Caroni Rum Sponge Clarendoni 1997 25yr 60%

RX16068 Excellent 95 bottles 250€+

“Unique blend; rich, complex, bold flavors.”

Rum Sponge Clarendoni is an intriguing blend produced in multiple countries. Distilled by Caroni in 1997, it was aged for 25 years, resulting in a robust, complex profile with a 60% ABV. This limited release by Decadent Drinks captures the essence of both Clarendon and Caroni distilleries, bringing forth a rich aroma of wood, tar, and fruit, followed by flavors of caramel, dried fruits, and rubber. The balance of bold character from each distillery is highly commended, though the premium pricing is noted. Users appreciate its distinctive fusion of fruity and smoky notes, making it an exceptional, albeit rare, find among rum enthusiasts. Only 95 bottles are available worldwide.

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Highlights

Complex and harmonious blend
Distinctive flavor profile
Rich aroma

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How does this rum taste?

A 25-year aged blend from Caroni, marrying intense woody and fruity notes. Users praise its complexity and balance of bold flavors, despite noted pricing concerns.

Most frequently mentioned flavors

Aroma

Woody Tar Fruity Banana Rubber Mango

Taste

Woody Tar Caramel Fruity Dried fruit Rubber

Finish

Woody Minty Warm Rubber Dry Spice

Community reviews

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Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰

23 July 2023

9.0/10

“#4197 It's very rare that blends like this, in my mind, very bold choice of rums. This one however Hits the nail on the head. The two mice very well and you get the cross cross of flavours from the two destilleres. Bold blend that pulls all the right strings.”

Aroma

Woody Fruity Tar Dried fruit Grass

Taste

Woody Dry Clove Earthy Tar

Photo of the rum Rum Sponge Clarendoni taken from user Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰

SaibotZtar

24 January 2024

8.8/10

“Very interesting blend . In the nose predominantly Jamaica Clarendon with fruit and honey.... after a few minutes comes some dough, wood and light menthol to it. On the palate very great mouthfeel at all nothing disturbing ... Fruit and the dirty flavors combine very well. Hardly any bitterness. I like very much.”

Aroma

Fruity Woody Tar Rubber Spicy

Taste

Tar Woody Caramel Dirty Rubber

Photo of the rum Rum Sponge Clarendoni taken from user SaibotZtar

Aussierumfan

2 June 2024

9.1/10

“A very unique blend which I have been keen to try for a while, best of 2 worlds! On the nose there is clearly fruity, funky jamaica but there is also some dirty caroni coming through in the back ground. It's very flavoursome! Quite complex with well integrated alcahol. Fruity (which I guess is the clarendon) then spices, tar and nice wood. Really liked this one. With only 95 bottles produced its quite a rare bottling.”

Aroma

Fruity Spice Dirty Woody

Taste

Fruity Woody Spice Tar Glue

Photo of the rum Rum Sponge Clarendoni taken from user Aussierumfan

TheRhumhoe

7 October 2023

9.1/10

“Congratulations to Decadent Drinks for creating such a daring blend. The nose is very deep and complex, combining the two origins to perfection: on the one hand, we have the dirty hydrocarbon and smoky wood notes of Caroni, and the fruity, fermented, medicinal and spicy notes of Clarendon on the other. The blend is very harmonious and structured. The attack on the palate is intense, with both powerful dirty notes and more spicy, gourmand notes. Vanilla, cocoa, coffee, caramel and tropical fruit mingle well with tar, rubber, tannic oak and notes of leather and pepper. The alcohol is very well integrated. The two worlds are well balanced, never managing to overpower each other to the delight of the taste buds. The finish is long, tannic, woody, dry, toasty and roasted on walnut and hazelnut, spicy on licorice and chili, bitter on cocoa, leather and mocha. Tar, rubber and menthol are reminiscent of Caroni, but with the added complexity of Clarendon. An astonishing, tasty and masterful blend.”

Aroma

Rubber Tar Medicinal Tropical fruit Dried fruit

Taste

Rubber Tar Woody Oak Leather

Photo of the rum Rum Sponge Clarendoni taken from user TheRhumhoe

Joachim Guger

9 November 2023

8.9/10

“Super cool nose! The finish works perfectly. Warm, powerful, fuuuuuuunky.😃 Great mouthfeel, furry. Warms the whole throat when it goes down. A great rum movie. Won't be available in this form very often.😎 Thanks to Bonn for this truly great sample!!! 😀😀😀😀”

Aroma

Funky Solvents Pungent Caramel Banana

Taste

Caramel Funky Banana Oak Furry

Photo of the rum Rum Sponge Clarendoni taken from user Joachim Guger

Oliver

9 July 2023

9.0/10

“Wow. The blend works really well!”

