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c2409c20-8565-11ef-b75a-e9ac975cbf35Jamaica Clarendon Rum Shark
Rum Shark Clarendon 2007 70cl bottle
Aged rum · 17 years · 60.8%

Rum Shark Clarendon 2007

Fans of technical Clarendon call this one of Rum Shark's best fills, and the reviews back it up. Seventeen years has smoothed the pot-still edge — tropical fruit, dark chocolate, black tea and a whiff of solvent, all wrapped in charred oak. At 60.8% the alcohol sits well integrated; several tasters say they barely feel the proof. Ester lovers who also want age will grin here.

The community says
  • Well-integrated proof
  • Age-smoothed ester
  • But: Sharp for some

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How does Rum Shark Clarendon 2007 taste?

Summarized by AI from 30 community reviews.

Aged, polished Clarendon pot still with tamed heat The recurring verdict: a polished, well-aged Clarendon where the heat is tamed and the fruit sings. Only a Clarendon skeptic among the reviewers came away lukewarm.

Perfect for

aged-Jamaican fans who want ester with polish

Less suitable for

newcomers wary of cask strength and funk

Experience level · Expert (4/5)

Style & occasion: Mature & oakySipping neat

Full aroma profile Aroma families · nose & palate · top aromas
Flavor profile
Sweet & dessert
Spice
Wood
Dried fruit
Roasted & dark
Fruit
Funk & ester
Vegetal & floral

8 of 30 left detailed tasting impressions · Click an aroma to explore similar rums

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Community voices

What does the community say?

8.4/10 Very good

30 community reviews
5 selected write-ups on this page, all of them in the RumX app

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Distribution of all 30 ratings
9–10 3%
8–9 87%
7–8 10%
6–7 0%
5–6 0%
4–5 0%
0–4 0%

Ranges include their upper bound: “7–8” means above 7 up to and including 8. See the full rating guide

Review by Martin Švojgr

Most helpful positive review

Martin Švojgr
Nov 2024414 reviewsCzech
8.4/10

RumShark really nailed this one. Beautiful technical Clarendon. It’s not outright technical perfection like the NROJ set, but a pleasant, I’d say velvety technicality complemented by the power of thinner, tropical fruit, chocolate, black tea, burnt wood. In the finish the other flavors fade and pure technicality and alcohol strength appear. Yeah, I like this!

Review by Pavel Spacek

Most helpful mixed review

Pavel Spacek
Apr 20251,879 reviewsCzech
7.7/10

Full of taste, little bit sharp but anyway - Clarendon is not my favourite distillery

Review by Tomas Hajlich

Tomas Hajlich
Tomas Hajlich
Nov 202456 reviewsCzech
8.5/10

Barva took a nice mahogany but weaker compared to Ten Cane nonetheless beautiful. Comparison with RS1 is difficult because RS1 was an ultra wild thing :D this is more moderate in the nose but hints are there. Doesn't sting with alcohol. First tasting... Wow, super! Ester Jamaican but you can feel the age which gives a pleasant smoothness and you can smell the wood which I like in older Jamaicans. Alcohol is well integrated for me, I can't exactly describe the flavors but for me they are desirable. More bottles like this! For me a deserved 8.5/10

Community shelf

10 bottles logged by 9 collectors.

Both drunk and collected.

20% opened, 1 emptied.

8 sealed 1 open 1 emptied

What did the community pay for Rum Shark Clarendon 2007?

Community paid 102–158 €.

Purchase prices reported by members, not a shop price. Avg. 121 €. Full price & collection history in RX+ →

10 purchased · 31 tasted · 3 wishlist · as of

Details about Rum Shark Clarendon 2007

A Pot Still Rum from Jamaica, bottled by Rum Shark, at 60.8%.

DistilleryClarendon
CountryJamaica
BottlerRum Shark
CategoryPot Still Rum
Raw materialMolasses
DistillationPot Still
ABV60.8%
Age17 years
Vintage2007
Bottled2024
Limited edition264 bottles
Sugar0 g/L
Volume70cl
Cask #1327
Single cask

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6.0–6.9 Pleasant Solid, super glad I drank it.
5.0–5.9 Average Totally acceptable.
4.0–4.9 Drinkable Not vocally complaining.
3.0–3.9 Poor Wish I was drinking something else.
2.0–2.9 Very poor Nothing nice to say.
1.0–1.9 Unpleasant No, that's not for me.
0.1–0.9 Inedible Pour it out.