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Precious Liquors Clarendon Jamaican Rum 1995
Sip this one neat and slow — it's a 26-year Clarendon (1995 distillation, 57.1%) that rewards patience. Expect mango, pineapple and a herbal mint-eucalyptus lift, with that signature glue-and-ester funk and dry, tannic oak underneath. Many call it the best Clarendon they've tried. A couple note a sour-apple tail and serious dryness, so it leans intense rather than easy.
- Mango and pineapple
- Mint and eucalyptus
- Long oaky finish
+10
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How does Precious Liquors Clarendon Jamaican Rum 1995 taste?
Aggregated from 41 community reviews.
Tropical, herbal, very dry old Clarendon Loved by the people who tasted it, with several calling it their best Clarendon. Big tropical fruit, menthol and ester over dry oak — though the tannic, sour-apple finish isn't for everyone.
Clarendon and high-ester fans who like dry, tannic, herbal Jamaicans
Anyone wanting sweet, soft sipping or put off by tannin and menthol
How is Precious Liquors Clarendon Jamaican Rum 1995 rated?
RumX's 0–10 scale is strict , 8.9 lands squarely 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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Rum reviews
Selected write-ups from 41 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
Review by Kieron Wood
Tasted at rumfest 2024
Review by cigares
A rum tasted at the GRF in 2024. An extremely rich, almost balsamic nose, with prunes, ripe fruit, stewed fruit, vegetal notes and even a refreshing menthol. The attack on the palate is rather gentle, then the aromas become more powerful. As on the nose, an incredible balance between dark aromas and menthol. The finish is super-long and elegant, with well-integrated wood and alcohol. A great rum, with finesse and balance. I loved it and even bought a bottle.
Review by Alex1981
Great tropical Clarendon with typical markers and tropical notes. Intense and complex with multiple layers of taste & nose. Deserves a separate tatsting with some more time, but definitely great stuff! //retaste: wow, really freat and intense! Superb tropical Clarendon, raised the score a bit
Review by Sebas143
Tasted at German Rum Festival 13 Excellent. Rum one of the best rums I have tasted so far. Quality wise better than the 17 years Clarendon from precious liquors.
Review by Gunnar Böhme "Bauerngaumen" 🤓
GRF post-tasting (I had the very last sample bottled at the Precious Liquors stand): Very pleasantly restrained on the nose in terms of alcohol vapors, but associations of yellow and green fruits. Delicately oily on the palate (if there is such a thing), somehow vegetal, but certainly not grassy, typical bright, peppery Clarendon flavor, I would say. Above all, I like this spreading bitter note. For me, an EMB at the highest level.
Review by Basti
Messebewertung. Bisher bin ich noch nicht so wirklich mit Clarendon warm geworden, doch hier passt für mich einfach alles. Super einladende Nase mit tropischen Früchten und Gewürzen. Am Gaumen schön intensiv mit viel Frucht, Pfeffer und einer leichten Bitterkeit.
Review by DomM
On the nose, the lower ABV seems to put the spotlight more on the fruity notes versus herbs. Very nice. This is in line with the last cross tasting, where the V&M also performed very well on the nose on the back of some dilution (presumably, of course ;) ). And same story on the palate… while the dilution seems to benefit the nose very much, on the palate (at least side-by-side) the 95 vintages loses disproportionately. Less thickness and intensity. While more approachable, the dilution does not round out the edges completely but undermines complexity. The right approach (dilution vs. cask strength) is then a matter of personal preference.
Review by JFehr
GRF13 Kräftig und fruchtig. Toller Stoff
Details about Precious Liquors Clarendon Jamaican Rum 1995
A rum from Jamaica, bottled by Precious Liquors, at 57,1%.
Community purchases
28 bottles logged by 19 collectors.
A collector's bottle.
10% opened, 0 emptied and repurchased.
What does Precious Liquors Clarendon Jamaican Rum 1995 cost?
Community paid €234–€333.
Current best price: €280.00 – within the typical community range.
What members actually paid for their bottles. A typical range, not the current shop price. Full price & collection history in RX+ →
28 purchased · 42 tasted · 24 wishlist · as of
About the Clarendon distillery
The Clarendon distillery is located in Jamaica. Rums from Clarendon have been reviewed 5,702 times with an average of 8.2/10.
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