Velier Clarendon Exclusive for Guiseppe Begnoni EMB

Intense tropical fruit, spice, and deep oak complexity.

Rich aromas of ester, pineapple, and woody spice lead into a concentrated palate filled with chocolate, fruit, and robust oak. Community consensus highlights its impressive complexity and integration, making it a collector-worthy limited release.

9.1/10 68 reviews

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    How does this rum taste?

    Explosive tropical and dried fruit
    Powerful, well-integrated alcohol
    Outstanding complexity and length

    This Clarendon 1997 EMB, bottled by Velier, greets with a vibrant burst of tropical fruit and grilled pineapple layered over complex spices, dark chocolate, and assertive wood. Long aging delivers remarkable depth, balancing concentrated fruit and a lingering, oak-driven finish. Highly praised by RumX tasters for its power and elegance—well worth exploring for lovers of bold, deeply aged Jamaican rums.

    Aroma

    Ester Tropical fruit Woody Pineapple

    Taste

    Woody Tropical fruit Spicy Dark chocolate

    How is this rum rated?

    9.1/10 68 reviews
    Top 3% Jamaica
    Top 1% Clarendon

     Again a tad rounder than Velier's Monymusk 1995. Great profile with a dose of extra power that doesn't come at the expense of overly strong alcohol. Aromatic with inspiring depth and balance. Extremely impressive.

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    9.2 /10
    Review by: Jakob

     One or the top shot of the EMB Vintages... (pre 2000) This rum is also at the top of a line-up of high-flyers. Insanely complex with typical mint, menthol, wood but also beautiful tropical fruit. Slightly less bitter than the competition.

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    9.3 /10
    Review by: Mirco

     Sensationally fruity nose that virtually explodes. So many individual aromas that are present at the same time, but still distinguishable. In addition to the spices, caramel, woody notes and leather, the fruit side in particular is extremely diverse. And behind the well-stocked fruit stand (tropical & continental) there is also a nebulous note of well-ripe jackfruit. Delicious. More menthol and wood on the palate - as you would expect. But still fruity. Nose is 9.4 for me, palate more like 9.0 ... I give it a 9.2.

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    9.2 /10
    Review by: Serge

     Dark, intense with a beautiful grilled pineapple part and hints of charred barrel! The anise is very present and the hints of coffee give it a nice hint of bitterness! For those who like things out of the 'ordinary must drink this monymusk!

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    9.0 /10
    Review by: Giorgio Garotti
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    Details about this rum

    Country
    Distillery
    Bottler
    RumX ID
    RX674
    ABV
    67,9%
    Category
    Pot Still Rum
    Vintage
    1997
    Mark
    EMB
    Made from
    Molasses
    Distillation
    Pot Still
    Age
    22 years
    No. of bottles
    442
    Bottle volume
    70cl
    Price range
    250€+
    Type of spirit
    Rum
    Velier • Clarendon 1997   22yr   67,9% Exclusive for Guiseppe Begnoni EMB

    How is the price of this rum developing?

    The RumX community has already added 73 bottles to their collections:

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    63
    opened
    9
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    1
    Open rate
    14%
    Ø Market value
    482€

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    About the Clarendon distillery

    The Clarendon distillery is located in Jamaica. Rums from Clarendon have been reviewed 4,772 times with an average of 8.2/10.


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