Clarendon 10 Year Old Decadent Drinks Rum Sponge No. 25 (2023) 70cl

This is a multi-vintage bottling created from two different barrels of Clarendon. A 2013 1st fill barrel of EMB Clarendon which was matured in Jamaica before being landed in the UK in 2019, combined with a 2011 barrel of Monymusk. We’re not sure how long the 2011 was tropically aged for.

We dumped these two casks together, muddled them up, and re-casked the mix into the same two barrels to continue maturing. Half of it was bottled with several degrees reduction as this very bottling. The rest will be left to fester and stew even longer.

This lovely Clarendon tastes like receiving a face mask made of raw esters while sipping expensive cocktails from a cored pineapple and listening to rare and difficult jazz.

About Clarendon

Clarendon Distillers Limited (CDL) lies on six acres of land in the Monymusk Estate, one of the oldest sugar cane plantations in Jamaica, located in Lionel Town, Clarendon. The distillery built in 1949 was initially owned by the Monymusk Sugar Factory. It produces an exquisite Jamaican spirit, Monymusk Rum.

Through decades, the distillery’s ownership has been transferred to different companies. In 1976, the Government of Jamaica took control of the distillery in the form of the Sugar Corporation of Jamaica. Later, in 1980, its operation was transferred to National Rums of Jamaica Limited (NRJ), which currently owned 100% of the distillery.

NRJ is jointly owned by West Indies Rum Distillery Ltd. of Barbados, Demerara Distillers of Guyana, and the government of Jamaica. This shared ownership represents an interesting mix that positively influences the management of the distillery and the rum production strategies.

57.1% ABV

70cl