Clarendon Flensburg Rum Company JMM 1999

Rum Friendly Club Advent Calendar, day 11. A woody, fruity nose. Yellow fruit (pear) and dried fruit, with wood that is marked and heavy but not overpowering. A hint of bourbon. The palate is soft at first, then fruit and wood aromas take over. The alcohol is very well integrated, and plenty of spice and dried fruit complete the picture. The finish is well-balanced, tasty and rather long, with the barrel taking on greater importance and the fruit remaining present right to the end. A very fine rum, complex and fruity.

After all the good reviews, I had hoped for a positive surprise when I tasted it again. Unfortunately, this is not the case. For me, the alcohol is not well integrated and the aromas of light fruits are too subtle in this rum. I prefer the brief flare-up of pastry and spice flavors on the palate. The finish is rather sharp and short. The rum seems to have its connoisseurs, the long availability and the comparatively good price are clear to me.

Classified in the blind tasting in the direction of Fiji.

The nose surprises me at first both positive and negative. Positive is definitely the complexity of fruit, tropical fruit and citrus of all kinds. Also, glue, sulfur, acidity, pepper, nutmeg, anise and, not very surprisingly, a lot of oak. Negative is unfortunately the intensity, I would have expected more. On the palate, however, then very set, most of the flavors are also found in the mouth, but much more intense. Overall, a definitely underrated and incredibly tasty rum. This set and round fruitiness with the equally set spice is just wonderful

This one is as good as it's older brothers and definitely one you should try if you get the chance. The nose is fruity with vanilla and wood, in the back there is a bit of solvents maybe even polish. The palate is nice and complex again fruity with spices where vanilla is the dominent spice. A little sweet with with roasted oak. The finish is long and has anise and tropical fruits and a nice barrel topping.

Even at the second tasting, the alcohol is too poorly integrated and displaces with its strength - at least for my taste - on the palate these really pleasant floral notes in the nose. A bit of a shame, would have liked to give him more points, but do not want to lie to myself in the pocket. Still recommended to buy, acceptable PLV for a solid rum of currently (early February 2022) around 140 EUR, which is still available.Update 2022/02/12: I just like this light nose that reminds a bit of pickles at the end (pleasant!). And today - in direct comparison with the RA EMB 1995 - I find the alcohol level on the palate just right. Conclusion: smooth 3 points more, 85!😊

Eine sehr spannende Abfüllung! Dieser Rum liefert eine starke Nase, die ihren jamaikanischen Ursprung nicht verbirgt. Etwas ungewöhnlich für Monymusk sind hier die deutlichen Lack- und Klebstoffnoten, die mit fruchtigen und würzig-holzigen Noten ein rundes Gesamtbild ergeben, das nur noch von einer blumigen Note (Veilchen?) getoppt wird. Am Gaumen überraschen mich gleich mehrere Dinge: Zum einen eine „stichige“ Note, die mich erst den Alkohol vermuten lässt, aber auch in Richtung Essig geht. Gleichzeitig schmecke ich eine Salzigkeit, die dann in eine medizinische, kunststoffähnliche Note übergeht, die mich stark an Fiji erinnert. Dazu Holz, Würze und Röstaromen, wie man das von starken Monymusks gewöhnt ist, wobei hier besonders ein starker Umami-Geschmack vorherrscht. Wirklich spannend!

Passionsfrucht trifft auf Salmiakpastillen. Am Anfang konnte ich ich mit diesem Rum noch gar nicht so viel anfangen - er taugt mir aber mit jeder Verkostung mehr. Auf den ersten Schluck fand ich ihn eher langweilig, mitunter weil er sehr rund und ausgewogen ist und wie der Ekte von 97 eher in die fruchtig - florale Clarendonrichtung geht und eben kein EMB ist, wo man wohl schon mit einer falschen Erwartungshaltung an diesen Rum herangeht. Tatsächlich erstaunlich, das Monnymusk auch derart filigrane Sachen hinbekommt, die sich nicht nur easy Sippen lassen, sondern auch viel zu entdecken bieten. Der Abgang erinnert mich etwas an den Chilicatch von Talisker, nur das man anstelle von Torf immer noch diesen mix aus Anis, Passionsfrucht und vergorenen Früchten auf der Zunge hat - Ein wirklich schöner Rum

Extremely good continental aged Monymusk. Fruity, spicy, light honey sweetness and very nice barrel aromas.

Update 3 years later: I would blindly perceive it more as a continental matured Fiji or even uitvluigt. Fruity notes and esters zero but herbs, rubber and pencil ... 3rd try with it: sorry but I stick to it, for the life of me I don't understand all the so good reviews, for me this is a prime example of contintental aging which backfired. for me absolutely not cool and more like licorice, nutmeg & wood water with sour cream... hardly any flavors, incomplex & unspectacular & especially for 150€, a bit woody, minimally sweet, hardly any fruit, hardly any esters... disappointing and absolutely not my cup of tea. Incidentally, 2 colleagues have a similar opinion and were there...

A fine nose. Fruity, almost delicately floral, with a mixture of passion fruit, orange and honey. A very tiny bit of vinegar. This makes it come across as slightly buttery. Vanilla at the back and a bit woody, oak.Wow, nicely layered on the palate! At the beginning very spicy-strong and woody-bitter. Then comes something salty licoricey and then something that reminds me of umami, followed by a sour fruitiness, maybe passion fruit again. In the finish anise and this umami something.I like very much!

Lecker Teil!

Certainly the best continental matured Clarendon. For fans of the distillery a MUST. I myself am not so the big Clarendon fan therefore the 84 are super good.

Very Well balanced and lots of fruit combined with a sweet touch in the palate Very nice dram

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