CoR Clarendon Jamaica No. 13 1997
Loved by RumTaTa, Johannes & 4 more
For curious explorers ready for a gentler Jamaican, this 24-year Clarendon is light in colour but not in character. Expect orange, yellow fruits, mild esters and soft wood. An easy, unsweetened sipper praised for balance rather than brute force.
- Smooth and round
- Orange and citrus
- Mild esters
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Gentle, fruity Clarendon easy sipper For curious explorers ready for a gentler Jamaican, this 24-year Clarendon is light in colour but not in character. Expect orange, yellow fruits, mild esters and soft wood. An easy, unsweetened sipper praised for balance rather than brute force.
Rum fans who enjoy elegant, fruity Jamaicans with moderate esters and want an easy-drinking, well-aged sipper around 50% ABV.
Lovers of high-ester funk or cask-strength power, and those wanting heavy oak or very long finishes.
How is CoR Clarendon Jamaica No. 13 1997 rated?
RumX's 0–10 scale is strict — 8.0 lands squarely in the "Very good" band. 88% of tasters rate it Good or better; only 0% rate it below average. See the full rating guide →
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Review by RumTaTa
Second tasting: better and not as light as I remembered. Since one must not be deceived by the pale color. 1First, the pale color amazes, for about 24 years in the barrel has not colored much.On the nose, however, there is no surprise: fine fruit esters stream towards me.On the palate much more intense, sweet, spicy, woody and dry.The finish is quite short and dry. After a break, the fruit esters flash again.These light Clarendons do not really fit into my Beuteschema 😉
Review by Johannes
I find the 97 Monymusk very good. This is already significantly diluted, but thereby a quasi easy sipper. I like it really well!
Review by Mirco
Sehr schöner Sipper, kann mir vorstellen, wie super die Abfüllung ohne die Verdünnung geworden wäre! Das hätte den Rum in wesentlich höhere Spären katapultiert.
Review by DosenZorn
Erstaunlich hell für sein Alter. Entsprechend dessen auch eher zurückhaltender Fasseinfluss, der erst im Abgang zum Vorschein kommt. Ansonsten schönes Profil im mittleren esterlevel und eher easy drinking.
Review by Stefan Persson
Got this sample for free from RumX. It’s a pot still Clarendon MMW distilled in 1997 whereafter it’s continentally aged for 24 years in an ex-rum oak barrel before bottled in 192 bottles at 49,2%. Overall a very round and smooth rum with lots of orange taste.
Review by DomM
Not bad this one - pleasant and very orange forwards.
Review by Serge
Really very bright for its age. The difference from the tropically stored release colleague could not be more drastic. This one is bright, floral, mild esters, yellow fruit...good, but worlds from the 1995 no.10 with tropical storage.
Review by Andi
Very fruity on the nose, but then rather dry on the palate.
Review by crazyforgoodbooze
Quite sweet, mild and thin overall. Blindly I would never have guessed Clarendon but rather an Irish whisky. Delicious but a little irritating when you taste such an old Clarendon. But no wonder with 100% continental maturation.
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14 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 2 members.
About the Clarendon distillery
The Clarendon distillery is located in Jamaica. Rums from Clarendon have been reviewed 5,588 times with an average of 8.2/10.
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