Clarendon Plantation Jamaica 2000 MBK Borderies Finish XO MBK
For curious explorers stepping into Jamaican funk: a 19‑year Clarendon at 51.6% with Borderies cognac finish. RumX members love its big tropical fruit, coconut, tobacco and balanced woody bitterness, especially after airing.
- Tropical fruit bomb
- Elegant wood/tobacco
- Great value
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Fruit-forward Jamaican with cognac twist For curious explorers stepping into Jamaican funk: a 19‑year Clarendon at 51.6% with Borderies cognac finish. RumX members love its big tropical fruit, coconut, tobacco and balanced woody bitterness, especially after airing.
Fans of fruity Jamaican rums who enjoy a drier, woody edge and are curious about cognac-finished, unsweetened single casks around 50% ABV.
Beginners or those sensitive to alcohol heat or woody bitterness, and drinkers expecting a sweet, soft Plantation-style profile.
How is Clarendon Plantation Jamaica 2000 MBK Borderies Finish XO MBK rated?
RumX's 0–10 scale is strict — 8.2 lands squarely in the "Very good" band. 86% of tasters rate it Good or better; only 0% rate it below average. See the full rating guide →
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Review by Roger Caroni
Nose Pwaaaa that smells really good! Mango, passion fruit, lychee and some woody notes with dried fruit and blond tobacco. This nose is hyper-perfumed, in jamaique/cognac fruity mode. I really like it, it's superb. Mouth Just as good, a real concentrate of fruit with pineapple, banana and mango, all in explosive mode. The oak is present but delicate, with dried fruit again, chocolate and a few spices. There's plenty of pep, greed, fruit, a light woodiness and incredible balance...
Review by John Coffey
Un bonbon !! Excellent..
Review by Jonas Kofod
meget woody
Review by alex
Well, I think it's pretty good. The bitterness described by some doesn't bother me at all, and the cognac/tobacco notes please me rather well. I really think this little jam is top-notch 🤩
Review by Hood
The MBK mark, between 60 and 90 gr / hl AA of esters, corresponds to the time of distillation. When bottled, it reaches 256, which classifies it as EMB or MMW, depending on the docs... I still like the nose as much as when I tasted it about a year ago, it's super fruity. It's the same on the palate, with a lovely basket of fruit, pineapple, banana and almonds. There's just the right amount of intensity, but the alcohol is well integrated, leaving a long finish, full of sweetness and gourmandise. One of my favorite light Jamaicans.
Review by Léo Delek
Very nice, with a long, evolving finish. Very fruity, with lytchee at the head, vanilla, almond paste and a finish that gives a little tannic bitterness that's much appreciated. The whole is very well balanced.
Review by Rhum Mirror 🇧🇪
Unlike the pre-sample tasted this summer, which won me over with its devastating fruitiness, this one needs a good 30 minutes of aeration, as it's clearly more woody and less markedly fruity (mango-passion-fruit). But once this woodiness has been tamed, we're treated to the usual Jamaican banana, and here blood orange. On the palate, it's lively, very intense, spicy-peppery but well-balanced. This is an elegant rum, with a long finish and hints of coconut and floral notes.
Review by Michael Turner
For relatively little money, a Jamaican that's a lot of fun. Barrel and wood aromas, tobacco and a certain bitterness, which I don't find unpleasant, are in the foreground on the palate, followed by a floral sweetness (violets?) of the cognac finish and light fruit and ester notes. Pleasant length and more wood and tobacco on the finish. For me, the positive blueprint of a Plantation-style Jamaican without sweetening. If anything, it should have a little more alcohol for more intensity/length and a little less barrel/bitterness.
Review by RumTaTa
Solid rum, nose and palate with nice fruity notes, finish is rather dry, barrel-heavy and slightly bitter.This is the second or third step on the 10 steps of Jamaica Funk ;-)Price / performance excellent!
Review by Michal S
Nothing groundbreaking, but OK. Some esters, wood, tobacco and some tropical fruit.
Review by Johannes
For a clarendon from the fruitier side. I like it well!
Review by Barnagricole
Nose super fruity, it gives desire to enter in. The mouth is too powerful, I find the alcohol not integrated enough with an unpleasant woody bitterness, we find the fruits of the nose but in the background. Too bad the nose was selling a dream
Review by crazyforgoodbooze
interessant, aber überzeugt mich nicht vollends
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Expert review by Le Blog À Roger
"Nose Pwaaaa that smells really good! Mango, passion fruit, lychee and some woody notes with dried fruit and blond tobacco. This nose is hyper-perfumed, in jamaique/cognac fruity mode. I really like it, it's superb. Mouth Just as good, a real concentrate of fruit with pineapple, banana and mango, all in explosive mode. The oak is present but delicate, with dried fruit again, chocolate and a few spices. There's plenty of pep, greed, fruit, a light woodiness and incredible balance..."Read full review →
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71 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 25 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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