Photo of the rum Rum Sponge Clarendoni taken from user Oliver

mto75

14 October 2023

9.0/10

“was already very excited about the Clarendoni. Such a blend is so far (to my knowledge) unique. On the nose, the EMB dominates first, with a little air in the glass I also have the Caroni. A 97 Caroni works really well here because it also brings a lot of fruity. On the palate, the two also play well together, dirty notes, dried fruit, barrel/tannins, espresso. There should be more such bold blends!”

Thunderbird

10 July 2023

9.0/10

“What an experiment and taste experience. On the nose, the fruit aromas of the Clarendon alternate with the dirty aromas of the Caroni, the longer it lingers in the glass, the Caroni flavors prevail. On the palate, a true explosion of flavors that overwhelm you at first...but in a positive sense! It has an amazing complexity and the more it rolls over the tongue you keep discovering new facets! The finish is long and intense. This experiment has definitely succeeded 👍🏻👍🏻”

Photo of the rum Rum Sponge Clarendoni taken from user Thunderbird

Jakob

23 August 2023

8.5/10

“At the outset, I must state that I pay my respect for the courage to dare such an experiment. Especially if the whole thing is then also in an amazing way coherent, because with Caroni and Clarendon undoubtedly two aromatic heavyweights meet. Does this also work in tasting? In fact, surprisingly well at first, because yes, the blend harmonizes. But - after standing for a while, I unfortunately detect a roasted note, which some 1997 Caronis bring with them, which only appeals to me personally to a limited extent and unfortunately turns out to be too present. The rest, however, is absolutely convincing - the alcohol is wonderfully integrated, the slight reduction to 60% works well. The Caroni remains aromatically somewhat more dominant, but gets a brave counterpart in the Clarendon, which repeatedly shows that it is also not of bad parents.”

Aroma

Oak Rubber Tar Menthol Mango

Taste

Oak Tar Rubber Smoky Caramel

crazyforgoodbooze

5 October 2023

8.8/10

“Menthol mouthwash meets cola bottles and burnt rubber tires. Dry, woody and dirty at the same time. Exciting blend that is probably absolutely unique! Really wicked as here Caroni and Clarendon battling each other and overall yet form a harmony!”

Aroma

Dirty Cola Fruity Mango Woody

Taste

Dry Cola Dirty Menthol Woody

DomM

8 July 2023

8.9/10

“Very nice bottling. Both rums are heavy weights, which work excellent in this blend. Well balanced, yet both very distinct and present.”

Aroma

Dirty Fruity Banana Fermented Woody

Taste

Dirty Fruity Dried fruit Woody Clove

Photo of the rum Rum Sponge Clarendoni taken from user DomM

Serge

18 September 2023

9.0/10

“The blend works very well. On the nose for me still a tad better than on the palate. On the other hand, it tastes no better to me than an old EMB or a 97 Caroni. So a nice experiment that produces an excellent rum, but doesn't improve on the two individual profiles. In all honesty, the 97 Sponge EMB actually tasted better to me.”

Aroma

Mango Menthol Woody Oak Spicy

Taste

Woody Tar Menthol Caramel Rubber

Photo of the rum Rum Sponge Clarendoni taken from user Serge

Mirco

7 September 2023

9.1/10

“Sensational blend! I like both Caroni and Clarendons very much, so I was very excited here. Works wonderfully, very complementary!”

Aroma

Woody Tar Rubber Menthol Grass

Taste

Woody Tar Clove Dried fruit Vanilla

Photo of the rum Rum Sponge Clarendoni taken from user Mirco

zabo

15 November 2023

8.7/10

“A good combination, I couldn't have imagined. It's very good, but in my opinion a little overrated. What's more, because it's actually a blend, I think the price is too high.”

Aroma

Tar Rubber Fermented Woody Fruity

Taste

Woody Tar Dirty Caramel Rubber

Photo of the rum Rum Sponge Clarendoni taken from user zabo

Maxence

14 June 2024

9.1/10

“Clarendon and Caroni ... two amazing distilleries but how a blend of these would taste ? Angus answered the question with this bold bottling. We can clearly feel aromas from both distilleries in perfect harmony and balance. This rum is complete madness !! 😋🤩”

Aroma

Rubber Petrol Minty Vegetal Tropical fruit

Taste

Petrol Vegetal Minty Tropical fruit Caramel

Photo of the rum Rum Sponge Clarendoni taken from user Maxence

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What are the key facts about this rum?

Country
Multiple countries

Distillery
Caroni

Bottler
Decadent Drinks LTD

Brand
Rum Sponge

RumX ID
RX16068

ABV
60%

Vintage
1997

Made from
Molasses

Age
25 years

No. of bottles
95

Bottle volume
70cl

Price range
250€+

Type of spirit
Rum

What is the price trend for this rum?

578 €

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