant woodiness. The finish is delicious and long. Very, very well done!
Review by crazyforgoodbooze
Me personally too herbaceous, too woody and too acidic. Since's mMn clearly better EMB's... Alcohol could also be much better integrated.
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Expert review by The Dunder Hut
From start to finish this is a breeding pot of dark tones, wood spices and berries. Intense tropical notes that never punch your gut too hard. The finish gets a bit minty and a bit black tea. Not overly sweet
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47 bottles logged by 40 collectors.
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4% opened, 1 emptied and repurchased.
What does Clarendon Rumclub Private Selection Ed. 27 EMB 1995 cost?
Community paid 199–260 €.
Current best price: 259.00 € – within the typical community range.
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Details about Clarendon Rumclub Private Selection Ed. 27 EMB 1995
A Pot Still Rum from Jamaica, bottled by Spirit of Rum, at 67,1%.
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