Clarendon Rum Sponge Collection Antipodes 2007
For experienced palates: a punchy 63% Clarendon that rewards explorers of funky Jamaican-style rum. Expect tropical fruits, menthol, light pastry and wood, with a dry, slightly bitter finish. Certified unsweetened and generally praised as a solid, characterful sipper.
- Tropical fruit funk
- Dry woody finish
- Powerful Clarendon character
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Punchy, dry Clarendon fruit bomb For experienced palates: a punchy 63% Clarendon that rewards explorers of funky Jamaican-style rum. Expect tropical fruits, menthol, light pastry and wood, with a dry, slightly bitter finish. Certified unsweetened and generally praised as a solid, characterful sipper.
Fans of high-ester Jamaican-style Clarendon who enjoy dry, powerful rums with tropical fruit, menthol and woody spice at near cask strength.
Those sensitive to high ABV, anyone preferring sweet, easygoing sippers, or drinkers who dislike dry, slightly bitter finishes and menthol notes.
How is Clarendon Rum Sponge Collection Antipodes 2007 rated?
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Review by Rodolphe
Great clarendon. Jamaican fruit and funk with the vegetal and farmy frame of clarendon. A very very nice selection. We can regret the price which is rather high but well, the Brexit also passed by...
Review by Alex1981
Solid Clarendon with all ingredients of a great Jamaican. Punchy abv, that is well enough integrated to carry lots of fruits and estery notes. Not overly complex but solid rum.
Review by Jakob
Impressive profile, reminiscent of the 1995 EMBs - but here in a slightly more youthful guise. Plenty of fresh fruit, menthol, herbal notes of tea, subtle sweetness. Very good.
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
31.12.2022 Our yearly New Year party where we try new rums mixed with the personal bests. Notes Light to medium dark in colour. Nose Fresh, light roasted wood, faint citrus, faint mint, light floral. Palate Light oily, light wood, fresh, fruits, warm, light citrus, light floral, light orange, faint mint, faint licorice. Finish Medium long, light wood, light ginger, light citrus, banana, faint medicinal, light chocolate.
Review by Serge
After two Clarendons of the same vintage over the weekend, I thought I'd open this sample while the memory is fresh enough for a comparison. Nose and palate typical 2007 Clarendon with apple notes. After a while a nice pastry and caramel note comes in. Not bad, but not outstanding either.
Review by Thunderbird
Die Nase ist sehr schön fruchtig, frisch mit einem Hauch Vanille, am Gaumen dann die klassischen würzigen Holzaromen, umgeben von Menthol, Piment und Lakritz, der Abbang ist mittellang und eher auf der bitteren Seite. Es ist ein guter Clarendon, aber eine Flasche würde ich mir nicht davon holen
Review by Vincent D
Le nez est d'abord chargé en esters. La banane et surtout l'ananas prennent vite le pas, accompagnés par un cote pâtissier et boisé. En bouche, on retrouve les marqueurs du nez. L'alcool est d'abord mordant puis s'adoucit avec un petit caramel qui arrondit le tout. Finale un peu plus amère et boisée mais sans excès.
Review by SaibotZtar
Spicy fruity without great recognition value .... not bad but nothing special... Alcohol could be better integrated.
Review by DomM
Nose akin to other 2007s with tropical fruits, green apples adding menthol with some time in the glas. Very nice. Very distinct MM on the palate as well. I do miss some complexity, however. Nose was more promising than the delivery you get from sipping. All in all a very solid bottling, but not top of the range MM(W) in my book.
Review by Tom Buteneers
First impression: a bit an oily/fatty structure with some soapiness (koriander?) in the profile. Not yet sure if it’s really my kind of Clarendon.
Review by Mike H.
The nose is decent but has an almost chemical orange odour that made me fear the worst. The mouth is overpowered by this orange flavour, almost chemical which reminds me a little of Don Papa. On top of that the alcohol is very badly integrated. I was really expecting more from this 😬
Review by crazyforgoodbooze
Sehr anstrengend zu trinken. Alkoholisch, stechend, extrem trocken wie Kreide, Menthol Mundspülung, vergorenes Obst... nach über 2h Atemzeit kommt eine leichte Karamell note dazu. 2007 Clarendon scheint einfach nicht mein Vintage zu sein...
Review by Basti
Für mich leider die Enttäuschung des Abends. Die Nase lädt noch mit fruchtig würzigen Noten ein, am Gaumen dann für mich einfach nur beißend alkoholisch, auch nach über einer Std. im Glas. Habe mir hier deutlich mehr erhofft.
Community purchases
19 bottles logged by 52,000+ RumX members. The ratio of closed / opened / emptied, indicates whether this rum is meant to be drunk or is a collector's item.
Also on the wishlist of 1 members.
About the Clarendon distillery
The Clarendon distillery is located in Jamaica. Rums from Clarendon have been reviewed 5,557 times with an average of 8.2/10.
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