A 1995 pot still rum from Clarendon in southern Jamaica, aged 26 years and bottled as a single cask by Precious Liquors for The Auld Alliance, the Singapore spirits bar. Most of its life was spent in the Jamaican heat, which shows in its intensity.
About This Rum
Cask 433941 carries the EMB marque, a pot still style from Clarendon's range. It matured for 23 years in Jamaica and a further three in the United Kingdom, and was bottled in February 2022 at 57.1%, without colouring, chill filtration or sugar. WhiskyNotes scored this exact cask 92/100, praising its tropical fruit and complexity despite plenty of active oak.
Tasting Profile
- Nose: Sour pineapple, lime cordial and grapefruit, with beeswax, liquorice, a leafy note and hints of soy; mango and eucalyptus appear with time.
- Palate: Rich and concentrated: menthol, liquorice and tar, flashes of guava and pink grapefruit, then bramble, black tea and pine.
- Finish: Very long and slightly petrol-like, salty, with tropical fruit hanging on.
Serving & Food
A glass to spend an evening with. Serve at room temperature in a tulip glass and add water sparingly, since the fruit is already vivid. Pair with Hainanese-style roast pork, grilled pineapple with chilli salt, or a plate of aged Gouda.
How to Enjoy
Jamaican rum drinkers who want a long-aged pot still bottling from outside the Hampden and Worthy Park names.
Product Details
Distillery: Clarendon (Monymusk), Clarendon Parish
Country: Jamaica
Category: Single cask rum
Still: Pot still
Marque: EMB
Vintage: 1995
Bottled: February 2022
Age: 26 years
Maturation: 23 years tropical, 3 years UK
Cask Number: #433941
Bottlers: Precious Liquors for The Auld Alliance, Singapore
ABV: 57.1%
Volume: 700mL
About the Distillery
Clarendon distillery sits on the Monymusk estate in Clarendon Parish, on Jamaica's south side, and rum from it is often sold under the Monymusk name. It works in several marques, and the EMB mark on this cask is one of its pot still styles.
Much of that output has gone to blends over the years, but independent bottlers now draw single casks from it, and pot still casks with long tropical ageing have built a following of their own.