Clarendon RA Jamaica Rum EMB 2009

Well… obviously I seem to like it a lot more than most people… 🤔😅 Here is my „trick“: pour a glas -> forget about it -> skype with a friend for c. 2h -> remember the Rum -> alcohol feels reasonably integrated 🤷🏻‍♂️😅 Intense woodnotes in combination with herbs somewhat remind me of (much older) KFMs - again I actually like this one.

Hm, I am trying to access this sample, but it is not possible. Harsh alcohol, quite dry. Nose is with lots of wood, not much else to the nose, and palate. Sadly, I am underwhelmed. Rating off 6 says it's good, which I would not attribute to it. It's a sad thing.

8,6:On the nose, the first impression we get is vegetal with grass, leather notes and fruity with overripe tropical fruits like kiwi, banana. Then it becomes medicinal with some glue and roasted. Aeration brings out even more vegetal notes as herbs and mint, citrusy nuances with some lime peel, bergamot.It is fresher than before, as floral notes join, is fibrous, wood is a nice companion. We cannot avoid some metallic notes... Well balanced and round. 8,3:On the palate, the attack is a bit rough, but tasty, as chamomile, mint and herbs soften spiciness and some intense medicinal notes as petrol and high ABV. Some meaty notes could be fleeting... As the first wave calms, tropical fruits as kiwi, citrus like lime, lime peel and dried figs jump in the bandwagon. It is fresh with grass, mineral and a bit waxy. There are yeast and cookie dough notes. The palate becomes darker for a while with molasses, licorice, resin and menthol, a bit musty. 8,5:The finish is long, woody and dry, vegetal with herbal, floral and chamomile notes, fruity with lime and pineapple and for finish spicy, a bit mineral and there is also some liquorice.. Very good indeed...?! Strange past reviews....

Nase: trotz sehr hohen Alkoholgehaltes kein Brennen. Milde Fruchtester, die bei anderen Jamaikanern schonmal stechend sind. Darunter das grasig-pflanzliche, Orangen/Kumquat-Aroma der Eggert-RA Serie. Keine Fehlnoten in meinem Sample. Geschmack: unverdünnt sticht der Alkohol vor, muffige Noten, nicht die erwartete Zitrusfrische, recht dünnes Mundgefühl, schwache Kräuter, Hauch von Lack. Abgang: Schaler Geschmack, blasse Eindrücke, kurz. Eventuell kürzer im Fass / anderes Finish wären gut gewesen. Wenn ich andere Rums in Fassstärke sehe, die deutlich komplexere Noten für weniger Geld liefern, bleibt es hier beim Mittelmaß.

on the nose overripe tropical fruit, young wood, glue, varnish and caramel. On the palate, gasoline, nail polish remover, a fresh mint note and something that reminds me of lychee. Those expecting the balance and depth of the '95 EMBs will be disappointed. Here we have a really stark, challenging beast, but on balance I kind of like it 😉.

Unfortunately, quite unbalanced. Fruit, wood, herbs - all very straightforward and with not particularly convincing alcohol integration. Overall, very dry and without greater sophistication.

In the nose and on the palate initially still quite pleasant, in the finish unfortunately too alcoholic, thin and unharmonious. Too bad, EMB is actually a great mark.

I think this one is out of balance in the flavours and the alcohol is not very well integrated.

Wie auch schon der 1995er EMB braucht der Rum Zeit. Wenn man ihm 2 Stunden gibt, öffnet er sich. Auch wenn der Alkohol deutlich merkbar bleibt, kein schlechter Rum. Mir gefällt er ganz gut. Gerade die Nase macht Spaß. Am Gaumen krass minzig, dreckig und eben alkoholisch. Vielleicht hätten ein paar Jahre mehr im Fass gut getan.

There is an imbalance that I can't really describe. Perhaps it should have been in the barrel longer, possibly a few drops (or a few more) of water would have been good for it. However, it doesn't really knock me off my feet. That may be due to my personal taste, but of the three new ones, this one is the least fun for me.

Relativ klassisches Clarendon-Profil. Wenn man ihm viel Zeit gibt, finde ich ihn besser als die Community. Ja, der Alkohol ist definitiv nicht optimal eingebunden und im Abgang zu markant, aber er hat etwas dreckiges, was mir gefällt.

In short: not balanced, very herbal and the alcohol is very present. In terms of taste alone, I wouldn't have put it with Clarendon at first, but in combination with the somewhat fruitier nose (compared to the palate) it is still recognizable as an EMB. But there's more to it!

From the nose, the even fun but unfortunately taste a total failure and very sharp, unclean, woody, strangely floral and unbalanced. To the finish remains something like kölsch water ode rose petal water with young wood and gasoline. Unfortunately not my case and another sign that RA is unfortunately degrading ...

Die Nase ist noch ok. Im Mund aber passt wenig zusammen. Zu kräutrig (Rosen?), holzig, trocken und der Alkohol sticht heraus. Einzig die Noten nach tropischen und roten Früchten lassen mich an Clarendon denken.

Naja man kann ihn schon trinken, aber hätte gedacht, dass er mir ein wenig besser schmeckt. Er ist schon gut, mehr aber auch nicht. Edit: Hab ihm nochmal eine Chance gegeben und mich an den Tipp von DomM gehalten. Einfach mal lange stehen lassen. Nach einer Stunde wird er schon besser. Ein bis zwei kleine Pünktchen kann man da nochmal dazugeben. Aber so wirklich überzeugt er mich immer noch nicht. Er wird wohl für mich als ein Mixer enden.