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Rest & Be Thankful Clarendon Pure Single Jamaican Rum MMW 1998
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You might expect a 24-year Jamaican pot still to punch with funk, but this MMW stays gentle. The ester is there — a light glue note, a whisper of medicine cabinet — yet what leads is butterscotch, marzipan and ripe tropical fruit, with light oak. Several tasters called it creamy and "trocken und cremig-süß" at once: dry and sweetish in the same sip. Slightly reduced strength, but it works here.
The community says- Creamy, rounded palate
- Marzipan and tropical fruit
- Keep in mind: Short finish
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How does Rest & Be Thankful Clarendon Pure Single Jamaican Rum MMW 1998 taste?
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Gentle, creamy Jamaican with restrained ester Most found it rounded, creamy and fruity with mild esters — a well-integrated, sippable Clarendon. A few missed real funk or tropical depth, and several flagged the price.
Fans of long-aged, low-to-medium ester Jamaican rum
Anyone chasing loud Hampden-style funk
Style & occasion: Mature & oakySipping neat
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24 community reviews
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Review by RumTaTa
Most helpful positive review
Another very bright Clarendon from Test & Be Thankful. Very versatile on the nose but only medium intensity. I have a nice overall impression emphasized by spice. The palate is very similar to the other Clarendon bottlings from R&bT, but a little more intense. The rum somehow manages the feat of being dry and creamy-sweet at the same time. Towards the finish, a medicinal/salty note comes through again. The medium-long finish is a mix of impressions from the nose and palate. Very good rum but not my favorite Clarendon profile. I prefer the older 95 and 97 vintages.
Review by HenryL
Most helpful mixed review
Rest & Be Thankful tasting February 7 For me a strong note of slightly rancid yogurt on the nose, with which I seem to be alone here. On the palate quite light and fruity with a nice anise note. The nose doesn't really appeal to me, so this one falls a bit short in comparison.
Review by Thunderbird
Master tasting from Rest & Be Thankful via RumX This MM has a slightly higher ester content than the other MMs tasted by R&bT. You can feel this very clearly, but in a positive sense, It is very present, with the classic MM flavors, but overall much more intense. Which makes it more pleasing for me. A very good, but not outstanding MM
Review by BTHHo 🥃
Slightly spicy taste with a touch of grapefruit - long aftertaste 👍🏻
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
#4604 07.02.2024 online tasting with Rest & Be Thankful. Nose Faint roasted wood, fruity, floral, light mint. Palate Oily, light wood, fruits, well rounded, floral, light marzipan. Finish Medium long, light roasted wood, fruits, light mint. Very slow moving curtains in the glass. The empty glass has some chocolate, vanilla and light caramel.
Review by DomM
Tasted during the RumX masterclass. Huge thanks the guys from R&BT for presenting their range! Very nice exploration of some low(we) ester marks. While some of the noses were a little light, the long aged expressions are very interesting on the palate across the board. Very interesting! :)
Review by Serge
Separate post-tasting of the second half of this MMW sample after the Rest & Be Thankful Masterclass. Typical MMW profile with apple, guava, spice and wood. Also some almond and licorice as well as a pleasantly warm and creamy mouthfeel.
Review by mto75
After the RumX R&BT tasting on February 7th, I tasted the rest again with more calm: The last one in the glass is a MM Marque MMW, so already in the medium ester range. Tropical fruit on the nose, a slight note of glue, butterscotch. Fruity and sweet on the palate. Really drinkable this thing!
Review by Frank
RumX/Kirsch online tasting Rest&Be Thankful! 24 years old, Mark MMW and thus a Wedderburn, Medium Pot, although the ester content of 224 gr/hlpa is more in the direction of EMB. Nose: fruity-spicy with some wood and esters shining through. Citrus fruits in the direction of bergamot, the typical honey note and a resinous freshness somehow do not reveal the old age. In terms of fruit, I still find gooseberry and blackcurrant. A little graphite or tool oil comes out at the back. Very nice, 8.6. Palate: an intensely sweet and spicy attack with honey, licorice and aniseed. Briefly comes some graphite or pencil lead with another aniseed tip before a mix of tonka bean and apricot with some banana takes over. Very pleasant mouthfeel, but I hardly notice any esters. 8.6
Review by Bene37
Surprisingly round and sweet, the esters hold back a lot. So sweet vanilla and tonka bean aromas plus citrus notes come forward. A pleasing overall picture with surprisingly light ester influence. Price again too high here? 86/100 or 6/10
Review by Jakob
Fresh aromas of ripe tropical fruit, barrel influences, dark spices, pleasant residual sweetness with subtle hints of marzipan. Very tasty, harmonious overall impression. Convincing, even the somewhat reduced strength works excellently here.
Review by zabo
As I was unfortunately unable to attend the tasting thanks to the Deutsche Bahn, I'm now making up for it at my leisure. In my opinion, it's a very tasty drop, I find it very creamy. The alcohol is also well integrated.
Review by Jarek
Part of the Rest & Be Thankful tasting (thanks to RumX and F.L.O. for sharing). Nice and interesting event. All candidates had a very nice nose. I liked the LSO and MPG profiles best. Overall, I often missed the tropical aging.
Review by Tim
Very good rum! I like the high degree of balanced complexity and roundness that these bottlings of Monymusk and Long Pond bring to the table. Lots of butter, chocolate, roasted aromas, fruit in the mid-range at most, all perfectly complemented by wood and spices.
Review by Christian Rudt
There were five different Clarendon Monymusk bottled by Rest&Be thankful mainly in the low ester range in comparison. The winner for me is this RX18817-->Mark MMW and with esters of 224.2 gr/hlpa the highest share in comparison. Although it comes a bit reduced at 52.4%, it offers a more balanced profile. Here too we have lots of citrus fruit, but everything comes across a bit smoother hence the deserved victory in this comparison.
Review by FischeJ
Vanilla, floral, woody. Somehow a soapy off-note.
Review by Alex1981
Creamy, gentle nose on butterscotch and marzipan. Slight fruityness. The palate gets more sweeter, fruits are more prominent plus a well balanced wood influence. Very well balanced, good alcohol integration. Finish a bit short.
Review by Boletus
Compared to the other Single Cask Jamaican rums from Rest & Be Thankful I've tasted so far, this one stands out with a slightly higher ester content, even though its basic profile "long continental aging and low cask influence" is very similar. This gives it more depth and character compared to the other bottlings, which I really like... excluding the outrageously exaggerated retail price in my opinion.
Review by Johannes
Surprisingly round. Lots of marzipan. The expected astringency is limited.
Review by Schnapsschuesse
A full medicine cabinet on the nose, the fruit really needs air and time to develop. Here, too, the nose remains rather restrained overall. Extremely oily on the palate, hardly any sweetness, but very aromatic in its surprising dryness. Dried fruit meets comparatively mild & broadly diversified medicinal notes. I don't like it quite as much as the variants with more sweetness.
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What does Rest & Be Thankful Clarendon Pure Single Jamaican Rum MMW 1998 cost?
Avg. community purchase price 145 €.
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Details about Rest & Be Thankful Clarendon Pure Single Jamaican Rum MMW 1998
A Pot Still Rum from Jamaica, bottled by Rest & Be Thankful, at 52,4%.
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