Jamaica 1995 edition no. 10
Region: Jamaica
Distillery: Clarendon
Age: 26
Distillation: 07-1995
Bottled: 04-2022
Cask no: 433939
Cask type: Ex-American Oak
Still type: Pot
Maturation: 23 years in the tropics
ABV 63.6%
Vol. 700 ml
No bottles: 111
Tasting Notes:
“Information diverges about this one, but who cares, The Colours of Rum / Wealth Solutions have gathered an incredible collection of old rums within the last few years. Great work, let's try this appealing Wedderburn... Colour: dark gold. Nose: totally incredible. Amazing oils, embrocations, mangos, bananas, liquorices, rubbers and mints… The liquorice is sublime here. Extraordinary nose, plainly and simply. With water: hey, bear garlic? And salmiak, model glue, incense, tangerines… What a nose. Mouth (neat): extreme liquorice and pine essences, should we really swallow this? With water: takes water effortlessly, moving towards charcoal, ashes, pinewood, raw chocolate, easy turpentine and indeed, even more extreme salmiak/salted liquorice. … Finish: liquorice, olives and caviar. Superb natural bitterness. Comments: totally of Ardbeg-1975 quality. Looks like this baby has spent twenty-three years in the tropics, before someone thought it would be a good idea to ship the cask to Europe. Amazing turpentine-y Clarendon.“
Note: SGP:373 - 92 points.
Source: whiskyfun.com